Mexican Americans Speak Up in Pollak Library’s Special Collection April 29, 2021 Share This:
This illustration from the California Librarian, the January 1973 special issue on Chicano Library Service, is by Jorge Enciso s Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico, Dover Publications, 1953.
Daisy Gomez-Fuentes listened in awe to an audio-visual recording of Chicano activist Rudy Acuña speaking to a group of Cal State Fullerton students in May 1974. The lecture gave her insights into the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and ’70s.
“He spoke about the cultural conflicts that Chicanx students faced in academia,” said Gomez-Fuentes, a Chicana and Chicano studies major and daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation s Inaugural Conference Dec. 15, 2020 Share This:
Science fiction, comics and fantasy genres often don’t depict people of color, including Black characters.
“When Black characters do appear, they often represent timeworn stereotypes or have no connection to Black cultural realities,” said Natalie J. Graham, associate professor of African American studies and director of Cal State Fullerton’s newly established Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation.
Graham hopes to change this depiction by using sci-fi, fantasy and futurism writing to address social justice and equity issues through events such as the recent “Fantastic Futures” reading and panel discussion.