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Latinx Resource Handbook 2018-19 14th Edition

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS • El Centro Chicano Welcome.............................................................................................1 Mayor of Los Angeles Welcome........................................................................................3 Councilmen of Los Angeles 9th District Welcome..............................................................4 Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Welcome.......................................5 Vice President for Student Affairs Welcome.......................................................................6 Head Football Coach Welcome.........................................................................................7 History and Our Name......................................................................................................8 Programs and Services......................................................................................................10 USC Chicanx/Latinx Faculty, Staff and Friends...................................................................18 Student Clubs/Organizations............................................................................................29 Latinx Greek Organizations..............................................................................................40 Essential Tips for New Students: Freshmen/Transfer & Graduate.........................................47 Campus Resources...........................................................................................................56 Scholarships....................................................................................................................62 Research, Internship Opportunities and Graduate School Assistance..................................64 Resources for Undocumented Trojans...............................................................................69 Resources for First Generation Trojans..............................................................................71 Latino Community Resources...........................................................................................72 College Work Study..........................................................................................................75 Latino History of Los Angeles...........................................................................................76 Los Angeles Museums......................................................................................................78 Latino Floor RA for 2018-2019........................................................................................79 Latino Restaurants and Bakeries.......................................................................................81 Thank You........................................................................................................................87 2018-2019 Academic Student Planner..............................................................................88 Public Transit Serving USC................................................................................................236 Public Art Celebrating the Chicanx/Latinx Community at USC............................................239 USC Map and Legend......................................................................................................240

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USC EL CENTRO CHICANO WELCOME

August 19, 2018 Dear Chicanx & Latinx Students, On behalf of El Centro Chicano, aka “El Centro,” we would like to welcome you to the University of Southern California! This year El Centro celebrates its 46th Anniversary and over four decades of assisting you to achieve your personal and academic goals. We offer a variety of services throughout campus including personal and academic support, student advocacy, community outreach, and social and cultural programming. We also house the Latinx undergraduate and graduate student organizations and the Latino Parent Association (LPA). This 14th edition of the Latinx Resource Handbook provides helpful information about USC to better orient you in building your home away from home. Please take advantage of this handbook as it will enrich your experience and help you achieve a successful academic trajectory and personal growth here at La Universidad. Last year we made the transition from using the term Latino to Latinx. We want you to understand its meaning “Latinx is an inclusive term that recognizes the intersectionality of sexuality, language, immigration, ethnicity, culture, and phenotype. While there are various arguments for the use of Latinx, it has evolved as a new form of liberation for those individuals that do not identify within the gender binary of masculinity or femininity, and it is used to represent the various intersectionalities of gender as it is understood in different ways within different communities of people” (Salinas & Lozano, 2016). In that spirit, we strive to honor the rich diversity within both the Latinx and Trojan Family. We strongly consider gender, class, religion/spirituality, bi/monolingual, continuing generations, sexual orientation, biracial/ethnic identities, and disabilities among other factors in our programs and services. We encourage you to immerse yourself in USC’s Comunidad by becoming involved with student organizations and by working with El Centro in Serving the Diverse Latinx and USC Community. If you ever have any questions, need help, want to create a club, want to see a particular event/speaker happen on campus, want to know where to find something or just need to talk, please drop by El Centro located at the Student Union Suite 402. We hope the Latinx Resource Handbook will serve you well throughout your journey and success at USC! Welcome to the Trojan Familia! Siempre Adelante & Always Fight On for Justice!

William Noe Vela “Billy”, M.A. Director, El Centro Chicano wvela@usc.edu

Leticia A. Delgado “Leti”

Office Manager/ Special Events Program Coordinator

ladelgad@usc.edu

Reference: Salinas, C. & Lozano, A. S. (2016). Documenting and Recontextualizing the Evolution of the term Latinx. Paper presented at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE); Forth Worth, TX.

