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How Real ID Excludes Real Americans
Catherine S. Ramírez, professor of Latin American and Latino Studies wrote about the challenges many Americans face in getting Real ID’s, especially for those who have changed their names at some point in their lives.
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Professor Catherine S. Ramírez selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Catherine S. Ramírez, a UC Santa Cruz professor and chair of the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, was one of 15 thought leaders selected from top universities across the country to become a 2025-2026 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar.
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How the ‘Mob Wife’ aesthetic can help us think about Latinidad
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Catherine Ramírez for perspective on how the "mob aesthetic" trend compares to historical aesthetics of excess within Latinx communities.
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An In-Depth Look at Latino History Among the Stars and Skies
Professor and Chair of Latin American and Latino Studies Catherine Ramírez spoke about Latino Futurism for a special podcast series of the National Air and Space Museum that was covered by Smithsonian Magazine.
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The 1943 riot that spotlights how drag show bans can fuel violence
Professor and Chair of Latin American and Latino Studies Catherine S. Ramírez wrote an article for The Washington Post explaining the often-overlooked role that gender norms played in the Zoot Suit Riots and what the riots can teach us about potential impacts of modern-day drag bans.
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A guide to how words like Hispanic and Latinx came about
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor and Chair Catherine S. Ramírez spoke with The Washington Post about the origin of unifying terms for Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.
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‘Crossing Latinidades’ program selects UC Santa Cruz faculty and graduate students for national research and mentoring collaboration
Two UC Santa Cruz faculty were awarded $310,000 grants to lead national research working groups, and two doctoral students have been selected for one-year research fellowships and a summer institute focused on interdisciplinary research methods.
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Candy Martinez
The daughter of Oaxacan migrants, Candy Martinez has found a meaningful way to reconnect with her roots, investigating the ways in which Indigenous communities process and heal grief and trauma.
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‘Precarity & Belonging’ captures insights from global discussion of citizenship, migration, socioeconomic mobility
A new book from an interdisciplinary group of UC Santa Cruz scholars culminates more than five years of collaborative research and discussion that positioned the university as a convener of global thought leaders.
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Must Read List Of Speculative Fiction By Writers Of Color
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Catherine S. Ramírez shared her favorite works of speculative fiction by authors of color with the Science Friday book club.
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Science Friday Book Club: Conjuring An Alternate History Of Colonization
Catherine S. Ramirez, a professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, joined NPR's Science Friday to discuss Chicanofuturism as part of a book club series exploring New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color.
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The New Wealth Test for Immigrants Is Un-American
Catherine Ramirez, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, penned an op-ed for the New York Times about the new wealth test for immigrants.