Department of Ethnic Studies

The Department Office location is on the 4th Floor of the Meiklejohn Hall building, Room 4098

Office Hours: M - F, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3255

Faculty

Professor Emerita

Luz Calvo, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz

Professors

Nicholas Baham, III (Chair), Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington

Walter Jacobs, Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington

Enrique Salmon, Ph.D. Arizona State University

Carlos Salomon, Ph.D. University of New Mexico

Associate Professor

Arun Rasiah, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Anndretta Wilson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Assistant Professors

Maharaj Desai, Ph.D. University of Hawaiʻi

Michael Lerma, Ph.D. University of Arizona

Stacey Moultry, Ph.D. University of Iowa

Jocyl Sacramento, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Jennifer Kim-Anh Tran, Ph.D. University of Southern California

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Ethnic Studies is to provide an academically rigorous program that substantively contributes to the University’s public commitment to provide a multicultural learning experience. Our comparative and interdisciplinary program covers five core areas: Black Studies; American Indian Studies; Asian American Studies; Chicanx and Latinx Studies; and Gender/Sexualities in Communities of Color. In our courses, we teach students to analyze social relations of race, class, gender, and sexuality; develop nuanced understandings of social justice; and act as socially responsible global citizens.

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Online Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs

A BA/BS Degree Completion Program is for anyone who has already completed their lower-division general education breadth requirements. Only upper-division, major requirements will be taken completely online.

Minors

Courses

Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies: Black Studies

Ethnic Studies: American Indian Studies

Ethnic Studies: Asian American Studies

Ethnic Studies: Genders and Sexualities in Communities of Color

Ethnic Studies: Chicanx and Latinx Studies