UC Santa BarbararEvista: A Multi-media, Multi-genre e-Journal for Social Justice

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LITERARY GREATS VISIT UCSB The8thannualLuisLealAwardforDistinctioninChicano/LatinoLiteraturewasawardedonOctober28,2010toJimmySantiagoBaca.NamedafterProfessorLuisLealwhodiedinearly2010attheageof102andwhowasoneofthepioneersinthestudyofChicanoliterature,theawardhonorsawriteronChicano/Latinosubjectswhohasachievednationalandinternationalacclaimthroughasubstantialbodyofwork.JimmySantiagoBaca,anativeofNewMexico,isapowerfulandcourageousvoiceasapoet,shortstorywriter,memoirwriter,essayist,andnovelist.HissubjectsarehispeopleofNewMexico,themestizos,Indo‐HispanosofthatregionwhotracetheirancestrytothatlandforseveralgenerationsbutwhoareasnewasthoseMexicanimmigrantswhocrossedthebordertoday.BacawritesfromhisownexperiencesasasurvivoramongstapeopletoolongmarginalizedinAmericansociety.Hisisavoicethatweverymuchneedandappreciate.Fromimpoverishedconditionstoanorphanagetothepenitentiary,Bacasurvivedandlearnedthepowerof

literacyandofwritingandhasbecomeoneofthemajorpoetsandwritersintheUnitedStates.Bacahaswrittenmorethanelevenvolumesofpoetry.In2001hepublishedhisgrippingandpowerfulautobiographyAPlacetoStand.In2009,hepublishedhisfirstnovelAGlassofWater.Forhisoutstandingwork,BacahaswonnumerousprestigiousawardsandhonorsincludingaNationalEndowmentfortheArtsLiteraryFellowship,theAmericanBookAwardforPoetry,theWallaceStevensEndowedChairatYaleUniversity,andtheInternationalHispanicHeritageAward.Devotednotonlytohiswriting,BacaestablishedCedarTree,Inc.,anonprofitfoundationthatconducts

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Herslippersshufflingacrossthestage,SandraCisnerosapproachedthepodiuminbrightbluepajamassportingmulti‐coloredpolkadots.Hundredsofstudentsaccompaniedbycommunitymembers(onestatingintheQ&AsessionthathetraveledfromLosAngeles),staff,andfacultyfilledCampbellHallTuesdayevening,November17,2010tohear“WritingintheTimeofMexiphobia,orPackingYourPapers.”Cisnerosdidn’tfocusheavilyonimmigrationthemes,pollingtheaudience,identifyingveryyoungmembers,andcontinuingwitha“G‐Rated”versionofherthoughts(tothepartialdisappointmentofsomewhocametohearCisnerosonsomethingrelatedtoher199Xcollectionofpoetry,LooseWomen).Herless‐than‐formalattirereflectedthetitleof

Cisneros’sforthcomingbook,WritinginYourPajamas.Sheintroducedselectedreadingsfromthework‐in‐progresswithcommentsonhercommunityservicework,encouragingeveryonetopickupapenandpaperandengagetheartofliterature.‘Writethefirstdraftasifyouaretalkingtoyourbestfriend.Completelyhonest.

Likeyouwerecomfortabletalkingtothemevenwearingpajamas.’TheaudiencewasenthralledasCisnerosreadashortstoryfollowingthenarratorthroughhercommunityinsearchofbothalostcatandthecompanyofherrecentlydeceasedmother.TheaudiencewasalsotreatedtoafictionalwindowintothelifeofFridaKahloandherrelationshipwithDiegoRivera.Cisneros’svoicewasmelodicandinviting

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NewsNepantlafrom

JimmySantiagoBacaandSandraCisnerosgivetalksco‐sponsoredbytheDepartmentofChican@Studies.

inside:Chair’sMessageGloriaAnzalduaFacultySpotlightGraduateCornerMayanSudoku

UCSB Chican@ Studies Newsletter, Fall 2010, No. 3

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UCSB CHICANA/O STUDIES Department Faculty

