TBI Grants Awarded 2006-07
| Applicant Funded | School, Dept., or Major | Project Title | Type of Project | Amount Awarded |
| Angela Yeung | Music | USD Symphony Tour with Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana | Faculty Research | $12,000 |
| Alberto Pulido | Ethnic Studies | Organizing Communities for Equity and Justice in San Diego! | Border Activity | $5,500 |
| Shinpei Takeda* | Non-Profit Management Masters Program | Bei-Boku kokkyou: Video Documentary on the Japanese Community in Tijuana and San Diego | Border Activity | $3,600 |
| Alana Cordy-Collins | Anthropology | Re-Discovering Tijuana: USD Guide to Tijuana | Border Activity | $3,014 |
| Sister Barbara Quinn | Center for Christian Spirituality | Border Immersion Program | Border Activity | $2,000 |
Angela Yeung
ayeung@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Music
USD Symphony Tour with Sinfónica Juvenile de Tijuana
Faculty Research
$12,000
Description of Project:
A joint tour with the Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana to Morelia and Acambaro, tentatively scheduled for Spring Break of 2007. This will be the first major collaboration of the USD Symphony and its first international tour. The tour will include joint performances, guided visits to important cultural sites, and opportunities to mingle with members of the Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana and local communities.
Project Output(s):
Spring 2007 Mexico Tour CD
March 30 to April 5, 2007
Item #40000060823, $15.00
Dr. Angela Yeung, Conductor
University of San Diego Symphony & Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana
CD sales benefit the USD Symphony Scholarship Fund.
*Also available by contacting Dr. Angela Yeung at ayeung@SanDiego.edu.
Alberto Pulido
apulido@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Ethnic Studies
Organizing Communities for Equity and Justice in San Diego!
Border Activity
$5,500
Description of Project:
The Organizing Communities for Equity and Justice in San Diego! grant will support a seven day residential leadership academy at USD in the summer of 2006. The academy will support the continued leadership development of immigrant constituents from throughout San Diego County, and will strengthen and institutionalize the relationship between immigrant leaders with the USD Ethnic Studies Department and Community Service Learning (CSL).
Project Output(s):
Justice Overcoming Boundaries project with
University of San Diego Ethnic Studies Program [ PDF (21.67 KB) ]
Shinpei Takeda
stakeda@ajaproject.org
University of San Diego, Non-Profit Management Masters Program
Bei-Boku kokkyou: Video Documentary on the Japanese Community in Tijuana and San Diego
Border Activity
$3,600
Description of Project:
This project will be a continuation of the previously funded video documentary on the Japanese community in Tijuana and San Diego. The production will be expanded to include more in-depth narratives from the Japanese first, second, and third generations in Tijuana, as well as in Mexicali and Ensenada.
Alana Cordy-Collins
alanacc@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Anthropology
Re-Discovering Tijuana: USD Guide to Tijuana
Border Activity
$3,014
Description of Project:
This proposal will create a brochure and website by which the USD community can become familiar with the positive cultural features of Tijuana. Traditionally, USD has employed various mechanisms to discourage student activities across the border. However, in view of the University's commitment to cultural diversity, such restraints seem outmoded and counterproductive. The applicants seek to balance the traditional USD picture of Tijuana by creating a brochure and website that will highlight the border city's many positive attributes such as art, theater, sports, recreational facilities, and dining. The applicants will conduct on-site research of Tijuana's cultural and business organizations, identify ones that offer significant positive experiences, and publish them in the two cited formats. The website will tabulate the number of visits and include a feedback section to facilitate assessment. Thus, the applicants expect to promote an appreciation for cultural diversity while advocating enhanced cross-border relations.
Project Output(s):
Gems of Tijuana website
Steps to Baja California: Tijuana [ PDF (762.73 KB) ]
Sister Barbara Quinn
bquinn@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Center for Christian Spirituality
Border Immersion Program
Border Activity
$2,000
Description of Project:
The goal of the program is to learn about and experience to some extent life on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border. Special emphasis is given to addressing immigration issues pertinent to the Mexico-US border. We challenge the participants to reconcile the diversity of views that are presented with the hope that they will continue to learn about this quite complex phenomenon. Our educational method includes reflection on one's personal history of being a "stranger," prayer that roots the exploration in Scriptural values and Catholic Social teaching, field trips that offer exposure to life on both sides, input from people with particular expertise on the topic, dialogue, and commitment to concrete action that might ensue from participation in the program.
Project Output(s):
Comprehensive description of the program including participants, methodology, preparation, and program components. [ PDF (20.29 KB) ]
December 7, 2006
San Diego Reader - Cover Story
"Border Angels" [ PDF (112.53 KB) | HTML ]
