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450 Serra Mall
Building 360
Stanford, CA
94305-2032
Contacts
Gary Segura
Director of CHS
West Encina 314 | segura@
Sarah Gamino
Student & Academic
Services Coordinator
360-361D | sgamino@
Tania D. Mitchell
Assoc. Director for Undergrad
Service Learning Director
360-361E | tanmitch@
Welcome to the Program in Chicana and Chicano Studies at Stanford Unversity. Part of the Center for Comparative Studies of Race and Ethnicity, the program is an interdisciplinary unit offering both majors and minors the opportunity to explore the vast complexity of Chicanos living in America.
Numbering almost 30 million, the Mexican-origin population of the U.S. is a study in contrasts, containing fifth and sixth generation citizens descended from the population living in what is now the Southwest U.S. at the time of the transfer of sovereignty, as well as first generation immigrants who have arrived in the US very recently. Their rich cultural heritage is contrasted with the relative economic disadvantage of large segments of the population, their cultural currency contrasted with long-standing stereotype and discrimination.
Established in 1997, the Chicana/o studies program affords students an opportunity to explore the culture, society, economy, and politics of this important and growing segment of our national population.
Chicana and Chicano Studies is a major, or minor, for any Stanford student who wants an intellectually rigorous and socially relevant course of study. Our program allows students to take classes across a variety of disciplines, while focusing on the historical and contemporary experiences of Chicana/os in America. The program promotes the development of close professional relationships among faculty, students, and staff that will provide students the intellectual and administrative support to obtain as rewarding an academic experience as possible.