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Ralph Armbruster-

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Dolores Inés

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Mario Garcia

María Herrera-

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Aída Hurtado

Francisco Lomelí

Horacio Roque

Ramirez

Chela Sandoval

Tara Yosso

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Katherine Morales

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MESSAGEFROMTHECHAIRComodeciamipapá,“parecesdiscorayado,”wheneverIfoundmyselfsooverlyexcitedaboutaprojectthatIcouldnotrestrainmyselffromtalkingaboutit.Asweendanotherquarter,myChair’smessagecontinuestobethesame—thisisagreatdepartmentwithextraordinaryaccomplish‐mentsandeveryquarterwekeeprakinginnewandexcitingdevelopments.ForthisquarterIwanttohighlighttheintellectualandresearchactivitiesofourfacultyandgraduatestudents.Firstofall,IwouldliketothankProfessorMarioGarciaandouracegraduateassistantsJessicaLopezLymanandEddyAlvarezwhoworkedasateamtoorganizeanoutstandingcolloquiumseries.The“colloquiumteam,”astheycallthemselves,coordinatedadistinguishedpanelofspeakersthatincludedhistorians,communityactivists,politicalscientists,creativewriters,membersofourfaculty,andgraduatestudents.EveryWednesdaywetooka“SipofKnowledge”(yomasdiria,unjarrotedesabiduría)inthecompanyoffaculty,graduatestudentsfromacrosscampus,staff,aswellasvisitorsfromoutsidethecampus.

Therearetwopresent‐ationsinparticularIwouldliketohighlight.ThefirstisthepresentationbyJimmySantiagoBaca,thisyear’srecipientoftheannualLuisLealAwardforDistinctioninChicano/LatinoLiterature.ProfessorMarioGarciachairstheawardcommittee.InadditiontoSr.Baca’spláticaatthedepartment’scolloquium,hespoketoanaudienceofover600students,faculty,staff,andcommunitymembers.Itwasawonderfulexperiencetowitnessyoungpeople’sinspirationfueledtousetheirownlivesandcommunitiestobecomethenextgenerationofwriters.ThesecondpresentationwasbySandraCisneros,therenownedChicanawriterwhoalsospoketoanaudienceofcloseto800urgingyoungpeopleto“writelikeyouareinyourpajamas,atyourkitchentable,talkingtoyourbestfriendandthenedit,edit,andtheneditagain.”EarlierinthedayofMsCisneros’presentation,agroupofourgraduatestudentspresentedatthedepartment’scolloquiumseriesexploringthesignificanceofMsCisneros’work.Thedepartmentisalsolinkingitsintellectualactivitiestoourlocalcommunity.Onherfirstdayoncampus,MsCisnerosattendedadinnerwithsupportersofourdepart‐ment.TheeventwasorganizedbyProfessorMariaHerrera‐Sobek,AssociateViceChancellorofDiversity,EquityandAcademicPolicy,andbyMichaelMiller,DirectorofDevelopment.InattendancewerePaulaLopez,localnewsanchorandreporter,HonorableFrankOchoaJr.,SantaBarbaraSuperiorCourtJudge,AlPizano,Chairofthe

HispanicAchievementCouncilinSantaBarbara,andarepresentativefromSantaBarbara1stDistrictSupervisorSaludCarabajal’sOffice.OurgoalthroughalloftheserelatedactivitiesisforChicanaandChicanointellectualproductiontotouchyoungpeople’slivestoinspirethemtobecomethenextgenerationofleadersinallfields.Wewanttoopentheuniversity’sdoorstoinvitethosewhohavegonethroughitshallstocomebacktohelpuswithourmission.WebelievethatthespiritofChicanaandChicanoStudiesisintheblurringofboundariessothatknowledgecanbenefitall.Itwasagoodquarter.Insolidarity,AídaHurtadoChairoftheDepartmentofChicana/oStudiesandLuisLealEndowedChairBACA,cont.fromPage1literacyworkshopsinprisonsanddetentioncentersandatschoolsforat‐riskyouth.TheLealAwardwasco‐sponsoredbyvariousentitiesatUCSBincludingtheOfficeoftheChancellor,theAssociateViceChancellorforDiversity,Equity,andAcademicPolicy,theOfficeofEqualOpportunity&SexualHarassment,theChicanoStudiesInstitute,theLuisLealEndowedChair,andtheDepartmentofChicanaandChicanoStudies.