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Welcome

New Students and Congratulations to El Centro Chicano on Your 46th Anniversary

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August 19, 2018

Dear Student: Welcome to the University of Southern California and the City of Los Angeles – your new home away from home. I encourage you to embrace your new environment and prepare yourself for one of the greatest learning experiences of your life. USC is a world premier institution for higher education and your success is predicated on hard work, perseverance, and a fighting spirit. But you don’t have to do it alone, USC and El Centro Chicano will help you succeed on this journey with resources and support. Adapting socially and academically is not always easy, which is why El Centro Chicano offers resources to help you with your transition and to ensure success. The university experience is the beginning of your career and geared toward shaping you into the person you want to become, let El Centro Chicano turn your goals into reality. Sincerely,

ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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August 19, 2018 Dear Students, On behalf of the City of Los Angeles and the Ninth District, it is my pleasure and honor to welcome you to the University of Southern California—home of the mighty Trojans. First and foremost you should feel extremely proud of this achievement as you enter a new and exciting stage in your life. Your experience at USC will be shaped by hard work, dedication, and heart. College is a very rewarding time in your life; however, it can also be challenging and stressful at times. That is why I encourage you to take full advantage of the tools and resources available. El Centro Chicano is one of the many valuable programs on campus to assist you in your transition to college life. Remember that your college years are essential for your personal and professional growth, and resources like El Centro Chicano will ensure your success. Best wishes on your academic year and bright future! Sincerely,

Curren D. Price, Jr. Councilman District 9 - “The New 9th”

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August 19, 2018 August 19, 2018 August 19, 2018 Dear Students, Dear Students, Dear Students, We are delighted to welcome you to a new year at USC. We are truly a family on this campus and we are to We haveare join us.you Wethrilled are delighted toyou welcome delighted to welcome to a new you yeartoataUSC. new year We are at USC. truly aWe family are truly on this a family campus onand thiswe campus are and we are

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AINSLEY CARRY Ed.D, MBA

Vice President Student Affairs

August 19, 2018 Dear Students, Welcome to the Trojan Family! You are now part of a community of academic excellence, rich athletic tradition, and unparalleled student-life experiences. We are excited to have you join us and look forward to your contribution to our community of scholars. As your Vice President for Student Affairs, I am committed to making sure you have a great experience at USC both inside and outside the classroom. Our vision in the Division of Student Affairs is to “Empower students to transform the world.” We believe every USC student has the potential to change a part of the world they care about, and it is our responsibility to help you find ways to develop the skills you will need to reach your full potential. I hope you take advantage of opportunities to get involved -- there are countless opportunities and resources for you in student organizations, cultural centers and groups, and student government. Please connect with the Division of Student Affairs when you arrive on campus. Fight on!

Ainsley Carry Vice President for Student Affairs

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• HISTORY AND OUR NAME • A Brief History of USC El Centro Chicano by César López, Ph.D. (USC Class of 1996, B.A. in Political Science) The history of El Centro Chicano at USC begins with the history of progressive campus activism and the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s. It was during this period that students and campus groups from across the nation protested and organized to demand for the expansion of access, curriculum, and programs that focused on the experience of people of color at institutions of higher learning. From Harvard, Berkeley, CSUN, ELAC to USC, student activism from groups like the United Mexican American Students (UMAS) (which after 1969 became known as Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán - M.E.Ch.A.), the Mesa Directiva, the Black Student Union (BSU), the Asian American Student Alliance, American Indian students and many other groups, challenged universities and colleges to adopt institutional changes to their curriculum offerings, admissions policies, student services, and relations to communities beyond the campus. These early student movement efforts by USC students of color led to the creation of an Ethnic Studies major, increased student of color admissions, the creation of the Topping Student Fund, the Mexican American Alumni Association (MAAA), the Latino Floor and the founding of USC El Centro Chicano. The idea of establishing Chicano student campus centers that would focus on Chicano student recruitment, orientation, and retention is outlined in the El Plan de Santa Barbara: A Chicano Plan for Higher Education that was written in 1969. On October 9, 1969, members of UMAS met with USC President Norman Topping requesting that the university fund the creation of a Centro Chicano to act as an urban recruitment center for Mexican American high school and junior high school students. This initial request to fund a Centro Chicano was denied. The student movement at USC surged as was evident with increasing campus activism and the continued meetings between Chicano students and the administration over creating university resources for students of color including scholarships, admissions policies, proposing the creation of an office of EOPS, and supporting the passage of the student fee that would become the Norman Topping Student Aid Fund. By 1971, USC M.E.Ch.A. and its ‘supporters on campus were already in discussions with the university to have a Centro Chicano established. The focus of this Centro Chicano would combine Chicano student recruitment and retention efforts spearhead by students, with institutional resources to expand the ability of USC to meet the needs of the Chicano community. After continued negotiations between the student community and the university, USC El Centro Chicano was established in the fall of 1972. Under the leadership of Interim Director Raul Vargas, the move into the building at 3406 Hoover Street began in December and USC El Centro Chicano was opened in February during the 1973 spring semester. In March, Silas H. Abrego was hired as the first fulltime Director. Under his leadership, USC El Centro Chicano began to implement a broad array of student and community centered services that would uniquely impact the way that USC supported Chicano students and served the broader mission of the university.

