The Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Cecilia Perfecto Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy and Language Dissertation Title: The Misrepresentation of Mexican-American Holidays and Observations through Children's Literature: A critical analysis of children's books about Día de los Muertos, Diez y Seis de Septiembre, The Commemoration of the Battle of the Alamo, Día de los Reyes Magos, The 12th of December, and Cinco de Mayo Date & Time: Monday, November 4, at 1:00pm Location: Main Campus Room: MB 3.112A (BBL Conference Room) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Howard Smith Committee Members: Dr. Lucila Ek Dr. Marie Miranda Dr. Carmen Tafolla Presentation is open to the public. Molly Miller Student Development Specialist Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies UTSA Phone: 210-458-7443 Email: Molly.Miller@utsa.edu<mailto:Molly.Miller@utsa.edu> Office: MB 3.480