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助理教授 Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
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Current Research Activities
How are we engaging with 社区 partners and elevating the voices of activists to address needs in their communities? How can academics and partners engage in humanistic and practical research to benefit larger communities, particularly, communities of color? I am currently working on beginning my research about Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. I aim to conduct listening tours with assigned time to learn about the current needs. Additionally, I will look at their archives since the cultural center opened its doors in 2001. Lastly, I will interview and work with/for the 社区 who have been active in the establishment of programming and activism in the 社区 space. What I am to learn and argue, is to recenter cultural spaces as locations of transformative resistance and are the heart and spirit of Ethnic Studies in 教育.
Research 连接s to Current 事件
Ethnic Studies is under scrutiny at the local, state, and national levels. 禁止 people of color histories is dangerous and problematic. Therefore, my current RSCA work provides locations of hope through my activities in research and engagement with 社区. Not only is my research crucial in leading discussions on and about Ethnic Studies 教育, I am also supporting the next generation of students/scholars at 菠菜网lol正规平台 be the leading force to engage in transformative work in the academy and in the 社区.
Personal 连接s to Research
My personal journey towards higher education motivates me to pursue work with the 社区 emphasizing on Ethnic Studies 教育 research. I am inspired by San Jose Activist Scholars such as Josie Mendez-Negrete's book "Activist Leaders of San Jose: En sus propias voces" (2020). Additionally, the work of Chicana/o Studies professor and LA Poet Laureate , Luis J. Rodriguez's edited book, "Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams: How the Arts Are Transforming a 社区" (2012) is inspiring for me to return back to my 社区 and conduct research of my youth activist consciousness awareness and oral histories project with the 社区. Lastly, the powerful work of Dolores Delgado Bernal who engaged her dissertation on the 1968 East LA Blowouts and historicizing the narrative of Chicana/o Movement is important for me to set a foundation in conducting 重要的研究. It is a personal goal to do important work for and by my 社区 with the skills gained as a scholar-activist and center my 社区 as part of the larger canon on Ethnic Studies 教育.