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THETHE NAME: USC EL CENTRO CHICANONAME: USC EL CENTRO CHICANO

There is a unique historical, political, cultural and intellectual importance to the name of USC El Centro There is a unique historical, political, cultural and intellectual importance to the name of USC El Centro Chicano. The historical nature of the name is one that emanates from the civil rights movement for Chicano. The historical nature of the name is one that emanates from the civil rights movement for selfself-determination and the promise of education. The identity label of Chicano becomes the basis for determination and the promise of education. The identity label of Chicano becomes the basis for a cultural a cultural and spiritual rebirth for the Mexican American community. The Chicana/o Movement, as part andlarger spiritual the Mexican American community. The Chicana/o Movement, as institutional part of the larger of the civilrebirth rights for movement of the 1960s/70s, was an important era that expanded civil rights movement of the 1960s/70s, was an important era that expanded institutional spaces for spaces for Chicanos and Latinos in higher education. Once a pejorative term, Chicano is rearticulated/ Chicanos and Latinos in higher education. Once a pejorative term, Chicano is rearticulated/redefi ned redefined as a positive identity that recognizes the rich and ancient mixed indigenous origins of a as a positive identity that recognizes the rich and ancient mixed indigenous origins of a community. As community. As journalist Rubén Salazar wrote on February 6, 1970 in his Los Angeles Times column, Salazar wrote on 6, 1970 in his Los Angeles Times column, “A Chicano is a “A journalist Chicano isRubén a Mexican-American withFebruary a non-Anglo image of himself... What, then, is a Chicano? Mexican-American a non-Anglo himself... 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• PROGRAMS & SERVICES • El Centro Chicano Mission and Principles The mission of El Centro Chicano is to empower Chicanx/Latinx students by providing a safe harbor to learn leadership, connecting to, and exploring their cultural identity by being socially conscious critical thinkers, acquiring career advise through networking opportunities to help them achieve graduation from their respective programs in a timely manner, and offering transitional support beyond their USC academic life. El Centro Chicano strives to educate the campus about Latinx issues and the ethnic diversity represented within the community (i.e. Central & South America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico). El Centro also offers student advocacy, personal support, assistance for Latinx student groups, and transitional/beyond USC programming. El Centro programs and services also consider gender, class, religion/spirituality, bi/monolingual, continuing generations, sexual orientation, disabilities, and multi-racial/ethnic identities, among other factors.

