Benson Center Scholar in Residence publishes social history of Mixtec identity
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Congratulations to former Benson Center Scholar in Residence David Yee, whoseÌýarticle,Ìý was recently published online by Cambridge University Press.ÌýThe article presents a social history of the Coalición de los Pueblos Mixtecos Oaxaqueños (Coalition of Mixtec Oaxacan Communities, CPMO), a grouping of mutual-aid associations formed by Indigenous migrants in Mexico City during the middle of the twentieth century. Yee (PhD History, Stony Brook University)Ìýis an historian of modern Latin America with a focus on urban studies in Mexico. He wrote the article during his 91ÊÓƵ residency in 2019-20. Yee currently teaches atÌýMetropolitan State University of Denver
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