(byMarioGarcia)UP‐COMINGEVENTS:Don’tmissour

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3:30–5pmDoloresHuertaGatheringRoom,1623SouthHallEveryWednesdayduring

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RepresentativesfromtheDepartmentofChicanaandChicanoStudiesattendedElMundoZurdo:AnInternationalConferenceontheLifeandWorkofGloriaE.Anzaldúa‐Art&Performance,organizedbytheSocietyfortheStudyofGloriaAnzaldúaandtheWomen'sStudiesInstituteattheUniversityofTexasatSanAntonioincollaborationwithTrinityUniversityandTheEsperanzaPeaceandJusticeCenteronNovember4‐6,2010.DepartmentChairAídaHurtadoparticipatedintheroundtablediscussiontitled“Bridging:HowGloriaAnzaldúa’sWorkTransformedus(AConversationbetweenHumanitiesandSocialSciences)”withAnaLouiseKeating,SuzanneBost,ElisaFacio,andGloriaGonzález‐López.Shemoderatedapanelcalled“Anzaldúa'sBorderlands,Nepantla,andConocimientoinAction”inwhichshealsopresentedwithMrinalSinha.Thepresentationwascalled“TheTransformativePowerofAnzaldúa‘sBorderlands.”Finally,Dr.Hurtadomoderatedapanelofourdepartment’sgraduatestudentscalled“InnerWork/PublicActs:AnzaldúaandCulturalProduction.”ThepanelistsincludedAmberRoseGonzálezwhopresented“InnerWork/PublicActs:StudentsonthePathofConocimiento,”JessicaLópezLymanwhopresented“WitnessingPerformancePoetryintheClassroom,”NicholasCentinowhopresented“Aang‘sArrebato:WorldTravelingandConocimientointheWorldofAvatar:TheLastAirbender”andAdriannaM.Santoswhopresented“ChicanaWritersandtheMestizaWay:StepsTowardEndingViolence.”ProfessorofChicanaandChicanoStudiesEdwinaBarvosa,alsoparticipatedonapanelmoderatedbyNormaAlarcón,“PláticasandAnalysisofGloriaAnzaldúa'sThought.”Thetitleofthepresentationwas“BeyondUnitytoSolidarityinGloriaAnzaldúa‘sThought:ExploringtheRelationshipbetweenMestizaConsciousness&SustainedCohesioninSocialMovements.”

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FACULTYSPOTLIGHTAssociate Professor TaraYossoProfessorTaraYossojoinedthefacultyin2001.Priortothat,sheearnedherPh.D.atUCLosAngelesinEducation.ProfessorYossoexaminestheeducationalpipelinefromaCriticalRaceTheoryperspectiveusingcounterstories.Sherecentlypublished“‘CauseIt’sNotJustMe’:Walkout’sHistoryLessonsChallengeHollywood’sUrbanHighSchoolFormula.”(RadicalHistoryReview,102,2008,171‐184)andiscurrentlyteachingCHST191TJ“CriticalTransitionsinChicana/oEducation.”CHST:Whatarethemostexcitingtrendsinyourfield?TY:Itisveryexcitingtoseehowcriticalracetheoryandcounterstorytellingarebeingappliedineducation;toseethewaysstudentsareblurringthelinesbetweenactivismandscholarship.CHST:Whatresearchprojectshaveyounotbeenabletogetto,butstillpeakyourinterest?TY:IamworkingonabookaboutthewaysHollywoodportrayalsofLatinas/osinschoolsprojecttroublingracialmythsthatseemtojustifyeducationalpolicies

restrictingaccessandopportunityforAfricanAmericanandChicana/oyouth.CHST:Whoweretwouniquecontributorstoyouracademicaspirationsandformation?TY:AsasophomoreatUCLA,Itookanupperdivisioncourse“MexicanAmericansandtheSchools,”andtheprofessorinthatcourse,DanielG.Solórzano,gaveapresentationonstereotypesviaaslideshowofpictureshehadtakeninhistravelsthroughouttheU.S.IthendidapaperinthatclassaboutthewaysfilmstereotypesofMexicansreinforcenegativeviewsofChicana/ostudents.Iwentontocreateanindividualmajor“SocialPsychologyofEducationwithanEmphasisinChicana/oStudies.”Andmyseniorthesis(directedbySolórzano)includedinterviewswithLatina/ofilmmakerswhoacknowledgedandengagedtheteachingpoweroffilm.Ialsorememberlearningsomuchfromthestudentsintheclass,andbeingexcitedaboutthecriticallanguageandresearchIwasreading,whichhelpedmemakesenseofsomuchIhadbeenconcernedaboutinmyownschoolingexperiences.Thisresearchwaschallengingandmeaningfultome!Solórzanoalsoincludedaservice‐learningcomponenttotheclass,soIvolunteeredatJeffersonHighSchoolinLosAngelesforthequarter.Thisledmetoeventuallyconnectmywork‐studytobeabilingualaidatotherschools,suchasLennoxMiddleSchool.Reflectingbacknow,itwasthisclass,myfirstChicana/oStudiescourse,theprofessor,

