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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🗃️ We should always be good neighbors at home* *Yes, this is a shameless reference to my forthcoming book, Good Neighbor at Home: Mexican American Politics in the World War II Era (Penn Press)

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🗃️ Some of us have been saying this for awhile (like Lindsay and OP). It’s simple. Give faculty time and resources to teach, per basic pedagogy practices, no innovation needed. It’s a matter of prioritizing this as necessary for the university to do well as an institution of higher learning.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🗃️ Bright spot in my day: A student said my voice is very calming ❤️ I said: But then I laugh and it’s not so calming 😂

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🗃️ Printing and cutting up paragraphs in a draft never fails to help me re-organize and tighten my topic sentences (and thus my claims). Good writing is rewriting AND reorganizing! (and omg this manuscript is almost done 😬)

Whiteboard with paper copies of paragraphs from a portion of Natalie’s manuscript. You can see how she’s reorganized the paragraphs: they are numbered but some are out of order because she moved them. She’s also highlighted key claims and made notes to herself for changes she’d like to make.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Walking past 2 students talking about needing to take humanities courses. One says, “but humanities courses are pretty cool.” As I zipped by I said with a smile “they *ARE* cool,” then added: “I’m a professor.” They laughed, then he said loudly “THE HUMANITIES ARE AWESOME!” 🤓 🗃️ @colorado.edu

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

But seriously: Our discipline (History) needs to think about this, especially if we’re going to continue training MAs and PhDs interested in studying earlier periods. Will this be similar to having language fluency? 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today in class: Looking at a WWII poster, when we got to the artist’s signature, I stopped to ask “do you all know how to read cursive?” They didn’t respond, looked a little stricken. One student’s hand shot right up, though. He knew how to read cursive. He was like, “now’s my time to shine!” 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Yep, chronicling is still a type of narrative construction.* *Which is why we should understand that textbook authors don’t just state facts but make implicit arguments (my WWII class this fall will be digging into this) 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I love that the food choice discussed here is a burrito. 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🗃️ JOB: History and Social Science Education at San Jose State University

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🗃️ Piece by newly minted PhD @violaburlew.bsky.social on teaching about race and World War II using posters and visual analysis (America in a World at War issue). www.oah.org/tah/america-...

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🗃️ My piece on wartime race politics in the World War II era (America in a World at War issue) www.oah.org/tah/america-...

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🗃️ The piece my colleague @ashleighwrites.bsky.social wrote about memory and the 1876 Cainhoy Riot (The Union Remade isssue). www.oah.org/tah/the-unio...

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🗃️ Because it’s a time to reflect, check out the articles from the @oah.org The American Historian magazine, 9 issues on the US at 250. Links in thread 👇🏽 1/

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

As I tell my students when I explain what “revision” means to them discipline of history: If I don’t revise history in some way (i.e., make a historiographical intervention on some scale with my book), I’m not likely to get tenure (at least not at an institution like mine).

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Just about ready for the reviewers 😮‍💨 106,725 words/325 pages 🗃️

Title page for Natalie’s manuscript, reads “Good Neighbor at Home: Mexican American Politics in the World War II Era, By Natalie Mendoza”

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🗃️ Historian Jorell Meléndez-Bodilla was asked to write short histories for visualizer versions of the album’s videos: youtu.be/v9T_MGfzq7I?...

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BAD BUNNY - DtMF (Visualizer) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

YouTube video by Bad Bunny

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The Textbooks and Teaching Section of The Journal of American History seeks essay submissions on GRADUATE STUDENT experiences teaching history in higher education for the 2027 issue. Deadline: June 1, 2026 Please see CfP in re-post below! 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

🗃️ CfP: Journal of American History Textbooks and Teaching section, 2027 (of which I am the new co-editor!). See image below as well as thread: We invite submissions for the March 2027 Textbooks and Teaching section of the Journal of American History. We are particularly interested in essays

Call for Papers: Journal of American History Textbooks and Teaching section, 2027

We invite submissions for the March 2027 Textbooks and Teaching section of the Journal of American History. We are particularly interested in essays that explore the way that graduate students are involved in teaching, especially at the college and university level.

