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Photo portrait of Gustavo Arellano
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Gustavo Arellano, winner of the 19th annual Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature

Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano to receive Luis Leal Award

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Oral history project gathering stories from Afro-Chicanx community
Silvia Rodriguez Vega and book cover with children's drawing

Children’s drawings illustrate the hurt imparted by policies of family separation 
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Matt Perko
Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference

With $500,000 raised, the Ismael ‘Mayo’ de la Rocha Endowed Scholarship opens doors for underserved students with activism in their hearts
Gerardo Aldana wears a suit and stands in front of a Wakanda Forever poster which features King Namor
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Gerardo Aldana at the world premier of Wakanda Forever. Among other things, he consulted on King Namor's headdress and spear, pictured in the poster.

Historian Gerardo Aldana, an expert in Mesoamerican civilizations, consults on “Wakanda Forever,” propelling his research into the MCU — and ending up on screen

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