The Latino population in the United States is rapidly growing. Census data reports that in 2010 Latinos reached a significant milestone of fifty million. Similarly, there has been a steady increase of elderly people living in the United States. At the . . .

ABSTRACT Spanish has become the second most frequent language spoken in California; however, this language is progressively loss among second and third generations and even first generation Latinas/os and Chicanas/os. Therefore, the goal of this resea . . .

While Chican@ students have been historically denied equal access to education, many have managed to navigate this complex educational system from kindergarten all the way to institutions of higher education. Research demonstrates that teachers play a . . .

This auto-ethnographic thesis explores the journey of a Chicana in a Mexican folklórico dance troupe and discusses how Mexican folkloric archetypes are identified and performed in an original Chicano influenced dance cuadro (suite). The Chicana border . . .

This thesis includes an extended literature review that examines what constitutes an effective high school Ethnic Studies course according to a) Critical race theory (CRT) and b) literature from pre-existing high school, Ethnic Studies programs and co . . .

On December 17, 1977, a two hour program on Mexican regional dances was presented as the culmination of a special master's project. The performance was composed of representative dances from seven regions of Mexico. Extensive research underlined the p . . .

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 is my personal narrative about my healing journey as a survivor of child sexual abuse. In my testimonio, I write about some of my childhood and adulthood memories in chronological order. I also write about the places where I have lived, about fam . . .

There are many studies on the concept of healing trauma and healing battered women, but there is a limited amount of literature on how undocumented battered Latina women heal. This thesis focuses on the experience of undocumented battered Latina women . . .

This thesis attempts to challenge notions about queer Chicanos, contextualize their lives within Chicano/ Latino communities (and in the broader communities in which we exist) and dispute stereotypical, and harmful ideas about queer Chicanos, our fami . . .