Curriculum Vitae


Current Position
 
Professor, Sociology and Chicano Studies
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont , CA 91711

Education
 

1991 PhD, Sociology, University of California Los Angeles
1986 M.A., Sociology, University of California Los Angeles
1970 B.A., Communications, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1968 A.A., Liberal Arts, Northeastern Jr. College, Sterling, CO

Research Experience and Grants
 

2003
“La Paz de Cesar Chavez: The Farmworkers' Social Movement, Cesar Chavez
Day of Service Learning, Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism,” (funded for $19,000)
Pomona Day Labor Center Health Project funded by California Endowment ($10,000)
City of Pomona grant for Pomona Economic Opportunity Center
(Board of Directors funded for $160,000)

2002
Coordinator for ASA “ Minority Opportunities School Transformation” Project
Grant proposal, City of Pomona for Day Labor Center (Board of Directors CDBG Grant funded for $38,000))
Pitzer Salathe Fund ($3,000)
UFW Alternative Spring Break grants from CCCSI ($500), Dean of Faculty ($2,000)

2001
Grant Proposal, City of Pomona Day Labor Center (CDBG Grant funded For $35,000, 6/01)
2000 Academic Initiatives Grant to bring Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Memorial ($7,000)
UFW Alternative Spring Break grant, CCCSI ($500)
Grant from California Endowment for development of day labor center health referral program ($15,000)
Emergency grant for day labor center, City of Pomona ($15,000)
CCCSI Grant for Day Labor Center Partnership ($5,000 stipend donated to the Pomona day labor center)
Grant from Edison International for English Language Program, Pomona Day Labor Center ($10,000)

1999
Grant written and funded for ASA MOST Program to advance research initiatives with Sociology students ($19,500)
Social Responsibility Committee member for a year to develop a paper that laid the foundation for a Pitzer development proposal that led to funding for the establishment of the California Center for Community and Social Issues by the Irvine and Keck foundations

1998
Helped develop and write a proposal to the Pomona City Council for a day labor center in Pomona (funded for $50,000)
Salathe Fund Grant to bring Los Angeles musicians, poets, artists ($3500)
Grant (along with Sally Raskoff and Joe Parker), Academic Events Committee, for a forum series, “New Directions in Pedagogy” ($3500)
Grant, Pomona Dean of Faculty, for a teatro production, “The Adventures of Connie Chancla” ($5,000)

1997
Research and Awards Grant for UFW Alternative Spring Break ($1250)

1996
Rockefeller Foundation Grant to cover expenses, Meeting of Los Angeles County Latino Leaders ($500)
Summer Fellowship in the Social Sciences ($1400)
Campus Compact grant for Service Learning ($800)
Breakaway Alternative Spring Break grants for UFW Spring Break ($1,000) and for a summer training workshop, two Pitzer students ($500)
Ford Foundation “Ism” project proposal involving 20 Pitzer college students for a class on video documentary and campus diversity
Printed Word Fund grant for a series on “Language Rights and the Effects of English Only” ($4500)

1995
Irvine Enterprise Award to develop a class connecting students to community-based issues ($4,000)
Breakaway Spring Break Grant for development of “Urban Ethnic Movements” class to involve students with farm workers ($1,000)
Consultant on developing a Campus Diversity Initiative Grant to make arts and culture an integral component of campus diversity work, Ford Foundation ( 6/25/95 )

1994
“Addressing Conflict in the Schools” grant to train teachers and community leaders in conflict mediation, Southern California Edison ($65,000 for three years)
American Sociological Association “Minority Opportunity School Transformation” proposal (Pitzer accepted as one of eighteen colleges in the nation)

1993
“Cooperative Coalition Building in a Multi-Ethnic School District ,” Pitzer College Faculty Research and Development Grant
Campus Compact Grant, “Ethnic Conflict and Models of Multi-Ethnic Cooperation in the Alhambra School
District ,” ($8,000)
Edison International grant, “Conflict Resolution Training Program,” ($10,000)

1992
“Conflict and Alliance : Multi-Ethnic Coalition-Building in a Southern California School District ,” Faculty Research and Development Grant
“Faculty Curriculum Development in Chicano Studies,” Pitzer College Dean's Grant, Summer, 1992. (funded for 8 faculty at $2,000 each plus $200 book stipend)
Liberty Hill Foundation, “Multi-Ethnic Task Force and Conflict Resolution Development,” ($4,000)

