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 . . .

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 . . .

This creative project examines the use and impact that Chicano visual arts have made on social justice movements and its current influence. My focus in this research is art that inspires social change, mass movements and is at its core is subversive, . . .

Though Latino students are one of the fastest growing populations in higher education, they are among the least likely to persist through graduation. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced amongst Chicana/o students. Similarly, first-generation, l . . .

This auto-ethnographic work consists of my journey through my violin and how my instrument helped me unpack what it means to be Chicana. Learning and playing the violin helped me find my voice as a new way of expressing myself, but it also brought me . . .

This thesis carries out a discourse analysis of the political rhetoric and language used in the construction of the borders that marginalize Latina/o migrants and Palestinians to discuss how both communities undergo comparative and relational racial-g . . .

People today have inherited historically rigid guidelines of what constitutes beauty and bodily acceptance, with multiple institutions normalizing a particular body type while simultaneously making the "other" out of those bodies that do not adhere to . . .

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 . . .

This ethnographic study examines how the youth control complex creates hyper-criminalization in marginal communities. This study interrogates how the lines between the left arm of the state (the nurturing arm of the state) and the right arm of the sta . . .