George T. Díaz is the Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley where he serves as an Associate Professor of History. He teaches U.S. History, Borderlands, and Mexican American History. His award-winning book, Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande (University of Texas Press, 2015), is a social history of smuggling in the borderlands. Díaz is co-editor of the collection Border Policing: A History of Enforcement and Evasion in North America (University of Texas Press, 2020). His current book project, Mañana Land: Life and Death in a Mexican Prison in Texas, examines everyday life on Texas prison farms and how ethnic Mexican prisoners utilized their cultural practices as a means of resilience and resistance. Dr. Díaz’s research is informed by investigations in Mexican and U.S. archives, as well as a lifetime of living on the border.
Director, Center for Mexican American Studies
Center for Mexican American Studies
Email:
george.diaz@utrgv.edu Edinburg
Phone: (956) 665-3212
Phone Alt: (956) 665-3213