1991
Research Assistant in the Policy Unit of the Chicano Studies Research Center

1990
Research and Writing, Chicano Studies Curriculum Development Proposal, UCLA Office of Instructional Development (funded $40,000)

1989
Co-Writer Research Assistant, Ford Foundation Changing Relations National Ethnographic Research project on Changing Relations ($100,000)

1988
Co-Writer Research Assistant, UCLA Institute of American Cultures Grant, “The Politics of Ethnicity in Monterey Park ($10,000)

DOCTORAL THESIS:
 

“Mexican Americans in a Multi-Ethnic Community: The Case of Monterey
Park, 1986-1990, Department of Sociology, University of California Los Angeles , 1991.

PUBLICATIONS:

 

“Lessons From An Activist Intellectual: Participatory Research, Teaching, and
Learning For Social Change,” Latin American Perspectives , Vol. 31, No. 1, Jan., 2004.

 Review of Shifting Borders, Rhetoric, Immigration, and California 's Proposition 187 by Kent A. Ono and John M. Sloop in Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews , Vol. 33, No. 1, January, 2004.

“Partnership in Teaching and Learning: Combining the Practice of Critical Pedagogy With Civic Engagement and Diversity,” in Peer Review , American Association of Colleges and Universities, Spring 2003.

“Organizing Immigrant Workers: Action Research and Strategies in the Pomona Day Labor Center ” (with former Pitzer students Suzanne Foster and Silvia Rodriguez) for a forthcoming book Communities and Political Activism , edited by Enrique C. Ochoa and Gilda Laura Ochoa, Arzona State University Press, 2004.

Resource Materials Manual for Teaching Latino/a Sociology , (edited with Gilda Ochoa), American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center , 2003.

“Inclusion or Exclusion: One Immigrant's Experience and Perspective of a Multicultural Society,” Minority Voices: Linking Personal Ethnic History and the

Sociological Imagination . Ed John Myers. Boston : Allyn & Bacon, 2004: 106-120. “ Pomona 's Day Labor Center Addresses Needs of Community,” (With Francisco Suarez) Los Angeles Times Inland Valley Section ( 28 January 2002 ): A4.

“Acordandome de Cesar Chavez.” In America 2002 , (Marzo, 2002): 10, 11.

“Suits Peril Last of Affirmative Action in Education.” In Newsday (March 21, 2001).

Review of Between Two Nations: The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City by Michael Jones –Correa in Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews , Vol. 29, No. 3, May, 2000.

“A Break of Consciousness.” In Educational Foundations: An Anthology , edited by Roselle K. Chartock. 78 – 82 New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2000.

Interview by Sandra Enos. “A Multicultural and Critical Perspective on Teaching Through Community.” In Cultivating the Sociological Imagination: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Sociology , edited by James Ostrow, Gary Hesser, And Sandra Enos. Washington, D. C.: American Association of Higher Education American Sociological Association, 1999.

 One Participant's View of Cuba,” Critical Sociology , Vol. 25, #1, 1999.

“Building Bridges of Collaboration: Students, Community and the United Farm Workers.” Deeper Than the News Internet Resource Site, May, 1999.

Class syllabi from classes Rural and Urban Social Movements and Restructuring Communities, Resource Materials Manual for Teaching Latino/a Sociology , A. S. A. Teaching Resource Center , Spring, 1999.

“Making a Difference: Service Learning as an Activism Catalyst and Community Builder.” AAHE Bulletin , Vol. 52, No. 1, September, 1999.

“Cultural and Structural Inequalities: Sources of Unity and Division Among People of Color.” Deeper Than the News Internet Resource Site, February, 1999.

Interview With Rudy Acuna, Professor of Chicano Studies at Cal State University Of Northridge, in ColorLines , Summer, 1999.

“An Essay on Sources of Inter-Community Conflict and Models of Collaboration.” Journal of California Politics and Policy . Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs, California Statue University , L. A., 1998.

“Anti-Bilingualism Rooted in Anti-Immigrant Movement.” Deeper Than the News Internet resource site, December, 1998.