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GRADUATECORNERWe’veturnedoverthisspacetoDepartmentofChican@Studiesgraduatestudents.Thisistheirnewscorner,andwilllikelychangefromquartertoquarter.ThomasCarrasco,NicholasCentino,SaraHinojos,MarlaRamirez,andCristinaSernawererecipientsoftheUniversityofCaliforniaDiversityInitiativeforGraduateStudyintheSocialSciences(UCDIGSSS)NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)2010SummerResearchAward.AmberRoseGonzálezdefendedherdissertationproposalandadvancedtocandidacyinSeptember2010.Herdissertationistitled"AnotherCityisPossible:MujeresdeMaíz,SpiritualActivismandtheCultivationofSacredSpacesinLosAngeles."SheiscurrentlyteachingacourseonIndigenouswomenandculturalproductioninthefeministstudiesdepartment,wheresheisalsoworkingonadoctoralemphasis.CarisaPrietoCortezreceivedherMaster’sDegreeinChicana/oStudiesthisFall.JessieTurner,afourthyearPh.D.candidate,taughtherfirstcourse,OralHistory:TheoriesandMethods,inSummer2010,andsheisexcitedtoattendthefirstCriticalMixedRaceStudiesConference,hostedatDePaulUniversityinNovember,atwhichshewillpresentapaperentitled"Mestiz@orMultiracial?ParallelsandDivergencesofNewMixedIdentityModels."JessiealsoreviewedStephanieElizondo

Griest'sMexicanEnough:MyLifeBetweentheBorderlines(2008)fortheSpring2011editionofAztlan:AJournalofChicanoStudies.AdriannaMichelleSantostaughtherfirstclass,ChicanaWriters,overthesummer.ShewentABDintheFallandiswritingherdissertationandworkingasaninternattheUCSBWomen’sCenterdoingoutreachtoWomenofColorandGradStudents.

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EDITORIALBYGERARDOALDANA,NewsletterCo‐editorBUTWHY2012?JoséArguelleswasaChicanostudyingArtHistoryattheUniversityofChicagointheearly1970s.HefocusedhisstudiesonMesoamericanartataboutthetimethatthedeciphermentoftheMayanhieroglyphicscriptentereditsearlyproductivephase.Arguelleswasalsoaculturalcritic,raisingethicalconcernsaboutmodernscienceandtechnology.WithinMayanastronomy,itappearshefoundanopportunitytoresolvehismodernconcernsandfeedhisancientinterests.Arguelles’sinterpretationsofMayanastronomyinTheMayanFactor—beforethedeciphermenthadcometofruition—setthebasisformodern2012“prophecies.”MytakeonwhatArguellesconfronted,andontheinterpretationofancientMesoamericaingeneral,isthatweareupagainstthecoreoftheSubalternStudiesprojectdescribedbyGayatriSpivakin“CantheSubalternSpeak?”IrealizeofcoursethatancientMayarulersweresubordinatetonoone(exceptoccasionallytoeachotheraslocalpoliticswouldhaveit),sothat“subaltern”isnottechnicallytherightterm.Butinmyestimationtheroleofrepresentationinthetwo

casesstemfromsimilarcomplications.Thatis,eventhoughClassicMayarulerswereabletoproducerepresentationsofthemselvesandoftheirintereststoClassicMayanpopulations,noneoftheserepresentationsisavailabletomodernculture—allfirstmustbetranslatedthroughnewrepresentationsbymoderninterpreters.Despiteappearances,ClassicMayahegemonscannotspeakforthemselves.Beyondtheimmediateproblemsofanancientlanguageandcomplexandunfamiliarartisticimagery,anythingweseetodaypassesthroughhundredsofyearsofreligious,political,economic,andracialcontestation.“Pagans,”“primitive,”“humansacrifice,”“stone‐agetechnology,”“indios.”Allofthesetermsgeneratebarrierstoaccessingindigenousexperiences—barriersthatarewoventhroughoutmoderncommonsense(s).Wedon’tseetheancientMayathrough2012propheciesormodernscholarship—weseetherepresentationsthattherepresentor/representativeprovidestous.Whenitcomestoacademicor2012representations,theonesthatsellaretheonesavailabletothepublic.Inordertogetatsomethingclosetoanaccuraterepresentationofancient

