The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of Mexican choral literature in senior high choral music education programs of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Although forty-three choral music educators were invited to participate in t . . .

Domestic workers have long received attention from academia--research has been written about them through global, sociological, or historical perspectives. However, the innovative character of this study is that it focuses on the experiences of domest . . .

The informal economy refers to a "medium for survival and for making ends meet for people that either cannot find a job in the formal sector, cannot survive economically earning a minimum wage, or simply require extra income" (Rendon, 2016, p.19). The . . .

I explore the experiences of two Latinas who have been active for over 40 years in Los Angeles labor unions from the 1970s to the present day. My study is based on in depth interviews and primary documents. Through in depth interviews, I found that th . . .

There is a large body of literature that attributes the formation of "Environmental Justice" to the legacy of the Environmental Movement. This project examines the formation of the Environmental Movement, places it within the legacy of the United Stat . . .

This project documents the artwork created by three contemporary women art collectives including: Mujeres de Maiz (MdM)/ Women of the Corn based in East Los Angeles, California, United States of America; Hormigas Bordadoras (HB)/ Embroidery Ants from . . .

This study examines the relationship(s) between African-American (Black) and Chicana/o (Brown) communities. The study provides positive, negative, historical, and contemporary examples of Black and Brown interactions. The study presents a discussion o . . .

Chian@s/ Latin@s have a tradition in subcultural spaces whether dancing in their neatly pressed zoot suits, riding their lowriders, or jumping in the mosh pit. This tradition has continued for Chican@s/ Latin@s in punk who continue to live Mi (Our) Vi . . .

The current presidents' administration rhetoric reminds us that the ideological framework employed on immigration is to criminalize the Latino community. With a population of over one million undocumented youth in school and a criminalizing climate it . . .

This thesis aims to critique racial identity literature and challenge normative racial constructs that omit Multiracial identity experiences. It does this by examining monoracial and Multiracial identity development research and by presenting the auth . . .