“Building Creativity and Collaboration in Diverse Classrooms” and a poem, “A Break of Consciousness,” in Diversity Web resource hub for higher education, Association of American Colleges and Universities, October, 1997.

Commissioned review for Pine Forge Press of book manuscript, Building Community: Social Science in Action , edited by Philip Nyden, Anne Figert, Mark Shibley, Darryl Burrows, June, 1997.

“Situational Identity of Suburban Mexican American Politicians in a Multi-Ethnic Community.” Chicanos and Chicanas in Contemporary Society , edited by Roberto M. DeAnda. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

“Doing Sociology: Connecting the Classroom Experience With A Multi-Ethnic School District .” Teaching Sociology , (with Betty Farrell). January, 1996, Vol. 24: 46-53.

“A Gift to the Class of 1996.” In The Other Side . October, 1996, Vol. XXVII: 3, 8.

The Politics of Diversity: Immigration, Resistance, and Change in Monterey Park , California (John Horton with Jose Calderon, Mary Pardo, Leland Saito, Linda Shaw, and Yen Fen Tseng). Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.

“ Multi-Ethnic Coalition Building in a Diverse School District .” Critical Sociology , 21,1 (1995): 101-111.

“The Media As Deviant in the Rodney King Incident.” In The Image of Violence , Selected Papers, Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Edited Will Wright and Steve Kaplan. University of Southern Colorado , Fall, 1995.

“Combating Racial Youth Conflict Through Parent, Community, and School Coalitions in the San Gabriel Valley ,” Journal of California Politics and Policy: California Urban Issue of the ‘90's , edited by Jaime Regalado. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs , California State University , L. A., 1,1 (November, 1995).

Review for October, 1993 (Vol. II, Number 1) “Notas” Newsletter of the Section On Latina and Latino Sociology of the American Sociological Association, Rebellious Lawyering: One Chicano' Vision of Progressive Law Practice by Gerald P. Lopez, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1992

Class syllabi, from Chicanos in American Society and Urban Ethnic Movements Classes in Resource Materials Manual for Teaching Latino/a Sociology , American Sociological Teaching Resource Center , Washington , D. C., August, 1994.

“Hispanic and Latino: The Viability of Categories for Panethnic Unity.” Latin American Perspectives , June 1992.

“Language Struggles in a Changing California Community.” Source Book on Official English , (With John Horton) edited by Jim Crawford, University of Chicago Press, 1990.

“Latinos and Ethnic Conflict in Suburbia: The Case of Monterey Park .” Latino Studies Journal ,, Vol. 1, No. 2, May, 1990.

“How the English Only Initiative Passed in California .” Chicano Studies and the Politics of Community , Ann Arbor , MI , 1988.

“Latinos, Ethnic Conflict, and Political Trends: the case of Monterey Park .” Chicano Studies and the Politics Community , Ann Arbor , MI , 1988.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

 

2004
Michi and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair in Multicultural Studies, Cal Poly Pomona Richard E. Cone Award for Excellence and Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education, California Campus Compact Civic Scholar appointment, Corporation for National and Community Service

 2003
Appointed member of the National Advisory Council of the New Institute on Liberal Education and Civic Engagement, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Appointed to three-year position, Distinguished Career Award Committee, American Sociological Association Finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact

 2002
Third year council member and head of Research and Teaching Awards Committee of Latina/o Section of the American Sociological Association One of fifteen national diversity and service learning leaders for a “Pedagogies of Engagement” conference, Carnegie Foundation Honored at Lavender Graduation for support of gay and lesbian students, Scripp's College Accreditation reviewer with the Western Association of Schools and CollegesSelected as one of seven national leaders in diversity and service learning for a special AACU Forum on Civic Education and Diversity to recommend ways to improve undergraduate education by gathering examples of good practice from a variety of fields and develop a report.

