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three-panel photographic image of a woman holding a picture of her son, the cover of a new book on Guatemala and the dry riverbed below a dam
"The Fourth Invasion" argues that present-day hydroelectric projects are a continuation of Guatemala's long history of colonialism and resource exploitation and includes the state-sponsored genocide of the late 20th century

Guatemala’s history of colonialism, from genocide to extractionist industries

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UCSB to Host Conference on the Chicano Movement of the 1960's and 70's

UCSB Scholar Presents New Reading of Hieroglyphic Verb, Alters Current Understanding of Maya Ritual Texts

Author Demetria Martínez to Receive UCSB's Luis Leal Literature Award

Laura Romo Appointed Director of the UCSB Chicano Studies Institute

UCSB Scholar Examines 1968 ‘Blowouts' and Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice
Jimmy Santiago Baca

Author and Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca to Receive Luis Leal Literature Award

Research by UCSB Scholar Questions Accuracy of Maya Calendar Correlation, 2012 Prophecy, and Other Historical Dates

New Chair Appointed to UCSB Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies

Luis Leal, Distinguished Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, Dies at 102

UCSB Sociologist Named Outstanding Latina Faculty in Higher Education, Elected President of Scholarly Association

Conference Celebrates 100th Birthday of UCSB Professor Luis Leal

UCSB to Establish Nation's First Chicano Studies Ph.D. Program
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