User talk:H. Stephen Straight
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potential articles for approval
Hi Dr. Straight,
I'm glad to see that we have someone else on board who has an interest in Latin American Studies. I'm currently finishing up my MA in Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago and plan to continue my studies at Vanderbilt in anthropology.
I've written a couple of pretty well-developed articles here over the last couple of years that you might like to have a look at. In particular, you might want to check out Milpa agriculture, Tecum Umam, El Tío, and maybe Ethnonym. If you think any of those articles are up to the standards of our approval process, it would be great if you could initiate that process. In any case, I would really appreciate some feedback on those articles if you find a few minutes.
Thanks much,
Joe Quick 08:16, 14 September 2008 (CDT)
Returning to Citizendium: an update on the project and how to get involved
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