As Educators, We Must Teach Our Students About the 1968 Walkouts!
“March 6th, 1968, at 9:55 AM, we are actually early, we walked out to the sound of Walkout!”- those areRead More…
Read More…Mariana Martinez
Mariana G. Martinez, PhD, is the eldest of three and the first in her family to earn a high school diploma and a higher education. She was raised by immigrant parents that encouraged her to get an education so that one day she could work as a secretary and not in a physically laboring job like the fields. Mariana has been an advocate in the field of education for almost 2 decades. Her love and passion in education began as Senior in high school interning at a local elementary school. Currently Mariana is the Research Coordinator for the McNair Scholar Program, a federally funded program that serves first generation and historically low income students pursue the next of their educational goals, at Sonoma State University. She is also a Lecturer in the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Department.
Posts by Mariana:
Proud To Be a First Gen Graduate
Last month on November 8th, 2017, marked the first national celebration of first generation college graduates. It has been designatedRead More…
Read More…
With UC and CSU Application Deadlines Near, Here Are Some Valuable Resources for Undocumented and DACAmented Students
Being undocumented doesn’t mean you cannot go to college. College is still an option! The last year has been aRead More…
Read More…
Musica con Soul
When I was pregnant, it was encouraged that I talk to my belly and to listen to music as muchRead More…
Read More…
Regresando a Casa: Why Coming Home from College (and Graduate School) was Difficult
It wasn’t always easy for me to come back home. I was the first in my family to attend collegeRead More…
Read More…
To the Mujeres – Mi Abuelita, Mi Madre y Mi Tía, and the Beautiful Chicano Educator Sal Castro!
In 2008, I had the honor to meet a man I had only read about and had been lucky toRead More…
Read More…
How Do First Generation Latinos Succeed in College? A Lesson from Latina Professor & Bilingual College Orientation Host
Last month Sonoma State University hosted its second Bilingual First Generation Orientation geared towards parents whose children would be theRead More…
Read More…