The graduate project evaluates the use of alternative spaces for the integration of youth in academia. The graduate project reviews Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), a current organization located in Inglewood, California. Using interviews, the graduate . . .

Jaranera and Jaranero, literally defined as an individual whom plays the jarana, has become a term of identification for many Chicanas and Chicanos around the Los Angeles-area since at least 2006. Among Chicanas and Chicanos, the term is more than an . . .

This thesis project will describe how I became part of Mentoring to Overcome Struggles And Inspire Courage, or MOSAIC, a youth mentoring program based out of California State University Northridge, as well as the effect mentors have on continuation hi . . .

Abstract Chicana/o Spirituality: An Expression of Identity By Jesus S Mendoza Master of Arts in Chicana and Chicano Studies This study explores spirituality as a tool of empowerment, self-determination and decolonization within selected Chicana/o writ . . .

ABSTRACT FINDING HOME, TRANSFORMATION AND HEALING IN CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS By Denneth T. Jackson Master of Arts in Chicano and Chicana Studies Because of my personal experience serving 21 years in California State Prisons, I chose to research what . . .

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 study analyzes the economic challenges and legal issues experienced by Mexicana undocumented renters in the areas of Huntington Park and South Central Los Angeles. This thesis evaluates economic challenges, legal issues, and disparate treatment w . . .

This thesis documents Roland Palencia's voice, thoughts, and experiences growing up during the Civil War in Guatemala, immigrating to the U.S., and participating in LGBT and Latina and Latino community activism. The oral history spans Palencia's life . . .

This thesis is comprised of a fifty-minute video-documentary in which I examine the Youth Development Program (YDP), an after-school program, and the services it provides students, services of which none are more important than activities that help cl . . .

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the 2015 “Pacoima Edition” of Agua (Water) University, an environmental education program with a thematic emphasis on water in Los Angeles, CA. Using a pre/post survey, exit questionnaire, and weekly focus gro . . .