Latinas/os only make up three percent of our nation's scientist and engineers according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, 2007) and Latinas represented only one percent of employed scientists and engineers. This qualitative study . . .

This thesis is a testimonio of a third generation Chicana who will no longer remain silent about mental illness-anxiety and depression-and how it is intricately connected to historical trauma (e.g. the resulting effects of forced assimilation and incr . . .

Despite historical neglect and exclusion of Chicanas/os, Mexicans, and Latinas/os in the educational system, the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson, Arizona debunked deficit perspectives of urban students of color. According to Jeff Bigg . . .

Youth have been at the forefront of many important social movements that have pushed policies in the United States toward a more progressive and inclusive country. For this same reason, they have been the targets of state-sanctioned violence and repre . . .

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 . . .

Since 1994, the Zapatista uprising has inspired a generation of Chican@ activists in Los Angeles, California by challenging them to expand their mind beyond the borders of AztHin to build communities of resistance. This research project examines the p . . .

An ethnographic literary content analysis examined how Chicana/o social movements, activists, and issues have been conveyed in three children's books for ages 4-8 years: Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez (Brown, 20 . . .

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 . . .

This thesis explores the influences and values that formed my identity. My identity is based on experiences stemming from my family's Oaxacan-Mexican background and the fact that I was born, raised and educated in the United States. The dynamic confli . . .

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an incurable autoimmune condition triggered by unknown factors and causes the immune system to attack healthy body tissues. SLE affects 1.5 million Americans and “is 2-4 times more frequent in non-white population . . .