Chicana/o Studies Major Content

Malaquías Montoya’s Multi-Generational Impact Featured in Two Museums in Region

Karen Michele Nikos — November 27, 2023 - 11:52am

At recent exhibition openings, Malaquías Montoya was surrounded by former students and colleagues, and artists from all over. Many brought their families to meet the man who has meant so much to them. Although recovering from COVID, he arrived early and left late.

Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Comes to �ٺ��Ƶ

Karen Michele Nikos — October 24, 2023 - 12:41pm

As the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize comes to �ٺ��Ƶ this fall, it will be a kind of homecoming for the late poet. California’s Central Valley was Montoya’s native region; his brother Maceo Montoya is a professor and their father Malaquias Montoya is a professor emeritus, both at �ٺ��Ƶ.

Professor Takes Helm of Major Latinx Literary Journal

Karen Michele Nikos — November 22, 2022 - 11:25am

�ٺ��Ƶ Professor Maceo Montoya added editor to his many titles, leading the highly regarded Huizache: The Magazine of a New America.

Eddie Carmona

Anonymous — February 01, 2019 - 2:53pm

Graduated 2005
Political director at PICO California
Communication and Chicana/Chicano Studies
With roots in a largely immigrant community in La Puente, East Los Angeles, Eddie transferred to �ٺ��Ƶ from Sacramento City College. Here, he began community organizing to address racial and economic inequalities, which became his life work through PICO California.

Xicanx Futurity Exhibition Opening at Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Karen Michele Nikos — December 21, 2018 - 3:26pm