I’m a teacher, writer, and public historian whose work focuses on the experiences of Mexican American and other Latine people in the 20th century United States, but especially California.

In my day job I’m an associate professor of History and Chicanx-Latinx Studies at Pomona College.

“Ring of Red a Barrio Story” at the Bootleg Theater, September 29, 2018.
“Sounds of Pomona” opening. November 11, 2023.
Hien Luong Bridge, over the former DMZ, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, 2016.