Research Interests:
- U.S. Latina/o histories and cultures
- Americanization in Puerto Rico and New Mexico
- Seminar on History of Latinas/os in the United States
- Latinos and the American Dream: Frist-Person Narratives of Migration and Community
Keywords:
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Latin American History
- U.S. History
- Borderlands
- Citizenship and Belonging
- Cultural History
- Empire and Colonialism
- Public History and Memory
- Race and Ethnicity
For the past twenty years, I’ve been researching and teaching transnational histories involving Latinas and Latinos. I am especially interested in ways that race, language, and education have shaped changing notions of U.S. citizenship and identity.
I am especially interested in ways that race, language, and education have shaped changing notions of U.S. citizenship and identity.
Subject Area: History