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 . . .

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 . . .