Mayanculture,then,wehavetogetpastthephilosophicalbarriersidentifiedbyJacquesDerrida(andfurtherarticulatedbySpivak),thesocio‐politicalsubordinationofMesoamericanandindigenouspeopleoverthelast500years,andtheconsumermarket’sappetiteforesotera.Sowhy2012?Mythoughtsarethatitrepresentsapointofarticulationbetweenthetraditionalscholarshipandthepopularizations.TraditionalscholarshiphasmadeapointofemphasizingtheaccuracyofMayanastronomyasamarkerofitsculturalappraisal.Popul‐arizershavecapitalizedonthispurportedaccuracytoextendtherepresentationtoincludethefantasticandtheprofitable.Throwinaconvenientdeadlineandyouhaveaperfectstorm,disastrousforrepresentationsoftheClassicMaya.SowhilemyarticleontheMayacalendarcorrelationproblem(CalendarsandYearsII,OxbowBooks,2010)wasinnowaydirectlymotivatedbytheissuesaround2012—anddoesn’taddressthemexplicitly—itdoesresultinthefinaldismissalthatanysuch“prophecy”hasoriginsinMayanculture.Yetwhilethearticleputsanailinthecoffinof2012interpretations,myhopeisthatitwillmotivateacorrectivemeasureonthescholarshiponMaya

astronomywithintheacademyaswell.MyhopeisthatitfurtherdelineatestheintellectualproblemweareupagainstinthestudyofancientMesoamerica.Andthatitdemonstratestheneedformoreconcertedinter‐actionbetweenEthnicandSubalternStudiesandthearchaeologyofindigenouscultures.CISNEROS,cont.fromPage1throughout,andsheattentivelyrespondedtoaudiencequestionsforashortperiodbeforethecloseoftheevent,whichtooktheformofahugelineofreadersinterestedinhavingCisnerossigntheirpersonalcopiesofherwork.SandraCisnerosistheauthorofTheHouseonMangoStreet,WomenHolleringCreek,andrecently,Caramelo,amongmuchelse.ShehasreceivednumerousawardsincludingaMacArthurFoundation“genius”grant.TheeventwassponsoredbytheCenterforNewRacialStudies;theChicanoStudiesInstitute;theCollegeofCreativeStudies;theComparativeLiteratureProgram;thedepartmentsofChicanaandChicanoStudies;English;FeministStudies;Germanic,SlavicandSemiticStudies;Linguistics;andSpanishandPortuguese;LatinAmericanandIberianStudies;theLuisLealEndowedChairinChicanoStudies;theMultiCulturalCenter;theOfficeoftheAssociateViceChancellorforDiversity,EquityandAcademicPolicy;theOfficeoftheExecutiveViceChancellor;theOfficeofEqualOpportunity&SexualHarassment/TitleIXCompliance;andtheWritingProgram.

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FACULTYSPOTLIGHT(cont.)mypeers,myservice‐learningexperience,whichreallyinspiredmeandshapedthescholarIhavebecome.CHST:Youhaveayoungchildandapartnerwhoalsoworksfulltime.Doyouhaveanyritualsthathelpyoukeepthebalance?TY:MydaughterjustturnedtwoandmypartnerisnowaprofessoratanotherUCcampus,sobalanceissomethingwe’restillworkingon.My2009articleintheHarvardEducationalReviewwasmainlywrittenbetween1amand4am,wheneveryonewasasleep,andIbecameanexpertinwritingemailswithonehand,whileholdingthebabyand/ornursing.Itrytoregularlycallgoodfriends,manyofwhomarealsomoms,andwesharestoriesandlaughsaboutoureffortstoforgeabalancebetweenacademiaandfamilia.CHST:Yourecentlyreceivedtenure;hasthataffectedyourscholarship?Ifso,how?TY:IearnedtenureinJune2007,butIdidnotwaituntiltenuretopursuethekindofresearchthatIwaspassionateabout.ItiscertainlyaprivilegetobeatenuredprofessorataResearchIinstitutionlikeUCSB,butIseeitasagreatresponsibilitytoensuretheinstitutionservestheneedsofhistoricallyunderservedcommunities.IworktomakemyresearchaccessibletomultipleaudiencesandIhavereceivedalotofsupportfromtheChancellorsOutreachAdvisoryBoardandtheChicanoStudiesInstituteto

