Students Share Research and Creative Work and Gain Editorial Experience through Scholarly Publications

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In addition to their classroom assignments and myriad other commitments many students at California State University, Dominguez Hills are also intellectually and creatively engaged scholars who have taken to sharing their research and creative projects by contributing to scholarly … [Read more...]

Gabriel Ybarra: Chicano/a Studies Major Sets the Bar High

Gabriel Ybarra

Even before graduating from California State University, Dominguez Hills, junior Gabriel Ybarra is starting his academic law career. He was recently accepted to the Law Fellows Program through the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law Academic Outreach Resource Center for the … [Read more...]

Mentoring Ensures Success, Advanced Degrees For Chicana/o Studies Majors

Students and alumni from CSU Dominguez Hills shared their experiences with mentorships at a national at the University of New Mexico (UNM). L-R: Irene Vasquez, director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies, UNM; Elizabeth González Cárdenas (Class of ’06); Ben Jesus Lucero Wolf, special major;  Daniel Pérez (Class of ’07), Lissette Murillo-Pérez (Class of ’08); Richard Gutiérrez, Angelica Jiménez, Rafael Martínez, Thalia Gómez (Class of ’11); Oscar Ochoa (Class of ’05); and Jose Serrano Najera, graduate student

Students and alumni of the Chicana/o Studies Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills shared their experiences at the annual conference of the Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico (UNM), held Oct. 26 through 28 in Albuquerque. Thirteen current students and alumni … [Read more...]

CSU Dominguez Hills Professor’s Documentary on Mexican Migrant Worker Bracero Program Screens on Campus

WHAT:        “Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program” screening WHEN:        Monday, October 25, 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. WHERE:      Loker Student Union Ballroom, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, … [Read more...]

Chicana/Chicano Studies Department’s 40th Anniversary Recognized by City of Carson

Chicano Studies students receive award from Carson City Council

In 1970, an interdisciplinary program called Mexican American studies was offered at California State University, Dominguez Hills. In 1994, it was designated as a stand-alone program and the Chicana/Chicano studies department was established. On Sept. 1, Irene Vasquez, chair and professor of … [Read more...]