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Since my first day in the classroom in 2010, I knew this department was the right place for me. As a professor, I get to teach, learn from, and be inspired by students who are not only brilliant, creative thinkers, but also deeply committed change agents intentionally seeking education to improve conditions for their families and communities. Our staff genuinely care about making students feel at home. Our faculty are nationally-renowned leaders in the study of Chicanas/os/xs, Latinas/os/xs, and Indigenous migrants from Latin America – uncovering inequalities, informing policy, and shining a light on these communities’ resistance, art, and history to inspire transformative change. Learn More…

Leisy AbregoChair and Professor

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CCAS Summer Sessions Offerings

April 13, 2021
Join the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies…
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Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Chicanos in Film & Comedy

April 7, 2021
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
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Events

L. Heidenreich presents Nepantla Squared: Transgender Mestiz@ Histories in Times of Global Shift

April 21 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Queer of Color Genealogies – Spring Book Series

April 21 @ 11:30 am - May 21 @ 5:30 pm
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As a land grant institution, the Chicana/o and Central American Studies department at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).

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