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CSRC Library Presents Day of the Dead Exhibit

The CSRC Library is pleased to host to an exhibition of artworks from students' final projects for CCAS 113: Day of the Dead Ritual & Visual Culture, taught by Gaby R. Gomez in Summer Session C, 2024. On view through December 13!

New Release! "Amalia Mesa-Bains"

Esteemed cultural historian Tomás Ybarra-Frausto relates Mesa-Bains’s life to contemporary events and her artistic and intellectual production to her concept of domesticana (a feminist interpretation of rasquachismo) and her mestiza identity.

Job Announcement: UCLA Professor of Law – Emphasis on Mentorship

The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center is thrilled to promote the following opportunity to hire a Professor of Law as part of the UCLA Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Infrastructure Initiative. Applicants may demonstrate substantive expertise in any subfield of law, but we especially encourage applicants with expertise in legal issues relevant to women in Latinx communities.

New CSRC Report: "A Vision for Thriving Salton Sea Communities"

As part of its mission to improve the regon's environmental condition and residents' quality of life, Alianza Coachella Valley in collaboration with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), developed and administered the Pathways to a Resilient Salton Sea Survey to East Coachella Valley residents.

New CSRC Reports: Oxnard Thriving Youth Study

The CSRC has published four reports based on findings from its Thriving Youth Study conducted in 2023-24 in Oxnard, California. Drawing on extensive data collected from a youth-led initiative involving over 3,000 local residents aged 18 to 34, the reports highlight the challenges and barriers facing young adults in this community.

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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