2001
Selected, alongside sixty five other leaders from U. S. , for the Ninety eighth American Assembly: “Racial Equality: Policies for the Twenty first Century, Arden House, Columbia University , New York , 4/19-22, 2001 Second year of elected two-year position on Faculty Executive Committee Second year of three year term as council member and head of Research and Teaching Awards Committee, ASA section on Latina/o Sociology

2000
Seminar Leader for AACU Boundaries and Borderlands Institute, Rhode Island Brown University , 7/13-7/23, 2000

1999
Appointed to a Special Task Force on Campus Hate Crimes by the Executive Board of the American Sociological Association Elected to two year position on the Faculty Executive Committee Elected to three year term as council member, ASA section on Latina/o Sociology

1998
Professor Award plaque and appreciation dinner, Unidos Organization Finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact United Farm Worker's Union “Si Se Puede” Community Award for life-long contributions to the farm worker movement Three-year appointment to the selection committee for the ASA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching

1997
Elected, Southern California representative and board member, National Coordinating Committee, National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Elected Faculty Student Marshal by Pitzer graduating class for fourth year in a row

1996
Board Member of Diversity Web, American Association of Colleges and Universities Elected Faculty Student Marshal by Pitzer graduating class for third year in a row Faculty of the Year award by Chicano Studies at Dia de la Familia Selected as one of two U. S. representatives by the Indian National Committee on Campus Diversity to speak at a National Conference on Campus Diversity in India , “Our Common Goal Reaching Across Differences,” Goa , India

1995
National Advisory Board of Breakaway to promote service learning Urban Ethnic Movements Class and UFW Alternative Spring Break selected as “Curriculum Based Alternative Break Program of the Year” by Breakaway Chair of the American Sociological Association Committee on Teaching Faculty Student Marshal by Pitzer graduating class for second year in a row Selected as one of 60 faculty for the Invisible College , focused on Service Learning

1994
Pitzer Outstanding Fieldwork Community Service Award Community Service Award and Plaque, the Southern California Chinese American Education Association Faculty Student Marshal by graduating class

1993 Elected to two-year position, Latina/o Sociology Section Appointed to three-year position, ASA Committee on Teaching

1992 Chicana/o Studies Faculty of the Year Award presented at Dia de la Familia

90-91 ASA Dissertation Fellowship

89-90 Institute of American Cultures Graduate Fellowship

85-89 ASA Minority Fellowship

84-86 Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UCLA Department of Sociology

Professional Papers and Presentations:

 

2004
“Knowledge, Service, and Action as Democratic Forms” presentation at Journey Towards Democracy Symposium , Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 1/21/04

“Connecting Multiculturalism, Student Centered Learning, Critical Pedagogy, and Participatory Research to a Diverse Curriculum,” All-day Workshop, Regis University Denver , Colorado 1/9/04

2003
“Teaching Chicana/o and Latina/o Sociology,” American Sociological Association, Atlanta , Georgia , 9/19/03

“Connecting Research, Teaching, and Community Organizing,” to Sociology Honor's students, American Sociological Association, Atlanta , Georgia , 9/17/03

“Participatory Research in the Pomona Day Labor Center ,” American Sociological Association, Atlanta , Georgia , 9/19/03

2002
Presentation, Future Faculty Professional Development Practicum, Claremont Graduate University 2/26/02

“Immigration and Public Policy in Multi-Ethnic Los Angeles,” presentation in Ethnic Geography Specialty Group Plenary Session, Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles , 3/22/02

Presentation, “Organizing Day Laborers: Action Research and Strategies in the Pomona Day Labor Center ,” at 28 th Annual Southwest Labor Studies Conference, Cal State University, Los Angeles , 5/11/02

Forum leader for a reflective seminar of high school and college faculty on Civic Engagement in a Diverse Democracy, Oberlin College , Ohio , 6/2/02

Keynote speaker, “Partnership in Teaching and Learning: Combining the Practice of Critical Pedagogy with Civic Engagement and Diversity” at conference for Liberal arts colleges, For the Common Good: Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement sponsored by Oberlin College , Campus Compact, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Oberlin College , Ohio , 6/3/02

Keynote Speaker, “Overview of the MOST Program: Origins, Goals, and Accomplishments,” at Transforming Higher Education: New Ways for Academic Departments to Advance Excellence & Inclusiveness: Lesson on Promoting Diversity from the MOST Program , sponsored by the American Sociological Association, Washington, D. C., 67/02

“A Perspective on the MOST Program and its Achievements: Pitzer College ,” as part of a Thematic Session, “Creating Inclusive and Excellent Departments of Sociology: Lessons From ASA's MOST Program,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , 8/16/02 .

