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CSRC History The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) is one of four ethnic studies centers established at UCLA in 1969. These centers were among the first in the nation and have advanced our understanding of the essential contributions of people of color to U.S. history, thought, and culture.The centers remain the major organized research units in the University of California system that focus on ethnic and racial communities and contribute to the system's research mission. Since its founding, the CSRC has played a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research on the Chicano-Latino population, which is now the largest minority group and fastest growing population in the United States. Given its broad mandate, the center reports directly to the Office of the Chancellor at UCLA. Nationally, the center also forms a part of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, a consortium of Latino research centers located at sixteen institutions in the United States. The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press publishes research by and about Mexican Americans. Founded in 1969, the press was partly responsible for the founding and flowering of Chicano studies in the 1970s—launching the careers of young academics who could not find mainstream publishers. The press has published the journal of record in the field, Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies, for over thirty-five years. It has also published over one hundred scholarly books, research reports, reference guides, policy briefs, newsletters, and DVDs. Three new series are of special note. The A Ver: Revisioning Art History book series is a ground-breaking effort to document the work of prominent individual Latino artists. The first three books are on Gronk, Yolanda Lopez, and Maria Magdalena Campos. The Chicano Archive book series includes reference guides to special collections on Chicanos, with histories and finding aids. The first is about the renowned community arts organization Self Help Graphics & Art in East Los Angeles. The Chicano Cinema and Media Art series is an effort to preserve the many important Chicano films and videos that are no longer available. The first DVD is about the two earliest Chicano art documentaries. Through its many publications, the press has shaped opinion, policy, and research on the Chicano population, both nationally and internationally.
Former Names of the CSRCMexican American Cultural Center, UCLA Chicano Cultural Center, UCLA Chicano Studies Center, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA Current full name: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center |