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The mission of The Latinx Resource Center is supports students of Latin American descent throughout their journey at SDSU to succeed and thrive academically, socially, and holistically. They are rooted in Latinx culture, with commitments to intersectionality, equity, and social and racial justice. 

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Books Selection - Latinx Heritage Month 2024


Selection by Jacquelyn Vazquez

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Irene Lara is a Chicana scholar, writer, teacher, femtor (feminist mentor), and spiritual activist who recently celebrated her twenty-year anniversary as a professor in San Diego State University’s Women’s Studies Department.

Research interests/Focus Area:

Decolonial feminism, curandera praxis, and women of color and Anzaldúan theory to write about Chicana/Latina spirituality, sexuality, healing, pedagogy, and cultural productions.

Department/University: SDSU Women's Studies

Dr. Gomes is an activist in the Afro-Brazilian and African Diaspora Movement and uses her work to connect people in the African Diaspora. The focus of her efforts is to build international bridges to fight against racism around the globe.

Research interests/Focus Area:

Brazilian hip-hop’s potential to work as a salvation tool—from racial alienation, conformity, lack of opportunity, etc.—for Afro-Brazilian youth within the hip-hop community in São Paulo, Brazil.

Department/University: SDSU Africana Studies