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Veronica Terriquez Reappointed as CSRC Director
On June 29, 2026, the Insitute of American Cultures sent a campus-wide Bruin Post announcing the reappointment of Veronica Terriquez, professor of urban planning and Chicana and Chicano and Central American studies, as director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
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CSRC Newsletter - Spring 2026
Veronica Terriquez, CSRC director, reflects on five years at the CSRC, updates on California Freedom Summer and Latina Futures 2050 Lab research projects, CSRC LIbrary news, announcing the Spring 2026 issue of Aztlán, and more in the CSRC Newsletter. Photo: Participants from the United States and Canada gather for “Quebrando Barreras: Breaking Barriers in STEM Early Career and Tenure Track Positions” on April 18, 2026. (CSRC/Paul Connor)
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Latina Futures 2050 Lab: From California Through the Nation
Researchers across the state are collaborating with scholars nationwide, fueled by Latina Futures grants and deepening engagement and influence.
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Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities
In Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities (Russell Sage Foundation, 2026), CSRC Director Veronica Terriquez offers a rich examination of how youth organizing groups enable low-income, second-generation immigrant adolescents to collectively exercise political power alongside their non-immigrant peers and adult allies.
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Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies
The Spring 2026 issue includes essays on the Mexican Easter eggs in the Disney-Pixar film Coco and the analysis of narcocorridos through schizophonic listening. The Dossier section presents recent research on Latinas and Latina identity. The art of Margaret Garcia is featured. Print and online subscriptions available!
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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.
 
Please note: The CSRC Library will be closed June 15 - September 18, 2026. 

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