Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight Series
Chicanx and Latinx Studies partnered with MEChA de UCSD to highlight members of our UC San Diego community in honor of Latinx Heritage Month. Profiles are featured on our Instagram account. View the drawers below for our featured profiles.
Featured Profiles
2021 Spotlights
Daniel Alfaro, Undocumented Student Services
Luis Alvarez, Department of History
James Antony, Department of Education Studies
Gerardo Arellano, Raza Resource Centro
Kaitlyn Avila, Communication and International Studies-History Double Major
Veronica Bejar, Office of Undergraduate Research
Julio Berreiro, Department of Physics
Roberta Camarena, Office of Admissions
Robert Castro, Department of Theatre & Dance
Luis R. Castellanos, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Frances Contreras, Department of Education Studies
Melanie B. Cruz, Health Sciences Advancement
Teddy Cruz, Department of Visual Arts
Ricardo Dominguez, Department of Visual Arts
Maruth Figueroa, Office of the Vice Chancellor - Student Affairs
Trinidad Figueroa, Thurgood Marshall College
Jennifer Gomez, Political Science-Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Major
Olivia Graeve, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Allison Hermosa, Sociology-Social Inequality Major
Israel Hernandez, Thurgood Marshall College
Ramón A. Hernandez, School of Medicine
Martin Leyva, Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) Candidate in Department of Education Studies
Luis Martin-Cabrera, Department of Literature
Blanca Meléndrez, Altman Clinical Translational Research Institute
Gilberto Mosqueda, Department of Structural Engineering
Mercedes Muñoz, Office of the Chancellor
Brandon Najera, Ethnic Studies and History Double Major
Lisa Ordóñez, Rady School of Management
Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, Department of Sociology
Kat Peña, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Student in Department of Theatre and Dance
MarDestinee Perez, Center for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
Jose Ramirez, History and Political Science Double Major
Elizabeth Robles, Thurgood Marshall College
Amanda Rojas, Japanese Studies Major and Chicanx and Latinx Studies Minor
Irene Rubio, Thurgood Marshall College
Carolyn Sandoval, Teaching + Learning Commons
Frank Silva, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Sara Solorzano, International Studies-Sociology Major and Chicanx and Latinx Studies Minor
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Political Science Alumna
Daphne V. Taylor-García, Department of Ethnic Studies
Manuel Vargas, Department of Philosophy
Oscar Vazquez Mena, Center for Memory and Recording Research (CMRR)
Elizabeth Villa, Division of Biological Sciences
2022 Spotlights
Nara Muniz I. Franca, Division of Extended Studies
Luciana Marcos Laberge, Department of Latin American Studies
Yifan Chen, Computer Science Major | Muir College
Javier Duarte, Department of Physics
Bryan Lopez Villeda, Electrical Engineering Major
Joshua Paez, Theater and Dance Major | CLS Minor | Muir College