First-GenerationHigher EducationIdentity
What It Means to Be First
On being the first in your family to go to college — the weight of it, the gift of it, and what institutions must do to honor that journey.
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Writing & Reflections
Reflections on
Education & Identity
Essays and thoughts on first-generation experience, Indigenous identity, K–12 governance, and the ongoing work of educational justice.
Ethnic StudiesK-12 EducationEducational Policy
Why Ethnic Studies Belongs in Every High School
As a Board of Trustee and an educator, I've seen firsthand how Ethnic Studies transforms students — not by teaching victimhood, but by teaching truth.
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Indigenous IdentityMexican AmericanAcademia
On Being Indigenous, Mexican, and a Professor
Reflections on carrying multiple identities into the university classroom — and what it means to teach from a place of wholeness rather than erasure.
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