developmyresearchintoprogramsservingthecommunity,suchasanartscollegereadinessprogramwithhighschoolstudentsinOxnard(ArtReach)andanannualconferenceaimedatincreasingthenumbersofChicana/ostudents(mainlyfromEastLosAngelesandOxnard)whotransfertotheUCandpursuegraduatedegrees(CultivatingSemillasfromtheCommunityCollegetoUCSB).CHST:Didyoumakeanypromisestoyourselfbasedonreceivingtenure?Didyoukeepthem?TY:Ifeelveryblessedtohaveafamilyandtenure.ItrytomaintainthesamelevelofproductivityI’vehad,buttoenjoythetimeIspendwithmyfamilymorenow,withoutputtingextrapressureonmyselfthatIshouldbeworkingonthatnextarticle.CHST:Wheredidyougrowupanddoyouthinkithasanimpactonwhatyoudotoday?TY:SanJose,CA,andyes,IdedicatedmybookCriticalracecounterstoriesalongtheChicana/ChicanoeducationalpipelinetoafamilyIknewgrowingupwhosechildrenwerebeingfailedateverylevelbytheschoolsystem.Theschoolseithercouldnotrecognizeorsimplyignoredtheculturalknowledges,skills,abilities,andnetworksthesechildrenhad.Seeinghowapotentiallyliberatinginstitutionlikeschoolcanbecomeaplaceofdisempowermentforyouthlikeitwasforthisfamilycontinuestofuelmywork.

RECENTDEPARTMENTALSCHOLARLYACTIVITY(Notanexhaustivelist)HoracioRoqueRamirez“Homoerotic,Lesbian,andGayEthnicandImmigrantHistories.”SpecialIssueoftheJournalofAmericanEthnicHistory.GuestEditor.Summer2010(29,no.4).“GayLatinoHistories/DyingtoBeRemembered:AIDSObituaries,PublicMemories,andtheGayLatinoArchive.”InBeyondelBarrio:EverydayLifeinLatina/oAmerica.EditedbyGinaM.Pérez,FrankGuridy,andAdrianBurgosJr.NYUPress,NewYork,2010.FranciscoLomelí"OriginsandEvolutionofHomiesasHipCulturalArtifacts:TakingtheHomiesoutoftheBarrioortheBarrioOutoftheHomies."DepartmentofChican@StudiesColloquium,Octl3,20l0."TheSenseofSpaceinVillagrá'sHISTORIADELANUEVAMEXICO,"in400YearsofLiteratureandHistoryintheU.S.:GaspardeVillagrá'sHISTORIADELANUEVAMEXICO(1610).PresentedatUCMerced,October22,20l0.MarioGarcia"Transculturation,Memory,andHistory:MaryHelenPonce's'HoytStreet‐‐AnAutobiography'."PaperdeliveredattheConferenceonChicanoLiterature,NationalUniversityofIreland,Maynooth,May25,2010."MexicanAmericansinU.S.History,"PaperdeliveredattheInternationalWorkshoponMinorityGroupsintheU.S.andChina,TuftsUniversity,June26,2010.DoloresInésCasillas“PuuurrroooMEXICO!:ListeningtoTransnationalismonU.S.Spanish‐languageRadio.”InBeyondelBarrio:EverydayLifeinLatina/oAmerica.EditedbyGinaM.Pérez,FrankGuridy,andAdrianBurgosJr.NYUPress,NewYork,2010.HellmanFamilyFacultyAward,UCSBfundingreservedforjuniorfacultywhoseresearchshowsgreatpromise.RalphArmbruster‐Sandoval“APeople’sHistoryofLosAngeles:theBrown/BlackMetropolis—IsanotherLosAngelesPossible?”LatinoStudies,8,Summer2010,271‐283.GerardoAldana“TheMayaCalendarCorrelationProblem.”InCalendarsandYearsII:AstronomyandTimeintheAncientandMedievalWorld.EditedbyJohnSteele.OxbowBooks,Oxford,2010.

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