Class of 2022
Class of 2022
Isabella Garcia
History and English & Creative WritingIsabella's current research focuses on examining Dolores Huerta’s position in the Chicano Movement in relation to her place within Chicana, labor, and civil rights histories in the public mind to assess Huerta’s scholarly and popular representation in cultural resources available to young Latines, and how it affects their identity formation.
Deana-Rae Weatherly
Art History Major/Comparative Race and Ethnicity MinorDeana's research focuses on the iconography of black women as a tool in the formation of Jamaica's national identity. Deana looks at depictions of Jamaican women from the advent of slavery in the West Indies to the rise of dancehall in the late 90s and early 2000s, concentrating on themes of gender roles, self-identity, and sexuality.
Neha Lund
Major: Sociology Minor: South Asia StudiesNeha’s current research focuses on the racial and ethnic identities of technology workers of South Asian descent in Silicon Valley. She is interested in how Silicon Valley technology corporations reinforce the model minority myth, and how this reproduction impacts the broader racial positionality of South Asians in the United States. Generally, she is interested in race, gender, class, and migration in a postcolonial, feminist context with a particular focus on South Asia. As an Afghan American, she is especially passionate about diversifying narratives focused on the South Asian experience.