Discussant in session, “Immigrant Communities,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , 8/16/02

“Challenges and Lessons in Community Based Research,” Teaching Workshop: ‘Community-Based Research Methods, Courses, and Experiences.” ASA Annual Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , 8/17/02 .

“Overcoming Cultural and Structural Sources of Division: Coalition-Building Between Asian Pacific and Latino Communities,” Special Session: “Emerging Relations of Asian Americans and Latinos,” ASA Annual Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , 8/19/02 .

Keynote presentation, “Service Learning and Immigration: Meeting the Challenge in Southern California ,” Unboxing the University Conference, Azusa Pacific University , 11/1/02

2001
Presentation at National Day Laborer Gathering, Cal State Northridge, 7/29/01

Presentation, “Hate and Hate-Bias at Colleges and Universities” as part of a policy statement by a Special Task Force on Campus Hate Crimes, American Sociological Association, Anaheim , 8/20/01

Panel Presentation, “Day Laborers,” Inland Valley Economic Development Corporation Economic Summit , Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg West Conference Center, 2/15/01

Speech presentation, “Service Learning and the Legacy of Cesar Chavez,” UFW Statewide Student Conference, La Paz , CA , 3/11/01

Presentation, “The Meaning of a Cesar Chavez Holiday,” Cesar Chavez Memorial, Claremont Colleges, 3/29/01

2000
Lecture, “Chicano/Latino Social Movements.” Sponsored by Cultural Diversity Program and the Latino Student Association, Pepperdine University, 10/26/00

Panel Presentation, “Perspectives on the Model Minority Myth: How it Affects Us All,” Pomona College , Asian American Resource Center , 11/28/00

Panel Presentation, “The Use of Video in the Classroom: Lessons From the –ISM Project,” AACU Boundaries and Borderlands Conference, Brown University , Rhode Island , 7/18/2001 .

1999
Presentations on “Latina/o Political Empowerment and “Teaching Social Research Across the Undergraduate Curriculum,” ASA, Chicago , 8/7/99

Presentation on “Advocacy Research as a Trend in Service Learning,” University of Colorado , boulder, 4/9/99

Presentation, “The Politics of Community Organizing,” University of Northern Colorado , Greeley , 4/10/99

Presentation, “Campus and Community Collaboration,” at Service Learning Summit of College and University Presidents and Chancellors, University of Denver , 4/12/99

Presentation, “Participatory Action Research in Chicana/o Studies, National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies, San Antonio, TX 4/30/99

Presentation, “A Response to the Report on Social Capital and Community Building Among Latinos,” Tomas Rivera Policy Conference, 2/12/99

1998
“Chicana/o Studies As a Discipline: Thinking About Our Future,” National Association Chicana and Chicano Studies, Mexico City , June 25, 1998 .

“Service Learning in Sociology,” American Sociological Association, Aug. 24, 1998

Panel Presentation, “Shifting Demographic Landscapes: Political Implications For California,” at “Conflict, Change & Continuity” Conference, Sponsored by the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs, Omni Hotel, November 18, 1998

Plenary Presentation, “Identity and Diversity,” at “Identity, Community, and Intellectual Development” Conference, Sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Philadelphia Sheraton, November, 15, 1998 .
“Participatory Action Research and Service Learning,” Colorado Campus Compact Conference, University of Denver , September 25, 1998 .

Presentations as consultant on “Including Race and Ethnic Relations literature in the college curriculum” at Pepperdine Curriculum Transformation Institute, 6/2- 6/10, 1998.

Keynote Presentation, “Back to Our Roots,” at “Razing Our Voices: Ethnic Studies in the University” Conference, Sponsored by Student Coalition for Diversity, the Yale Women's Center, the History Department, the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program, and UOFC, Yale University, April 11, 1998.

“Multi-Racial Coalitions and Latino Politics,” presentation at Western Political Science Association as part of a panel titled “Latino/Latina Politics in Los Angeles ,” Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles , March 12, 1998 .

