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For Mexican American Millennials, Success Is Tied to Providing for Parents
A new, longitudinal study primarily focused on first-generation college graduates is led by Daisy Verduzco Reyes, a researcher for the CSRC's Latina Futures 2050 Lab and sociology professor at UC Merced. Photo by David Esquivel, UCLA.
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"On the Side of Angels: Latina Lesbian Activism" Opens at the Vincent Price Art Museum
Presented by Latina Futures 2050 Lab at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, the new installation captures social justice movements from the 1980s to the late 2000s. The exhibition runs June 21- August 30, 2025.  Photo: Lesbians of Color - LA, 1980. Photograph by Lydia Otero. From the Yolanda Retter Papers. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
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CSRC Newsletter - Spring Quarter 2025
CSRC assists UCLA faculty and recruitment efforts, updates on California Freedom Summer and the Latina Futures 2050 Lab, more reports from the Thriving Youth Study, a new exhibition on Latina lesbian activism, CSRC Press wins awards, and more in the Spring Quarter newsletter.
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A Message from the CSRC Director
As the Director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), a sociologist, and daughter of formerly undocumented immigrants, I believe it is critical to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities—especially during times of heightened enforcement.
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New Release! Science Fiction against the Margins
Science Fiction against the Margins: Cinematic Futures, Global Imaginaries is a compilation of fifteen essays by scholars and filmmakers that focus on B movies, television programs, independent productions, and experimental film, video, and media installations.
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Since its founding in 1969, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) has played a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research on the U.S. Chicano-Latino population. Our research mission is supported by five distinct components: a library with special collections archive, an academic press, collaborative research projects, public and academic programs, and community-based partnerships.

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