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Please join us when Albert M. Camarillo, Stanford University Leon Sloss Jr. Memorial Professor of History, Emeritus, presents his memoir, Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality (Stanford University Press, 2024). Camarillo is regarded as one of the founding scholars of Chicano studies and the field of Mexican American history.
This past January, the CSRC was overjoyed to welcome back to UCLA Osvaldo Gutierrez, professor of chemistry and the CSRC's inaugural Hispanic-Serving Institution STEM Faculty Director. Recently, Gutierrez penned the short personal essay "Rancho Raised, UCLA Made," in which he shares his journey from being a seven-year-old chivero in Rancho Los Prietos, Guanajuato, Mexico, to his current professional roles at UCLA: scientist, educator, and mentor.
CSRC welcomes Osvaldo Gutierrez, the inaugural UCLA HSI STEM faculty director; new research reports on youth concerns in the Imperial Valley; a convening of junior and senior community-engaged research scholars; news from the Latina Futures 2050 Lab; a paid internship opportunity for undergraduates interested in ethnic studies librarianship; and more in the CSRC quarterly newsletter!  
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Imperial Valley College’s student population. The findings reveal the economic challenges and household responsibilities many students—particularly young women—navigate while pursuing their education.
On March 6 and 7, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) hosted junior scholars and faculty for a convening in Long Beach, CA, as part of its commitment to foster rigorous community engagement and scholarship.
Since its founding in 1969, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) has played a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research on the U.S. Chicano-Latino population. Our research mission is supported by five distinct components: a library with special collections archive, an academic press, collaborative research projects, public and academic programs, and community-based partnerships.

The CSRC is proud to be a part of the Institute of American Cultures. We actively collaborate with the Institute's three other ethnic studies research centers and other campus units. Groundbreaking projects include:

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