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Pablo Gonzalez Featured in Berkeley Letters & Science
June 25, 2024
Berkeley Letters & Science recently interviewed Pablo Gonzalez about his background, his Chicano Studies history course, and the inspiring children's book project about Chicana history his students undertook in Fall 2023. Not only are the books in classrooms around the Bay Area--they also can be found in the...
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Nicholas Vargas Co-Authors New Policy Brief
June 25, 2024
Professors Nicholas Vargas and Gina Ann Garcia (Berkeley School of Education) have just published an important new policy brief: California's Non-College Goers: Latinos Surpass Other Ethnoracial Groups in a Hispanic-Serving State. Among their critical findings: in 2021 there were far more Latino students who graduated high school but did not enroll...
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The Strikers of Coachella’s continued impact in the world!
June 25, 2024
Professor Christian Paiz's book, The Strikers of Coachella, has received the American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch first book award. Congratulations, Christian! Also, Christian was a guest on a great podcast, hosted by Cal alum and Coachella resident Fausto Figueroa, focusing on politics and mental health. The episode covers first gen experiences in...
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Mario Barrera, Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies (1939-2024)
April 22, 2024
In Memoriam By Professor Lorena Oropeza Mario Barrera, Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies, passed away on March 29, 2024, in Ventura, California. He was one of the founders of the field of Chicano Studies whose influential writings shaped the discipline. He was our respected and beloved colleague. ...
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Ethnic Studies Continuing Lecturer Victoria Robinson wins the 2024 UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
April 18, 2024
April 15, 2024 Emily Yang Ethnic Studies Continuing Lecturer and American Cultures Program Director Victoria Robinson was named a recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA)(link is external), UC Berkeley’s highest honor. The DTA recognizes faculty who consistently do an outstanding job teaching and inspiring their students. These faculty members...
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“Lisa Ng and David Maldonado Recognized as Outstanding GSIs”
April 12, 2024
Ethnic Studies undergraduate classrooms are vital, complex, and energizing sites of learning; those lucky enough to teach our students routinely bring commitment, creativity, and curiosity to the work. This year, Lisa Ng and David Maldonado are the recipients of the Department's 2024 Outstanding GSI Award. Lisa, a fifth year doctoral student in Ethnic...
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Claire Chun interviews Dr. Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu
April 12, 2024
diaCritics, the online publication of DVAN (the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network) has published a rich and robust conversation between Ethnic Studies doctoral student Claire Chun and Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU. “To live with opacity, to live with uncertainty”: A Conversation with Thuy Linh...
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Larissa Nez publishes “Reuniting & Returning: Balancing our Universe through Weaving”
April 5, 2024
Second-year PhD student, Larissa Nez, recently authored the essay, “Reuniting & Returning: Balancing our Universe through Weaving,” featured in the exhibition catalogue, Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles, edited by Hadley W. Jensen and published by the Museum of New Mexico Press. Larissa’s essay explores the ways that Diné...
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HSESI in the News!
March 28, 2024
Berkeley News has just published a wonderful new article entitled "Soon, California educators must teach ethnic studies. UC Berkeley is helping them prepare." The work of the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative (HSESI) is featured prominently in the piece, alongside important initiatives taking place in the Berkeley School of Education. The author,...
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Christian Paiz’s Book Reviewed in The Nation
March 25, 2024
Christian Paiz's book, The Strikers of Coachella: A Rank-and-File History of the UFW Movement, has just been the subject of a wonderful long-form review in The Nation. Check it out here!