Real Impact.
I have taught (and am continuing to learn) Ethnic Studies for over 15 years. I have taught in high schools, colleges/universities, graduate students, future teachers, Migrant Education, summer programs, and more. From 2017-2023, I was the only Ethnic Studies/Latino Studies teacher in the Azusa Unified School District in Azusa, CA located in Los Angeles County. I taught courses at 3 high schools everyday at Azusa High School, Gladstone High School, and Sierra (Continuation) High School. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at San Bernardino Valley College in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.
Other educational experiences include working for college prep programs such as GEAR UP and Upward Bound. I was a coordinator of an academic support program, assisted as a temporary coordinator in Undocumented Student Programs at UCR and more. In the past, I was selected as a member of the Huntington Library Teacher Advisory Panel (2022-23), a member of the National Humanities Center Teacher Advisory Council (2019-20), a Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellow (Spring 2021), and more recently a California Revealed-California History and Social Science Project inaugural Teacher Fellow (2023). Keynotes I have given on Ethnic Studies teaching and learning include formal institutions, non-profits, and grassroots spaces. Places I have spoken at include Cal State San Marcos, Azusa Pacific University, UCLA, Cal State LA Urban Learning Program, XITO (Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing), and more…
I continue to write and consult on select projects. Most recently I worked with the UCLA History Geography Project on Inland Empire Stories and the Huntington Library on education spotlights which I will add soon.
Please find my publicly available curriculum/lessons here:
UCLA History Geography Project
UCLA HGP Lost LA-Landmarks lesson
CA-HSSP/CA-Revealed Fellowship Inquiry Sets
CA Mexican Women Making Their Own Lives
Myth and Mirage: Challenging Fantasy Heritage in Public Spaces in California