Mission
The Center for Latinx & Latin American Studies is committed to interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration that advance the economic, social, and political well-being of all peoples in the Americas. By connecting with different academic, legal, medical, financial, and social partners, the Center team aims to:
● Provide a platform for teaching and learning that cultivates collaboration
● Engage in hemispheric approaches that recognize and promote the diversity of Latinidad across the Americas
● Support efforts to increase justice and equity in education, housing, food, and employment
Center Staff
Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity
Research Interests
Social justice and social movements; precarious ecologies; urban political economy; race and ethnicity; Latinx geographies; labor; science and technology studies; Los Angeles; the U.S./Mexico border
Email 📧
jdelara@usc.edu
As a historian, educator, and organizer, Cathleen roots herself in learning from people’s lived experiences across an intergenerational spectrum in order to record and examine stories about regional change in public life. Her work focuses on how migrant-based communities form through creating and using public space to enhance their livelihoods. She is a third-generation resident of the northeast San Fernando Valley and advocates for transforming spaces to meet local needs and celebrate cultural practices, sustaining a tradition that comprises the core of her research on her home.
Email 📧
ccaldero@usc.edu
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Location
University of Southern California
3501 Trousdale Pkwy
Mark Taper Hall (THH) 309
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Center Director
Juan De Lara, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity
E-mail: jdelara@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-1767
Office: KAP 462