Del Mar College alumnus Raul Alonzo, Digital Producer with the Austin-based Texas Public Radio daily news magazine, Texas Standard, returns to one of his alma maters for a free guest lecture, “Searching for the History of the Texas Farm Workers Union.” Hosted by the College’s Social Sciences Department, join Alonzo at 6 p.m. Monday, March 17, in Room 100 in the Venters Building on Heritage Campus for an enlightening lecture based on the series he wrote years after an inspiring interview conducted during his time as a student journalist.
Alonzo writes on the Texas Standard website, “This series has been a dream project I’ve had in mind ever since I interviewed someone who first told me about the Texas Farm Workers Union years ago […] It’s a story of epic strikes and marches, but also one that occasionally brushes up against controversy.” You can listen to the series on the Texas Standard site at www.tpr.org/tags/farm-workers.
Alonzo joined Texas Standard in September 2022 after working several years in design and copy editing for the USA Today Network’s Design Center, the GateHouse Media Center for News and Design, Journal Media Group and the E.W. Scripps Company. The Corpus Christi native graduated with a bachelor’s degree in media studies as a Digital Journalism major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. His lecture is open to the public.
• Monday, March 17, 6 p.m., Guest Lecture by Raul Alonzo, DMC Alumnus and Digital Producer with The Standard.
• Location: Room 100, Venters Building, Heritage Campus, 101 Baldwin Blvd. (78404), get online directions and campus map.
• Cost: Free.
• Questions? Contact Associate Professor of History Dr. Dawson Barrett at dbarrett2@delmar.edu or the DMC Social Sciences Department at 361-698-1228.