The reauthorization of VAWA 2013 had a long process compared to the other reauthorizations that followed the landmark of VAWA 1994. Its reauthorization process coincided with the 2008 economic recession and the anti-immigrant sentiment. My research qu . . .

This study explores how Chicana, Mexicana-Peruana, and Puerto Rican grassroots dance performers in the U.S.-Mexico border communities of San Diego use dance as a form of resistance against postcolonialism, imperial borders and U.S. hegemony. This proj . . .

Currently, the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF/ Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) cohort of women military members and veterans is the largest percentage of women to serve, in nearly all professions including combat, in history. While the demographics shi . . .

This qualitative study works to sociologically examine the ways in which white supremacy is reproduced contemporarily. Existing literature focuses primarily on how the suburbs have endured as sites of segregation, moral panic, and social control. Alth . . .

This study explores the lived experiences of Salvadorian individuals and how they navigate life in Southern California. An in-depth exploration of the social impacts of the Salvadorian Civil War on both individuals who experienced it in first persona . . .

Through qualitative research, this thesis explores the experiences of adult Mexican immigrants with diabetes that live in the United States. Health inequities among persons of Mexican descent are influenced by social factors such as education level, s . . .

This qualitative research paper explores the opioid epidemic specifically focusing on the structure of for-profit healthcare and the relationship that connects pharmaceutical companies, prescribers, and patients. In this structure of medical care, mos . . .

This qualitative study examines how criminality, the “criminal” identity, is a covert category of inequality. Like other categories, it is use to facilitate the discrimination of people based on their identity to exclude them from reaching personal go . . .

This study explores the everyday experiences of Mexican immigrant elder women residing in North County San Diego. While the literature on aging has focused primarily on white, middle to upper class experiences, this study focuses on working-class, eld . . .

This study focuses on the lived experiences of nine attorneys dedicated to representing individuals who are undocumented in federal immigration court and federal criminal court. The participants came from three distinct professional backgrounds in imm . . .