Possible questions to consider:

How do departments prepare students for the teaching they will do in graduate school—and beyond? (And what might be ideal ways for preparing grad students for teaching?)

What are the most salient issues that graduate students experience as they perform the labor of teaching in an age of austerity and political intimidation?

Does teaching become more, or less, important to students’ professional hopes and commitments as they proceed through graduate school?

We invite both graduate students themselves, as well as established scholars, to contribute essays. Examples from American history would be best, but we understand that essays may well move beyond that boundary.

Essays should not exceed 4,000 words. As usual, we are interested in analytical and evidence-based essays. We will also consider personal narrative reflections on teaching.

Deadline for an initial draft is June 1, 2026, with editorial work happening between then and October 15, 2026. Please send questions and contributions to Natalie Mendoza at natalie.mendozagutierrez@colorado.edu and Robert Johnston at johnsto1@uic.edu. We strongly encourage prospective authors to consult with the section editors on possible topics before submitting proposals.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Beetlejuice is one of my most favorite movies from my childhood, and especially because of Catherine O’Hara. 🗃️ youtu.be/bNQd5uJSFwQ?...

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The Deetz Dinner Party Turns Into a Dance Party (Clip) | Beetlejuice (1988) | TBS

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🗃️ My newest linocut print: “Hope is a discipline” — Mariame Kaba Read more here: violenceandfeminism.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

Natalie’s linocut print of a Mariame Kaba quote: “Hope is a discipline.” The word “hope” is in lowercase cursive, “is a” is inside a heart, and “discipline” is in lowercase block letters.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

A reminder from my home to yours. I know the semester has just started for a lot of us, but that’s actually when we need the reminder, early and often. 🗃️

Photo of framed art lettering in Natalie’s home that says “Rest is Vital Work.” It’s in dark purple lettering against a lilac background, with white trim; the artwork is in a white frame. Above it is the bottom half of another print of a flower, with periwinkle, yellow, and gold colors.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

First day of class today and I got a “thank you, professor, I appreciate you” at the end of lecture 🥹 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I love @merriam-webster.com but y’all need to add the slang definition for “out of pocket” to the website (or did I miss it?!) 🗃️ www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...

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Urban Dictionary: Out of pocket

Out of pocket: to say something too far or someone that acts so goofy that no definition can express

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Made one of my favorites, pot stickers, for the last day of this wacky year 🗃️

Natalie’s pot stickers prepped and ready for cooking.

Cooked pot stickers in dish with chopsticks, bowl of dipping sauce (red with sesame seeds and green onions).

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

That’s definitely one way to reply to my post about a job AI gtf outta here, go home, you’re drunk 😂 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🗃️ I already posted but I’m re-posting @drhonor.bsky.social’s post because we’re so excited about this opportunity!! 🤓🙃🤓🙃

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🗃️ My History Department is hiring for a tenure track position in Native American history. See link for details! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

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Assistant or Associate Professor of History

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🗃️ I recently bought two analog watches (to go with outfits, of course) because this 👇🏽

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This morning’s writing inspo (then teaching and service stuff in the afternoon). 🗃️

Plaque on Natalie’s desk that says “You got this shit” in fancy cursive gold lettering.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Y’all, this same post on Threads got 1.4k likes.* It’s settled: Chiles rellenos 🇲🇽 are what can bring us together *I’m sure a lot are bots, but still 🗃️

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I’ve been working on perfecting my chile relleno-making skills. The egg batter is 😍 I don’t usually brag but IT’S SO GOOD 🗃️

Chile relleno without the sauce, can see the golden color of the egg batter around the stuffed chile.

Chile relleno with the sauce, crumbled cotija cheese on top.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🗃️ The most recent issue of Teaching History: A Journal of Methods is now live! openjournals.bsu.edu/teachinghist... Rd about food & the Byzantine Empire, public history, the Crusades & RTTP, & "A History of Your Day" activity (@thetattooedprof.bsky.social). Also: read teaching reviews on...

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Vol. 50 No. 1 | Teaching History: A Journal of Methods

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