I’m a Teaching Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies in the School of Cultural and Critical Studies, teaching Latina/o/x Studies. My research focuses on the intersections of labor, migration, and activism among Mexican working-class communities in the United States, especially in the Southwest and Midwest.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Searching For Memories In La Colonia: Migration, Labor, And Activism In Oxnard, California, 1930-1980 (Manuscript)
“Aliens In Ohio: Constructing The Narrative Of Mexicans In The Midwest” (Article)
“We Want Justice!: Latino Students’ Activism In Northwest Ohio” (Article)
“Proposition 187 Generation: Reflection On My Activism And Pedagogy In Oxnard, California” (Book Chapter)
PUBLISHED WORK
“Chicano Communists and the Struggle for Social Justice.” Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 51, no. 2 (Summer 2020)
“They Should Stay There: The Story of Mexican Migration and Repatriation during the Great Depression.” Agricultural History, Vol. 93, no. 2 (Spring 2019).
“Delano Grape Strike and the United Farm Workers Movement.” In 50 Events that Shaped Latino History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic, Vol. II, ed. Lilia Fernández. ABC-CLIO, 2018.
“Another Point of View: Chapter 6 – Affirmative Action.” In U.S. Latino Issues, 2nd Edition, ed. Rodolfo Acuña, ABC-CLIO, 2017.
“Where Are All Of The Latina/os?: Teaching Latina/o Studies In The Midwest.” In White Washing American Education: The New Culture Wars In Ethnic Studies, eds. Denise Sandoval, et al., ABC-CLIO, 2016.
“Rows of Memory.” Western American Literature, Vol. 50, no. 1 (Spring 2015).
“Mexican American Working-Class Activism.” Journal of American Ethnic History, Vol. 34, no. 1 (Fall 2014): 101-104.
“¡Ya Basta! The Struggle For Justice And Equality: The Chicano Power Movement in Oxnard, California.” In The Chicano Movement: Perspectives From The Twenty-First Century, ed. Mario T. Garcia. New York: Routledge, 2014.