University of Arizona - Mexican American Studies

If you’re looking for a summer class, check out this one for second summer session! It’s a student favorite on pop culture, media and identity!

Save the Date! Important Public Forum for our Community! April 30th, 2026.

Acclaimed Chicano musician and community activist, Quetzal Flores, of the band, Quetzal, will discuss engaging community through arts and culture with Tucson artists and organizers. Please come for what promises to be an exciting discussion between Flores and Nelda Ruiz of Southwest Folklife Alliance, Alisha Vasquez of the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum, and Marc David Pinate of Borderlands Theater.

Sosa-Carrillo House on Thursday April 23 at 6pm

MÁS masters student, Massai Gonzalez, presenting his research at this year’s NACCS Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Michelle Téllez with doctoral advisees - alumni Dr. Vanessa Moreno and doctoral candidate Rosa Maldonado.

MÁS faculty, Dr Estevan Azcona, presenting at the National Association for Chicana/o Studies Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas. NACCS Org

Faculty and student panel at NACCS Org Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. “Our Bodies, Ourselves: Finding Hope and Healing in the Resistance Journey of Research, Teaching, and Learning.” Drs. O’Leary, Wilkinson-Lee and students Rosa Maldonado and Natalia Morales. 🙌

The recent revelations involving Cesar Chavez are deeply disturbing and painful. The Mexican American Studies Department at the University of Arizona stands resolutely with survivors and their families, joining them in the pursuit of truth, justice, and healing.

To this end, immediate redress is needed.
* We call on the institution to cover the name of the building on the UA campus to mitigate its traumatizing effect on students and survivors.
* We call on faculty to renew its commitment to scholarship created with accountability.

Going forward,
* Any renaming of the building calls for a robust process involving faculty, students, and community members to avoid erasure of the contributions of the Latinx community to the state and the institution’s land grant mission.
* We look forward to working with our administration on the renaming of the building.

True progress is shaped by the collective, not by any one individual. We will continue our work to dismantle harmful structures and hold power accountable. Equity isn’t just a goal; it’s a movement of the many.

The advisory board and faculty for the Department of Mexican American Studies at this morning’s meeting. We are stronger with community 🙌

UPDATED LOCATION!! Due to rising temperatures, Friday’s event location had changed. Please see below-
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Culinary Mestizaje: Racial Mixing and Foodways across the United States
March 19th-20th, 2026 - Tucson, AZ

Join us for a two-day Tucson celebration of Culinary Mestizaje—a book about food, cooking, and community - with editors Dr. Felipe Hinojosa (John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair in Latin America and professor of history at Baylor University) and Dr. Rudy Guevarra (professor of Asian Pacific American Studies in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University).

Thursday, March 19th
Book Discussion & Cooking Demo 4-6 PM
📍UA Campus Store Lower Level at Community Engagement Center
👉1209 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721

Friday, March 20th
Community Sobremesa Noon-2PM
Lunch catered by Cuchara de Abuela
📍El Pueblo Activity Center
👉101 W Irvington Rd Building 9, Tucson, AZ 85714
*There is plenty of parking in the complex.

RSVP required, please follow QR code. Only a few spots left!!!