About Us
The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is one of the first of its kind in the nation! We are an interdisciplinary and transnational program of teaching, research, and public service that provides students with the opportunity to explore the history, politics, culture, and ethics of Chicana/o/x-Latinx communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Our mission is to develop interculturally aware 21st century leaders who engage in social-justice oriented community service and scholarship. We achieve our mission through our curriculum, research, and knowledge production, which explores race, gender identities, class, immigration, and ethnicity, and emphasizes the U.S.-Mexico borderlands (history, sociopolitical contexts, comparative and symbolic borders), expressive arts (art, cinema, music, theater), and community practices for social change (health, education, community organizing).
We are situated in one of the world’s most dynamic metropolitan areas characterized by the international border and the rich perpetual flow of people, culture, and goods in both directions. Our faculty members use our location as a laboratory for research, teaching, and service.
Upcoming Events and Recent News
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Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Santizo who received a $300K grant for the project “Unearthing the Chicana/o Movement in San Diego: Digitizing the Education Movimiento”! This award is part of the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Awards initiative administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Congratulations to our colleague Victoria Gonzalez-Rivera who just published her groundbreaking book "Five-Hundred Years of LGBTQ+ HIstory in Western Nicaragua."
Important Contacts
Department Chair
Dr. María Ibarra
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Undergraduate Adviser
Paola Martinez
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Administrative Coordinator
Angelica Garcia
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