Presentation on “Race Relations” at a Cultural Diversity Town Hall Meeting as part of a San Bernardino Valley College Arts and Lecture Series (and as part of President Clinton's Dialogue on Race), Feb. 11, 1998 .

Presentation, “Advancing a Collaborative Curriculum,” at a National Diversity Conference: Effective Strategies for Managing Change in a Multicultural Environment, sponsored by the Leadership Alliance for Excellence in Education, May 1, 1998 .

Presentation, “How Parents Can Become Advocates in our Local Schools,” workshop at Parent's Institute, Village Plaza , Pomona School District , May 15, 1998

1997
“Building Creativity and Collaboration in Diverse Classrooms, American Sociological Association, Toronto , Canada , August 9, 1997 .

Service Learning and Campus-Community Collaboration,” Invisible College Conference, Denver , CO , 6/20/97 .

Presentation (Keynote), “Research and Teaching as a Form of Social Activism,” Urban Research Conference, Augusta State University , Georgia , June 7, 1997 .

“Lessons from the ISM project,” presentation at Educating One-Third of a Nation VI conference sponsored by American Council on Education, Assoc. of American Colleges and Universities, Ford Foundation's Campus Diversity Initiative, Miami , Florida , October 17, 1997 .

Two Presentations: "Advocacy Research and Teaching for Social Change" and "Which Way For the Chicano Left?," National Assoc. of Chicano Studies Conference, Sacramento , CA , April 17, 1997 .

1996
"The Sociologist As Activist" in a Special Session titled "Teaching By Doing" at the American Sociological Association Conference, New York , August 16, 1996 .

"Models of Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Transformation: Lessons From the MOST Program," at the American Sociological Association Conference, New York , August 16, 1996 .

Keynote Address: "Service Learning As Advocacy," and two workshops on "Service as a Tool for Community Development," Colorado Campus Compact Institute, University of Denver , October 4-5, 1996 .

Keynote Address at Plenary: "Forging Commonalities: Research and Teaching for Building Community” and an "Informal Session on Participatory Action Research" With La Prensa de Minnesota, Minnesota Migrant Services Consortium. Presentation" Campus-Community Collaboration for Farm Worker Justice" at La Raza Cultural Center, Minnesota Campus Compact, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 6-8, 1996.

"Forging Collaboration in the Multi-Ethnic Classroom," at the Southern California Asian American Studies Regional Conference titled "Connecting Histories, Forging Solidarities," The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Ethnic Studies Department, University of California San Diego , Lajolla , California , November 23, 1966 .

"Service Learning in Academia," American Association of Colleges and Universities Conference, Washington , D. C., January 13, 1996 .

"Advocacy Research in Fostering Campus Diversity," Ford Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative Conference, Goa , India , Feb. 18, 1996 .

Keynote address, "Research for Change: Ethics, Cultures, and Realities," at a conference "Strengthening Community University Partnerships" sponsored by the Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization Consortium and the Center for Urban & Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota , St. Paul , MN , March 7, 1996 .

Keynote address, "Social Responsibility and Empowerment In A Changing Society," at the Texas Association of College Admission Counselors. Also, a workshop on "Guidance, Gangs, and Conflict Resolution." Arlington , Texas , April 21 -23, 1996

1995
"Connecting Research to Community Advocacy," California Campus Compact Conference, University of Southern California , June 22, 1995 .

"Diversity in the Workplace: Strategies for the 90's," United Food and Commercial Workers National Conference, Denver , Colorado , August 13, 1995 .

"A Break of Consciousness," Invisible College , Tennessee , September 30, 1995 .

1994
"Community and Identity," Cultural Pluralist Institute, Evergreen State College , WA , Aug., 1994

"Teaching Sociology: Connecting the Classroom Experience With a Multi-Ethnic School District," American Sociological Association, Los Angeles , August, 1994.

"Urban Ethnic Identities," Race and Ethnic Relations Section of the American Sociological Association, August, 1994.

Race, Class, and Gender: Latinos in the U. S. ," Holy Cross College , Worcester , Massachusetts , Oct., 1994.

1993
"Latinos and Asian Pacific Americans: The Role of Leadership and Strategy in Multi- Ethnic Coalition-Building," American Sociological Association, Miami , Florida , Aug. 16.

