Minor in Latina/o Studies

Why Latino Studies?

The undergraduate minor in Latina/o Studies is a multidisciplinary university-wide program. Students learn about the social, political, economic, historical, and cultural processes that impact Latina/o communities in the United States. The minor emphasizes applied skills and knowledge, including research skills, for better participating in our diverse society. Want to join? Get in touch with Dr. Claude Bonazzo - Romaguera (cb59423) for the next steps!

 

Minor Requirements - 18 Hours

Students in the minor take two required courses: Introduction to Latina/o Studies (LATS 2300), and Latina/o Identities, Communities and Social Change (LATS 4325). Faculty experts from across the university teach elective courses in the minor applying cultural perspectives to their fields, including: communication studies, criminal justice, family and child development, marketing, music and political science.

Director

Dr. Melissa Garcia

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Director of Latina/o Studies
Email: bym36@txstate.edu

Phone: (512)245-2113

Dr. Melissa Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington, a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Memphis, and B.A. in International Studies/Anthropology (Latin American focus) from Southwestern University.

 

Her research and expertise are at the intersection of Immigration, Sociology of Education, and Latinx Sociology. Melissa’s research uses various qualitative methods, including semi-structured interviews, archival methods, and ethnographic observations, to conduct research that aims to address social inequalities. In one strand of her current research, she examines how students experience inclusion or exclusion in Latinx and Asian panethnic student organizations and its implications. In a second strand of research, she is interested in how immigration-related public policies affect immigrants’ daily lives. In other research, Melissa, along with co-authors, have examined immigrants’ well-being and perceptions of discrimination.

 

 

Hispanic Student Association Leadership

Blanca Berry

President
Email: beb150@txstate.edu

Angela Rodriguez

Treasurer
Email: apj30@txstate.edu

Pedro Zaragoza

Vice-President
Email: mzw5@txstate.edu

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