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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

  • Congratulations to our colleague Victoria Gonzalez-Rivera who just published her groundbreaking book "Five-Hundred Years of LGBTQ+ HIstory in Western Nicaragua."
  • Goodby to our dear colleagues: Dr. Michael Dominguez and Dr. Lilia Soto left San Diego State this summer. Dr. Dominguez is headed to the University of New Mexico and Dr. Soto to UC Davis. We wish them the best of luck!
  • Congratulations to Dr. Roberto Hernández, recently promoted to Professor! Dr. Hernández is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar and respected instructor; he is well known on and off campus for his multiple service contributions.
  • CCS Alumnus, Jose Olague in the News: Chicano Park Mural

 

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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