Resources

Latinx Resource Handbook and Planner The Latinx Resource Handbook is printed every summer and is distributed to students during the Black & Latinx New Student Symposium and throughout the year. The handbook contains information about El Centro programs, Latinx student organizations, Latinx faculty/staff, scholarships, tips for new students, and key resources that will assist in the success of the students. The handbook is a great resource guide for all new students: freshmen, transfers, and graduate students. Weekly E-newsletter & Facebook Like Page The El Centro Chicano E-newsletter is a weekly online publication containing information on El Centro Chicano programs, upcoming campus events, scholarships, internships/employment opportunities, and other relevant news affecting the Latinx community. The e-newsletter is a great way to stay informed and connected to El Centro Chicano and the SC Latinx community. You can view past E-newsletters at www.usc.edu/elcentro. El Centro Chicano also provides daily resources and updated information for your continual success and development at USC on our Facebook fan page: University of Southern California El Centro Chicano.

Core Programs and Services

Latino Floor: El Sol y La Luna – Established 1974 This residential program is an opportunity offered to first year students looking to connect with other students with similar interests and/or cultural backgrounds. The goal of the Latino floor is to create and promote a positive, supportive atmosphere that eases the transition of freshmen Latino students into USC life and empowers them to become prominent campus leaders. The floors are open to all students interested in learning more about the Chicano/Latino culture and provide extensive community service, cultural, academic, and social activities throughout the year. Latinx Honor Society (LHS) – Established 1997 This program recognizes the academic achievements of undergraduate Latinx students as well as their dedication to the community. LHS promotes academic scholarship and commitment to community service. Applicants must have completed three or four semesters at USC, maintained a 3.5 GPA or above, and demonstrated community and university involvement. Members are inducted every spring semester.

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Signature Programs

Black and Latinx New Student Symposium - Established 2005 This program welcomes Latinx and Black, or any combination of the above, new freshmen, transfer, and graduate students to kick your college career off right by plugging into campus resources before school even starts. This program begins with over 75 student and community organizations over lunch, followed by interactive workshops to get you connected to current student leaders, faculty, and staff. Welcome Back BBQ hosted by the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center immediately follows the Symposium. For more information go to our website: www.usc.edu/elcentro. All freshmen, transfers, and graduate students are invited to attend on Sunday, August 19, 2018 11am-5pm at SGM 123. La Posada: Celebrating Latin American Holiday Traditions & Giving Back – Established 1999 La Posada is one of the many Latin American holiday traditions in which participants symbolically retrace the steps of the Virgin Mary and Joseph on the night that baby Jesus was born. In the LED-candle light procession, a couple dressed as Mary and Joseph lead followers across campus to three stops and ending with pan dulce and champurrado. USC students, faculty and staff members are invited to participate in La Posada along with families and local community members. La Posada includes a Keynote and a Toy-Drive benefitting a local non-profit. It is celebrated the first Friday in December. Sponsored by ECC & LSA. Latinx Trojan Family Reunion: Night of Networking – Established 2008 This event creates an opportunity for alumni to come back and reach out to students (both undergraduate and graduate) to network and provide advice on programs to take advantage of while at USC and Keys to Life after USC. Some years, the event features a panel of Latinx Trojan Alumni from diverse fields and other years, a speed networking mixer. Chicanx/Latinx Graduate Celebration – Established 1980 The Chicanx/Latinx Graduate Celebration takes place the night before USC Commencement and it celebrates graduating students’ personal and academic achievements in the spirit and traditions of our beautiful Latinx culture. The Chicanx/Latinx Graduate Celebration is open to all graduating USC students (including undergraduate, graduate/doctoral candidates) completing a degree in the spring, summer of fall term. This special celebration gives graduating students 20 seconds during the ceremony to publicly thank those who have helped them throughout their educational careers.

Collaborative Programs

L.A. Power Trips – Established 2011 The Latinx Student Assembly and El Centro Chicano are happy to present a new type of series – the L.A. Power Trips. LSA and El Centro want to provide USC students with the opportunity to expand their horizons and explore the dynamic and rich culture Los Angeles has to offer. The L.A. Power Trips will provide students with the chance to continue their learning outside the classroom and directly apply what they’ve learned to real life situations and make connections between various segments, sectors and people that make Los Angeles the great city it is. A member of the USC faculty or staff will always be at hand to help students understand the importance and context of each trip and to answer any questions. Some previous trips have been: Cesar Chavez Film at L.A. Live with Actor Eli Vargas, SPARCs (Social & Public Art Resource Center) with Judy Baca, Homeboy Industries with Father Greg Boyle, Advance Screening of McFarland, USA at LA Live with Q&A afterwards with Director & few actors, LA City Hall and America is for Dreamers Exhibit at Vincent Price Art Museum.

