This research documents the auto-testimonio of a fat brown MeXicana. The primary goal is to deconstruct the “fat” brown body as a site of violence through fat phobia and sexual violence. I explore the following questions: Is there a relationship betwe . . .

This study analyzed the City of Riverside's Eastside Neighborhood Plan of 2009 that attempted to resolve urban problems such as poverty, poor street infrastructure and crime that are common in barrio communities while preserving vital barrio assets. T . . .

The Southern California citrus industry has had long terms effects on San Joaquin Valley Citrus industry and their citrus workers. In the mist of the southern California citrus industry becoming agricultural powerhouse, Los Angeles based newspapers be . . .

I will examine the impact of mariachi instructional programs on the son de mariachi among student mariachi ensembles, with focus on the frequency with which the son de mariachi is played at competitions and the instrumental performance technique used . . .

This thesis is an exploratory case study documenting the California State University, Northridge Educational Opportunity Program Dream Centers' programming, institutionalization efforts, and problems. The CSUN EOP Dream Center follows their mission by . . .

The objective of this Chicana/o Art Politics creative thesis project is to increase knowledge about the working and living conditions of campesina/os in Fillmore and Ventura County, California through visual art. Campesina/o visual art serves as an in . . .

This thesis project is aimed at exploring and demonstrating how creative writing, personal narrative, and spoken word are used as tools of healing from trauma. This project looks at the underlying cause of many common experiences, crisis, and traumas . . .

A qualitative study employed in-depth individual interviews of five Latina/o U.S. immigrant preschool parents with children enrolled in a San Fernando Valley, California public school district preschool to gain insight into how they were involved in t . . .

This thesis examines the telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas for its representation of heteronormativity and queer sexuality. Relaciones Peligrosas presents queer sexuality along race/ethnic, class, and gender lines that upholds standardized images of qu . . .

Fina Estampa is a compilation of a my own musical history, creative project aesthetic representation and discussion of regional songs/dances central to mariachi repertoire, mariachi contributions to Chicana and Chicano Studies, mariachi politics, and . . .