Mujeres Activas. On July 18th I arrived in Santa Barbara and was in awe; the city is incredibly beautiful and the weather was perfect. As a Dominican woman, a self-identified Latina, and a Ph.D. student I was excited to be attending my first MALCS … Read more
Upon returning to the ‘real world’ after a wonderful time spent with mujeres at UC Santa Barbara last week, I have been reflecting on how those few days at the MALCS Summer Institute can be transformative. I organized a workshop on Rasquache Technology and the excitement of the attendees was so palpable, I was inspired … Read more
Last week, the US Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of Arizona’s notorious SB 1070.  I was profoundly interested in the outcome not only because I am an Arizona resident and aware of the human rights implications if this law was allowed to stand, but also because I have been doing ethnographic research with a Phoenix … Read more
Dear Graduate and Undergraduate Students of MALCS, I write one last blog for the 2011-2012 academic year to offer some concrete advice about how to make the most out of the 2012 MALCS Summer Institute at U.C. Santa Barbara. I wish I could attend, but I will be in the midst of a move. I … Read more
This is an excerpt from a plenary talk delivered at the 2011 MALCS Summer Institute at Cal State Los Angeles. Trans* is used here as a more inclusive and encompassing term for those who would be included under the umbrella term “transgender†but do not necessarily fully identify with the term. This term is being … Read more