Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies

Family, friends and colleagues will come together Sunday, Nov. 10 to celebrate the life of UNM Professor Ruth Trinidad Galván. At a young age, Galván and her four younger siblings, Esmeralda, Teodoro, Juan Carlos and Abraham moved to Los Angeles,...

The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is hosting an event with Representative Christine Trujillo as the keynote speaker.  The event is aimed at highlighting lasting contributions of the Chicano/Latino Civil Rights Movement in New Mexico and its...

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: counting all the people residing in the United States. Not only is the count mandated by the U.S. Constitution, it also affects the allocation of funding for our community’s public...

National debates about historic, sometimes controversial, art on college campuses are opening conversations at The University of New Mexico. The focal point? ‘The Three People’s Murals’ in the historic west wing of Zimmerman Library on UNM’s Main...

Chicano culture runs deep in New Mexico. It’s in the food, the politics, the music, the art – shaping nearly every corner of the state and flowing through the veins of many who call the Land of Enchantment home. That tremendous influence is what’s...

The University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies department is hosting Fandango Burqueño on June 3 from 2 – 10 p.m. at the departmental offices located at 1829 Sigma Chi Rd. NE.

Called the ‘Dean of Chicano writers’, University of New Mexico Professor Emeritus and author Rudolfo Anaya is being honored by President Obama as one of 12 recipients of the 2015 National Humanities Medal.

The University of New Mexico Department of American Studies presents a public talk with Barni Axmed Qaasim on Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. in Education Building, Room 103.

Award-winning director Alex Rivera is coming to The University of New Mexico campus to talk about his film, Sleep Dealer, and other current projects during two public events.

It’s been about a year since the Chicana & Chicano Studies (CCS) program became an official department at The University of New Mexico. But, in that short amount of time, the unit has undertaken its first self-study and external review, shedding light on some impressive gains.