Cindy Montañez, a prominent advocate for Chicana and Chicano studies, California legislator and UCLA alumnus, died Oct. 21. She was 49 years old. While a student at UCLA, Montañez participated in a 14-day hunger strike to demand funding for Chicana and Chicano studies after financial cuts put the program in danger of being shut down.
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"Her work as a public servant empowering the Latino community and advocating for a more sustainable Los Angeles will have a lasting impact on the city for years to come," said NALEO about her passing