He was a noted author and one of the founders of the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Center for Intercultural Studies of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at UT Austin. He was 83. The public is invited to attend the service.
Free parking is available.
Dr. Ricardo Romo, president designate of The University of Texas at San Antonio, will host the memorial service. Participants will include singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa, Conjunto Atztlan, and Mariachi Jalisciense Azteca with members from UT Austin's Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlan. Dr. Vicente Paredes will read a poem. Paredes challenged the writings of legendary and contemporary historians and their versions of life along the Texas-Mexico border. In so doing, he helped to shape a positive cultural identity among Mexican-Americans and influenced a new generation of Texas scholars.