La Tierra Mia: Chicano Park Murals Documentation Project, Vol. 1, 2012

Acknowledgements

The Chicano Park Murals Documentation Project was born as a result of the Department of Ethnic Studies witti support from the 0 nit r arni g at the University of San l)iego (USO) through working collabera G~ieano. ,ar · .teering Committee (CPSC) for over the~ast two years. It v,as the desire of the CPSC that the current mural restoration project be documented along with all of tHe other murals and sculptures found at e:hicano Park. As a result, .. - Profe; sor Alberto Pulido, alo g with his students in Ethnic Studies 343:"Chkano/Latino Studies"took on the task as a way to learn about the important historx of the Chican@ movement through the history of Cliicano Park utilizing an applied scholarship p e that is central to the Ethnic StudJes cu·rr"iculum · ersity of San Diego. 5A~

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t a s. Allen.Wynar from the Media Center at USD patiently guided us t roughout tt:lis project. and gave us the idea of putting it together in a book. Chris Nayve from the Office of Community Service Learning has always supported the work of Ethnic Studies. My colleague Gail Perez provied great wisdom and support to all of us. To all of you we say: ;Muchas Gracias YQue Viva Chicano Park!