Meeting Schedule and Programs - 2022-2023
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May 21, 2024 - Business Meeting, Scholarship Committee Presentation & Introduction of New Members
April 16, 2024 - Pan American Day Observance
March 19, 2024 - Business Meeting, Election of new members
February 20, 2024 - Diana Lopez, Children's Author - Reading from her latest works
January 16, 2024 - Mariana Nuno Ruiz & Ian McEnroe, Traditional Mexican Recipes for Beloved Celebrations
December 19, 2023 - Christmas Party & Scholarship Fundraiser
November 14, 2023 - Dr. Gerald Betty, Professor of History, Del Mar College, Mexican Revolutions & Immigration to the US
October 17, 2023 - Jilissa Cotten, Professor of Dance TAMU-CC, Bailando International Dance Festival Educational Outreach
September 19, 2023 - Pan American Round Tables - The first 100 years
May 16, 2023 - Business Meeting
April 18, 2023 - PAN AMERICAN DAY OBSERVANCE
March 21, 2023 - Election of New Members, 2023-2025 Officers
February 21, 2023 - History of the KEnedy Ranch and Petra Vela, Homer S. Vera, Retired Chief Ranch Property Officer and Museum Coordinator for Kenedy Ranch
January 17, 2023, Nursing Opportunities and Challenges in South Texas, Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton, Former Dean of Nursing, TAMU-CC
December 20, 2022 - Remembering Peggy Lasater Clark
November 15, 2022 - Coastal Environmental Issues, Dr. Jim Klein, Professor of History, Del Mar College, Interim Chair, Coastal Bend Sierra Club
October 18, 2022 - Karen Howden, Historian and Educator, "Old Bayview Cemetery, a Treasure of South Texas"
September 20, 2022 - Maestro Hector Guzman, Director and Conductor, Corpus Christi Symphone
May 17, 2022 - Business Meeting - Scholarship Presentation and Introduction of new members
April 19, 2022 - Pan American Day observance
March 15, 2022 - Gender based Violence in Mexico and Central America - Dr. Linda Fregoso Gomez, UCLA (Video/Zoom)
February 15, 2022 - The Story of the Little Roses - Dr. Diana Frade, Founder, Honduras (Video/Zoom)
January 18, 2022 - Petra Vela's Legacy - Author, Jane Monday
December 21, 2021 - Holiday Meeting
November 16, 2021 - The Story of Multicolores and the Maya Women Artists' Work - Cheryl Conway-Daly, Director (Zoom)
October 19, 2021 - Snakes and Toxins - Dr. Elda Sanchez, Director Natural Toxins Research Center - TAMUK (Zoom)
September 21, 2021 - Mujeres a traves del tiempo - Dr. Arnold Gonzales, Artist (Video/Zoom)
May 2021 - Business Meeting, Installation of 2021-2023 Officers - Zoom
April 2021 - Pan American Day Observance - Zoom
March 2021 - Old Havana - Zoom
February 2021 - The Nazca Lines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - Zoom
January 2021 - The Climbing Cholitas of Boliva - Zoom
December 15, 2020 - Christmas around the Americas - Zoom
November 2020 - Maestros Artesanos of Michoacan, Mexico - Zoom
October 2020 - History of Pan American Round Tables - Centennial Video - Zoom
September 2020 - Zoom Meet & Greet New Members
May 2020 - Business Meeting (no program) - CANCELLED
April 2020 - Pan American Day Observance - Evening Party (no program) - CANCELLED
March 2020 - Business Meeting - Election of new members (no program) - CANCELLED
February 2020 - Sue Sill, "An Artist's Treks in Latin America"
January 2020 - Karen Turner, "Explanding Horizons for Children"
December 2019 - Holiday Scholarship Fundraiser
November 2019 - Gene Blacklock, "Dynamics of Migration"
October 2019 - Teresa Saldivar, "La Catrina"
September 2019 - Carey Rote, "Chicano Art"
May 2019 - Business Meeting (no program)
April 2019 - Pan American Day Observance - Evening Party (no program)
March 2019 - Business Meeting (no program)February 2018 - Sylvia Vasquez, Tamale Demonstration
January 2019 - Charles Zahn, Port of Corpus Christi, "Update on the Port"
December 2018 - Holiday Scholarship Fundraiser
November 2018 - Dr. Erin McComb, "Querer es Poder; Lieutenant Colonel Olga Custodio's Quest to Democratize the Sky"
October 2018 - Alliance Convention Attendees, "36th Pan American Round Table Alliance Convention
Cochabamba, Bolivia
September 2018 - Maestro Hector Guzman, Director of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra
May 2018 - Business Meeting (no program)
April 2018 - Pan American Day Observance - Evening Party (no program)
March 2018 - Business Meeting (no program)
February 2018 - Leslie Part, Texas State Aquarium, "New Caribbean Wing and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve"
January 2018 - Bob Kinnan, "Los Kinenos from the King Ranch"
November 2017 - Carolina Quiroga, "Women Hero Tales"
October 2017 - Marie Adams and Louise Hall, "Oaxaca Vela Tour - 2017"
September 2017 - Heather Moretzsohn, "A Historical Overview of U.S. Immigration"
May 16, 2017 - Business Meeting (no program)
April 18, 2017 - Pan American Day Observance - Evening Party (no program)
March 21, 2017 - Business Meeting (no program)
February 21, 2017 - Kim Hammer
"Children's Eternal Rain Forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica
and Soltis Center for Research and Education, San Isidro, Costa Rica"
Roll Call- Surinam
January 17, 2017 - Sandra Gonzalez, Artist of the Caller-Times mural
"Exploring Identity through the use of Mexican Textiles and Family Garments"
Roll Call-Saint Lucia
December 20, 2016 - Evening Christmas Party (no program)
November 15, 2016 - Report on XXXV Alliance Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Pan American Round Table organization
Roll Call-Barbados
October 18, 2016 - Jilissa Cotten, Assistant Professor of Dance - Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
"Danza Universitaria and the Bailando Dance Festival"
Roll Call-Costa Rica
September 20, 2016 - Minta Moore, New Life Refuge Ministries
"Working with Human Trafficking"
Roll Call-Brazil
May 17, 2016 - Business Meeting (no program)
April 19, 2016 - Evening Party (no program)
March 15, 2016 - Business Meeting (no program)
February 16, 2016 - Dr. Claudia Rueda, Assistant Professor of History, Texas A & M University—Corpus Christi
“Students of Revolution: The Student Movement in Somoza-Era Nicaragua, 1937-1979”
Roll call-Nicaragua
January 19, 2016 - Sister Barbara Netek, Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
“For Better or Worse: The Plight of the Immigrant”
Roll Call—Mexico
December 15, 2015 - Evening Christmas Party (no program)
November 17, 2015 - Deborah J. Greer, Attorney at Law
“Amigos de las Américas”
Roll Call—Canada Guest Day
October 20, 2015 - Barbara Canales, Port Commissioner, Port of Corpus Christi
“Spanish Colonial Art Collection in Honor of Dr. Clotilde P. García at the Art Museum of South Texas”
Roll Call—Cuba
September 15, 2016 - Dr. Gilda Ramirez, President, Westside Business Association
“Latin American Revolutions and their Descendants”
Roll Call—U.S.A.—Peggy Cleaves