The Ethnic Studies Department provides students a holistic and transdisciplinary education with a focus on the historical and contemporary relational experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the United States. We offer five distinct Associate of Arts degrees in Ethnic Studies (ETHS), Africana Studies (AFRS), American Indian & Indigenous Studies (AIIS), Asian Pacific Islande
r American Studies (APIAS), and Chicanx & Latinx Studies (CLS). As a field, Ethnic Studies is committed to critical theorizations of race, racism, and white supremacy as foundational elements of modern social formations. Through an intersectional analysis, students examine ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and interrogate interlocking systems of oppression in order to unsettle and disrupt them. Ethnic Studies cultivates activist-scholars by providing students opportunities to bridge academic study with community engagement. Graduates develop a liberatory vision for social change and acquire skills in community-centered leadership, media literacy, critical and creative thinking, and an ability to advance social justice for BIPOC. Our majors prepare students for transfer and career pathways that serve BIPOC populations in areas/fields such as education and research, community advocacy, union organizing, city planning and housing development, health and human services, mediation and conflict resolution, marketing and communications, law and policy, fine and performing arts, multicultural affairs, and more. Full-Time Faculty:
Arnetta Villela-Smith, Department Coordinator | email: [email protected] | ph: 714-992-7536 | Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Intro to African American Studies, African American History I & II, Women of Color in the US, Race, Ethnicity & Popular Culture, Intro to LGBTQ Studies
Ziza Delgado Noguera, PhD | email: [email protected] | ph: 714-992-7504 | Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Women of Color in the US, Intro to Chicanx Studies, Social Justice Movements (On Leave Fall 2021)
Amber Rose González, PhD | email: [email protected] | ph: 714-992-7505 | Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Women of Color in the US, Intro to American Indian Studies, American Indian History, Intro to Chicanx Studies, Chicanxs & Latinxs in Contemporary Society, Intro to Women's Studies
Rosie Kar, PhD | email: [email protected] | Courses taught: Women of Color in the US, Intro to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies, Asian Pacific Islander American History, Social Justice Movements
Adjunct Faculty:
Ruth Calcanas | email: [email protected]
Courses taught: Intro to Chicana/o Studies, Chicanx History II, Chicanxs & Latinxs in Contemporary Society
Eufemio Fernandez | email: [email protected]
Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Chicanx History I & II
Patricia Gomez | email: [email protected]
Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Intro to Chicanx Studies, Chicanx History I & II, Chicanxs & Latinxs in Contemporary Society,
Lawrence Hashima | email: [email protected]
Courses taught: Intro to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies, Asian Pacific Islander American History
José Zamora | email: [email protected]
Courses taught: American Ethnic Studies, Intro to Chicanx Studies, Chicanx History I & II
Ethnic Studies Department
Social Sciences Division
Office: Bldg 1400, Room 1415
