My experiences as an educator and former organizer and non-profit community worker have led me to develop a collective and interactive learning pedagogical approach. My point of departure is that students already have a wealth of knowledge and experiences from which I can draw from and so I begin with what my students already know. I proceed to fill in gaps, build upon on their experiences and elaborate on the topics, themes or issues that I want them to think about critically. To spur discussion I incorporate media that helps contextualize the readings, and then ask students to respond. I use these methods because they have composed the more meaningful learning experiences that I have had; where students engage in lively discussion, contextualizing the material and apply it in an argument, thus making the material matter to them because they can relate to it. I believe that knowledge is something that should be arrived at collectively by people engaging in and sharing diverse ideas and knowledge.
Courses Taught
California State University, Long Beach
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Chicano and Latino Studies
Wealth and Poverty in Latino Communities Chicano and Latino Politics Asian and Latino Immigration Chicano and Latino Life Introduction to Chicano and Latino Studies The Chicano Movement 1492 and Beyond |
Political Science
Racial and Ethnic Politics in the U.S. How Democratic is the U.S.? The Media and American Politics Comparative Political Movements Politics Through Culture California Politics Introduction to American Government |
California State University, Los Angeles
Chicanos and Latinos and the Constitution
University of California, Irvine
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Chicano Latino Studies
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity Current Issues in the Chicano Latino Community Chicano Movement |
Political Science / Social Science
Latin American Politics Marxist Social Thought |
Planning, Policy and Design
Urban Sociology Latino Metropolis Political Economic Theory and the Economic Crisis Seminar |
Teaching Assistant, UC Irvine
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Political Sociology
Current Issues in Chicano Latino Studies Sociology of Race Ethnicity and Nationality |
Introduction to Chicano Latino Studies
Sociology Undergraduate Seminar Introduction to Sociology, Political Sociology. |
