Overview

Chicano and Latin American Studies program, available at California State University, Fresno, provides an opportunity for a pluralistic exchange of ideas in an interdisciplinary academic setting, where faculty, students, and visiting scholars can share experiences and create a dynamic, intellectual environment.

The department emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of family life, history, politics, culture, and the arts of Chicano and Latin American communities. The courses reflect an integrated approach in providing students with greater knowledge and understanding of the social reality and diversity of Chicanxs and Latin Americans.

Students of non-Latinx origin find that Chicano and Latin American Studies courses are personally rewarding because they enable them to understand and relate to persons of different social and cultural backgrounds. Chicanx and Latinx students find these courses highly conducive to strengthening their sense of identity and pride in their heritage.

What You Can Learn

• The Latino population's contribution to the development of a multicultural nation during the late twentieth century

• About Latin America and it's nations, history, problems and realities

• Chicano artistic expression with attention to cultural continuity

• Analysis of the customs, values, belief systems, and their symbols