1992
Two presentations: "Multi-Ethnic ­Coalition-Building in a School District " and "The Sources of Contemporary Urban Unrest," American Soc. Association Conference in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , Aug. 20, 21.

"The Politics of Coalition-building," Service Employees International Union Western Region Civil and Human Rights Conference, Sheraton Townhouse Hotel, Los Angeles , February 21, 1992 .

"Harnessing the Strength of Diversity: Building Effective Multi-Ethnic Coalitions," 77th Annual National University Continuing Education Conference, Sheraton, San Diego , April 11,1992 .

1991
"Conceptions of Mexican American and Latino Identity in a Changing Community" at the American Sociological Association Conference in Cincinnati , Ohio , Aug. 23, 1991 .

"An Example of Undergraduate Curriculum Development: Chicano/a Studies at the University of California Los Angeles " at the American Sociological Association Conference in Cincinnati , Ohio , Aug. 23, 1991 .

"Mexican American Ethnic and Class Alignments," Ethnic Studies DepartmentColloquium Series, University of California San Diego , November 7, 1991 .

"Segregation, Resistance, and Assimilation,"Encuentro: Mexico in Los Angeles Conference, Occidental College , November 23, 1991 .

1990
"Hispanic and Latino: The Viability of Categories for Panethnic Unity" at the American Sociological Association Conference in Washington , D. C., Aug.15, 1990.

"Applications in Qualitative Research: Latinos in Suburbia" at the Latino Graduate Seminar on Cultural Studies and Latino Research, UCLA, July 1, 1990 .

“A Framework For Leadership In A Multi-ethnic Society" at Occidental College , Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 1990.

"Contemporary Conditions and Trends Amongst the Chicano/Mexican people" presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies, Albuquerque , New Mexico , March 30, 1990.

1989
"The Language Struggle in a Changing Community" presented at the Society For The Study of Social Problems Conference, Berkeley , CA , Aug. 8, 1989 .

"Latinos and Ethnic Conflict in a Suburban Community" presented at the American Sociological Association in San Francisco , CA , Aug.12, 1989.

"Politics of the English Only Movement" presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles , CA , March 30, 1989 .

"Latino Politics in a Changing Community" presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, March 31, 1989.

1988
"Why The English Only Initiative Passed In California” presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, University of Colorado , Boulder , April 16.

"Latinos, Ethnic Conflict and Political Trends: The Case of Monterey Park" presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, University of Colorado , Boulder , April 14.

"Racism and The English Only Movement" presented at the Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section, American Sociological Association Conference, Atlanta , Georgia , August 26.

1987
"The Impact of Asian Immigration On the Latino Population," presented at the Community Relations Conference of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA , May 5.

"Origins of the English Only Movement," presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, Salt Lake City , Utah , April 10.

“Usefulness and Inadequacies of Internal Colonial and Conflict Theories As Applied to the Chicano Experience," presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies, Salt Lake City , Utah , April 11.

"The Consequences of English Only For The Latino Population," presented at the 5th Annual National Hispanic Media Conference, Los Angeles , CA , April, 25.

1985
"Lessons From the La Raza Unida Party - Which Way For the Chicano Vote Today?," presented at the National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, Sacramento , CA , April 13.

SCHOLARLY AFFILIATIONS:

 

American Sociological Association

American Association of Colleges and Universities

American Association of University Professors

National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies

Society for the Study of Social Problems

Pacific Sociological Association

LANGUAGES:

 

Spanish: fluent speaking, reading, and writing

REFERENCES:
 

Dr. Alan Jones
Dean of Faculty
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont , CA 91711

Dr. Gilda Ochoa
Sociology and Chicano Studies
Pomona College
Pomona, CA

Dr. Maria Soldatenko
Gender and Feminist Studies and Chicano Studies
Pitzer College
Claremont , CA

Dr. Halford Fairchild
Psychology
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont , CA 91711

Dr. Leland Saito
Department of Ethnic Studies
University of Southern California
Los Angeles , CA

Dr. Harry Pachon
President of Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
University of Southern California
Los Angeles , CA

Dr. Jaime Regalado
Director, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs
Cal State University , L. A.
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Stewart Kwoh
Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Of Southern California
523 West 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014