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The Ismael "Mayo" de la Rocha Scholarship Lunch and Awards Presentation

The Ismael "Mayo" de la Rocha Scholarship Lunch and Awards Presentation takes place next Wednesday, April 26th, from 11:30am - 1:00pm in the beautiful Las Maestras Center. Join the Chicana/o Studies Department in welcoming Cástulo de la Rocha, and wife, Zoila Escobar, to our campus and honoring the 2022-2023 scholarship recipients!

Open House Day 2023

UCSB held Open House Day on April 15th, where prospective students and undergraduates can meet members of the major departments participating in the event. 

Big Screen: Encanto with Yvett Merino (producer) and Prof. D. Ines Casillas

Reserve tickets for the free event on May 6th to watch Disney's Encanto which is followed by a conversation between Professor D. Ines Casillas and Producer Yvett Merino!

Today is Give Day!

Today is Give Day 2023 at UCSB! Please consider donating to the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department to support our cause and mission to our students!

The Sonic Geographic of Anti-Border Music, sponsored by the Latinx Sound Cultures Studies Research Group

Register for a webinar on "The Sonic Geographis of Anti-Border Music," featuring speakers Associate Professor Roberto D. Hernandez of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University, and Lead Singer of L.A.-based band Aztlan Underground, Yaotl Mazahua. 

Spotlight: Sal Castro Memorial Conference: Special Symposium on the Work and Legacy of Mario T. Garcia

Spotlight: Sal Castro Memorial Conference: Special Symposium on the Work and Legacy of Mario T. Garcia

Recording Available: Carsey-Wolf Center presents "Big Screen: Wakanda Forever and Indigenous Worldbuilding"

If you missed the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center screening of "Big Screen: Wakanda Forever and Indigenous Worldbuilding with Gerardo Aldana, Giovanni Batz and Daina Sanchez," you can catch the recording of the talk, which is available for viewing by the Carsey-Wolf Center!