JAMES DIEGO VIGIL
RECEIVES AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
Dr. James Diego
Vigil, Professor of Criminology, Law, and
Society, has been selected to receive the
American Anthropological Association's Robert B.
Textor & Family Prize for Excellence in
Anticipatory Anthropology. Vigil will receive
the award Nov. 28 at the AAA annual meeting in
Washington, D.C.
PROUD WELCOME TO DR.
ANA ROSAS AS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES
Dr. Ana Elizabeth
Rosas joined the UCI Department of
Chicano/Latino Studies and History, as an
assistant professor. Dr. Rosas earned her Ph.D
in History and American Studies from the
University of Southern California. She was a
2006-07 recipient of a UC President's
Postdoctoral Fellowship. In her Fellowship, she
worked under the supervision of UCI Professor
and Interim Dean of the School of Humanities,
Vicki Ruiz.
Vicki Ruiz Named
Interim Dean School of Humanities
The Department of
Chicano/Latino Studies is pleased to announce
that faculty member, Professor Vicki L. Ruiz,
has been named Interim Dean of the University of
California, Irvine School of Humanities,
effective September 1 and subject to Regental
approval.
ALEJANDRO MORALES
RECEIVES LUIS LEAL AWARD
Alejandro Morales,
professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Spanish
and Portuguese, is the 2007 recipient of the
Luis Leal Award for Distinction in
Chicano/Latino Literature. The Leal Award,
awarded annually by UC Santa Barbara, recognizes
an accomplished writer of the Chicano/Latino
experience. Previous recipients of the Leal
Award include Oscar Hijuelos, Rudolfo Anaya,
Denise Chavez, and Helena Maria Viramontes.
the department of
chicano/latino studies congratulates the 2006-2007
honors recipients
Jessica Alvarez
Major(s):
Chicano/Latino Studies
Minor: Criminology, Law and Society
Cum Laude
Jeff Garcilazo Paper Prize
Honors in Chicano/Latino
Studies
Phi Beta Kappa
Lizbeth Antonio
Major(s): Chicano/Latino
Studies & Sociology
Honors in Chicano/Latino
Studies
Ismael Diaz Herrera
Major(s): Chicano/Latino
Studies & Sociology
Honors in Sociology
Aida S. Macedo
Major(s): Chicano/Latino
Studies & Political Science
Cum Laude
Honors in Chicano/Latino
Studies
Phi Beta Kappa
Rosa Erandi Zamora
Major(s):Chicano/Latino
Studies & Political Science
Cum Laude
Honors in Chicano/Latino
Studies
Phi Beta Kappa
ralph bunche
2006 award to Associate
Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla
Congratulations to Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla for
receiving the American Political Science
Association's 2006 Ralph Bunche Award for the best
scholarly work in political science published in
2005 which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and
cultural pluralism. The Ralph Bunche prize is
awarded annually for the best scholarly work in
political science which explores the phenomenon of
ethnic and cultural pluralism. It carries a prize of
$1,000.
Vicki Ruiz
elected a Fellow of the Society of American
Historians
Vicki Ruiz, Professor in Department of
Chicano/Latino Studies and Chair of the Department
of History, has been elected a Fellow of the Society
of American Historians, a rare honor since
membership in the Society is limited to 250
historians. Founded in 1939 by Alan Nevins, the
Society seeks to recognize scholarly and literary
distinction in historical writing. It awards the
annual Francis Parkman Prize for the best book in
American history, the biennial James Fenimore Cooper
Prize for the best historical novel, the annual
Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written
dissertation, and the biennial Bruce Catton Prize
for Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of History.
Congratulations to Associate
Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla
Congratulations to Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla
for receiving the best book award in the area of
"Identity and Intergroup Relations" from the
APSA's Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and
Politics. Lisa will be honored at the upcoming
APSA Meetings in Philadelphia for her book,
"Fluid Borders: Latino Power, Identity, and
Politics in Los Angeles" (UC Press, 2005).
UCI
Chicano/Latino Studies Department Established
The
School of Social Sciences has launched a new
Department of Chicano/Latino Studies only the third
in the UC system. Following support of
the School of Social Sciences and its Executive
Committee, the UCI campus has officially approved
the proposal for the establishment of the Department
of Chicano-Latino Studies. Congratulations to the
founding Chair, Professor Leo Chavez, and the
faculty and staff of the new department.
The
department builds on the success of the school's
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, which, under the
leadership of Leo Chavez, professor of anthropology,
has attracted numerous faculty members and added an
undergraduate major and a graduate studies emphasis.
An interdisciplinary program, Chicano/Latino studies
gives students the opportunity to examine the
historical and contemporary experiences of Americans
of Latin American origin.
The Department of
Chicano-Latino Studies will provide a scholarly
approach to the history, politics, social
structures, and outcomes of Chicanos, Puerto Ricans,
Central Americans, South Americans, and Caribbean
peoples in the United States. These groups form the
nation's largest minority, and comprise over a third
of the population of California.
UCI's Department of Chicano-Latino Studies will
focus on "Migration, Memory, and Access". An
analysis of migration seeks to understand the causes
and consequences of migration flows from these
regions into the United States. Understanding the
experiences and cultural representation builds
cultural memory. Finally, the program seeks to
understand access to institutions and opportunities
for these groups, including education, socioeconomic
opportunity, civic engagement, and health care.
SPRING 2006
Ismael
Herrera, senior with double major in Chicano/Latino
Studies and Sociology, was
selected as a 2006
Harvard Galbraith Scholar:
The
Galbraith Scholars program seeks students of exceptional
promise and uncommon perspective who have demonstrated
interests in issues of inequality and social policy.
College sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in any
U.S. college or university are eligible for selection.
The Galbraith Scholars program is designed to cultivate
a diverse new generation of scholars and leaders, and
students of color and students of limited economic means
are particularly encouraged to apply.
