Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program Mission

The Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican- and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States. The interdisciplinary Program is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latina/o populations. The primary objective of the Program is to train students in the study of Chican@ & Latin@s, as well as to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry.