When Barack Obama set out to choose his secretary of Labor, his top priority was probably not recruiting an emblematic Angeleno. But in tapping Hilda L. Solis, a Democrat who represents a portion of the San Gabriel Valley in Congress, that’s just what he’s done.
The Latina daughter of immigrants, a product and champion of the labor movement, a staunch environmentalist, an ardent feminist and one of the gutsiest elected officials in American politics, Solis personifies the best of the new Los Angeles.
A podcast interview with Michelle Habell-Pallan
In this month’s podcast Jerry Garcia talks to Professor Michelle Habell-Pallan about Chicano and Mexican pop music and pop culture from from rock and roll through punk to hip hop. Professor Michelle Habell-Pallan is an associate professor of the Women’s … Read More
Virginia Grise launches award-winning play at Cal-Arts
The CalArts School of Theater will present blu, a new play by Virginia Grise, named runner up for the 2008 Latino/a Playwriting Award at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival. The play tells the story of two Chicanas leading … Read More
Espinoza gives first Molina lecture at UCSD
The 1st Annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminism Lecture was presented at UCSD last week…. The lecture presented by Dr. Dionne Espinoza was titled, “Out of the Movement Kitchen: Women’s Activism in Chicano Movement Organizations and the Rise of … Read More
Patricia Zavella honored at UCSC
Hola mujeres, I thought you’d like to know that our comadre Profesora Pat Zavella is being honored by our campus for her outstanding research and academic accomplishments. We are very proud of her so I thought I’d share it with … Read More
JOB: Race & Ethnic Studies, U of Redlands
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the Race and Ethnic Studies Program (REST). We seek applicants whose areas of specialization include: the comparative study of race and racialization, with a particular focus on the experiences of Chicana/os or Latina/os; and the intersections between race and forms of stratification, such as gender, class, and sexuality.
JOB: Asst Prof, NYU Transnational Cinema & Media
TENURE TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
National/Transnational Cinema and Media
NYU Tisch School of the Arts