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Patricia Preciado Martin

Patricia Preciado Martin (born July 6, 1939) is an author and researcher who specializes in oral history and the history of Arizona. She was one of the first to document, write and share stories of Mexican Americans in Tucson, Arizona.

Biography edit

Preciado Martin was born in Prescott, Arizona[1] in 1939.[2] At the age of three, she and her family moved to Tucson.[3] In 1960, Preciado Martin received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Arizona.[4]

In the early 1960s, she was a volunteer in the Peace Corps,[1] where she served in British Honduras (now known as Belize).[5] From 1979 to 1983, Preciado Martin was a member of the research team that collected photographs and oral histories directly from Tucson's Mexican American community; this project, the Mexican Heritage Project, was a collaboration worked with the Arizona Historical Society to save stories about the Tucson's Mexican American community.[6][1]

Work and writings edit

Preciado Martin is known for her work collecting oral histories from older Mexican-Americans.[7] She has spoken about discrimination against Mexican-American women,[8] and works to share stories of her heritage in order to keep it from becoming "homogenized".[9] Preciado Martin has worked with photographers to combine oral histories with pictures of Arizona residents[10] and Mexican American families.[11] In her 1992 book, Songs My Mother Sang to Me: An Oral History of Mexican American Women, she shared interviews of Arizona-area Mexican-American women who present different pasts.[12] In 2000, her book, Amor Eterno: Eleven Lessons in Love, shared the story of a woman who prayed for her son's return from war.[13] Her 2016 book, El Milagro and Other Stories, was adapted into a shadow play presented in Tucson in 2016.[14]

Selected publications edit

  • Martin, Patricia Preciado (1983). Images and Conversations Mexican Americans Recall a Southwestern Past. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780816508037. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  • Martin, Patricia Preciado (1992). Songs My Mother Sang to Me An Oral History of Mexican American Women. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780816513291. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
    • The book was reviewed by publications centered on women[16][17] and American history.[18][19]
  • Martin, Patricia Preciado (2000). Amor Eterno Eleven Lessons in Love. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780816519941. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
    • The book was reviewed by the popular press.[20][21]
  • Martin, Patricia Preciado (2004). Beloved Land An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780816523825.
  • Martin, Patricia Preciado (2016). El Milagro and Other Stories. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780816515486.
    • Reviewed by the Journal of Arizona History[24]

Awards and honors edit

In 1997, Preciado Martin was named by the Arizona Library Association as Arizona Author of the Year in 1997.[4][25] She received the Arizona Humanities Council Distinguished Public Scholar Award of Excellence in 2000.[26][1] She has also received an award from the Mujer 2000 committee and the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Association.[26][more detail needed] In 2001, she received the Southwest Book Award.[4][1] In 2003, she delivered the Lawrence Clark Powell lecture,[26] and in 2005 she received the Sharlot Hall award.[4][27]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Peterson, Karen (2001-08-31). "Author writes about Mexican-American heritage". Albuquerque Journal. p. 123. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ "Martin, Patricia Preciado ProQuest Biographies". 2019 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Anderson, Aengus. "Patricia Preciado Martin". Tucsonense. Podcast. Recorded Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Patricia Preciado Martin papers, 1959-2015 Patricia Preciado Martin papers". azarchivesonline.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  5. ^ "Gifts of books scores hit in British Honduras". Tucson Daily Citizen. 1963-08-21. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ "Patricia Preciado Martin". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. ^ Hanson, Matt (1979-04-12). "She recycles folk tale into children's yarns". Arizona Daily Star. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ Burnett, Roberta (2000-12-09). "Insight on Hispanic women". Arizona Republic. p. 152. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  9. ^ Cone, Kathy (1994-08-07). "Crying in the Mostly Urban Wilderness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. ^ Martin, Patricia Preciado (1983). Images and Conversations Mexican Americans Recall a Southwestern Past. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780816508037. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ Martin, Patricia Preciado (2004). Beloved Land An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780816523825.
  12. ^ Martin, Patricia Preciado (1992). Songs My Mother Sang to Me An Oral History of Mexican American Women. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780816513291. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ Martin, Patricia Preciado (2000). Amor Eterno Eleven Lessons in Love. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780816519941. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ Allen, Kathleen (September 28, 2016). "The arts season goes into full swing in October". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  15. ^ Wild, Peter (1984). "Review of IMAGES AND CONVERSATIONS: Mexican Americans Recall a Southwestern Past". The Journal of Arizona History. 25 (1): 105–106. ISSN 0021-9053. JSTOR 41859560.
  16. ^ Soldatenko, Maria Angelina (1994). "Review of Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza's Story; Songs My Mother Sang to Me". Gender and Society. 8 (2): 271–274. doi:10.1177/089124394008002011. ISSN 0891-2432. JSTOR 190016. S2CID 220442776.
  17. ^ Behar, Ruth (1993). Martin, Patricia Preciado (ed.). "Journeys of the Heart". The Women's Review of Books. 10 (6): 18–19. doi:10.2307/4021393. ISSN 0738-1433. JSTOR 4021393.
  18. ^ Guerin-Gonzales, Camille (1994). "Review of Building with Our Hands: New Directions in Chicana Studies.; Songs My Mother Sang to Me: An Oral History of Mexican American Women". The Journal of American History. 81 (2): 629–631. doi:10.2307/2081185. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2081185.
  19. ^ Montoya, María E. (1993). "Review of Songs My Mother Sang to Me: An Oral History of Mexican American Women". The Western Historical Quarterly. 24 (3): 401–402. doi:10.2307/970765. ISSN 0043-3810. JSTOR 970765.
  20. ^ Gerdes, Sandra Valdez (2000-05-28). "Readers will fall for romance". Lansing State Journal. p. 44. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  21. ^ Gerdes, Sandra Valdez (2000-02-03). "Homage to amor". Tucson Citizen. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  22. ^ Quiroz, Anthony (2005). "Review of Beloved Land: An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 108 (4): 560–561. ISSN 0038-478X. JSTOR 30240438.
  23. ^ Diggle, Susan (2006). "Review of Beloved Land: An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona". Agricultural History. 80 (1): 123–125. ISSN 0002-1482. JSTOR 3745117.
  24. ^ MARIN, CHRISTINE (1997). "Review of EL MILAGRO AND OTHER STORIES; A PLACE IN EL PASO: A Mexican-American Childhood". The Journal of Arizona History. 38 (1): 87–89. ISSN 0021-9053. JSTOR 41696334.
  25. ^ "Patricia Preciado Martin | Women's Plaza of Honor". plaza.sbs.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  26. ^ a b c Reel, James (November 27, 2003). "Family Values". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  27. ^ "Sharlot Hall Award". la.sharlothallmuseum.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.


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