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Project Remix: Social Justice Initiative – Established 2008 Project Remix is an interactive program that explores the intersectionality of identities of students from various ethnic and racial backgrounds. In order to create a culture of inclusion, Project Remix educates, engages, and supports participants to understand how the complexity of their identities are linked to issues of social justice. Project ReMix is co-sponsored by Asian Pacific American Student Services, Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, El Centro Chicano and the LGBT Resource Center. Latinx Student Empowerment Conference – Established 2012 This conference, presented by ASE, El Centro Chicano, & LSA, and co-sponsored by: Center for The Study of Immigrant Integration, USC Latino Social Work Caucus, the USC Latino/a Graduate Student Association, USC Price Latino Student Association & USC Latino Law Student Association recognizes the research, academic success, and social justice activism of USC students. The conference covers topics including: Immigrant Rights, Education Justice, and Success Strategies for new students, presentations of undergraduate, graduate, and PhD research, and a history of activism at USC. Power Pan Dulce Speaker Series – Established 2013 This program provides an informal opportunity for the USC Latinx community and friends to come together to socialize and network over sweet bread & chocolate. The program includes announcements by El Centro, the Latinx Student Assembly, and any other organizations, staff, faculty and friends. The highlight of the get together is a featured speaker, a prominent professional, usually an alumni, faculty, staff, community leader & friend of El Centro who has experience and knowledge to empower students in their leadership, cultural identity & career path. Finals Study Break – Established 2005 This program is meant to provide students with a small break in their studies by giving them free food and free school supplies. School supplies include scantrons, pencils, blue books, index cards, and highlighters. It is important that students do not become too stressed-out in the final run of the semester, and instead come together with their fellow peers to be re-energized and enjoy a moment of rest in the midst of finals. Co-sponsored by the LPA.

Strategic Partners

Latinx Student Assembly (LSA) – Established 1987 The Latinx Student Assembly is a non-profit umbrella group for Chicanx, Hispanic, Latinx student organizations at USC and has been in existence for approximately 30 years. LSA allocates funds to organizational members as well as other USC student organizations. Ran by a student e-board, LSA seeks to bring together students of Latinx heritage, educate the USC student body and make positive contributions to the surrounding community. Latino Parent Association (LPA) – Established 1982 The Latino Parent Association is an organization that serves as a resource for parents and students by addressing issues affecting Latinx families and advocating involvement in parent-student issues. The monthly meetings include discussions and presentations about opportunities and additional resources throughout the university. National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) – Established 1986 The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a media advocacy and civil rights organization for the advancement of Latinos, working towards a media that is fair and inclusive of Latinos, and towards universal, affordable, and open access to communications. NHMC serves as a national organization with a strong presence in the following areas: California, New York, Arizona, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. Community Coalition (CoCo) – Established 1990 Community Coalition works to help transform the social and economic conditions in South LA that foster addiction, crime, violence and poverty by building a community institution that involves thousands in creating, influencing and changing public policy. 12

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USC Marshall Salutes the

Latina Global Executive Leadership Institute

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Introducing...

USC Student Health usc.edu/studenthealth

As of Fall 2018, students who pay the current semester’s student health fee can use Engemann or Eric Cohen Student Health Centers on either campus. We are now integrated as USC Student Health and part of Keck Medicine of USC. Student Health Fee includes: •

Primary Care

Women’s Health

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Counseling Consultation Sexual Health

Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services

Other Wellness Services Nominal fees charged for some services.

Make An Appointment

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Student Counseling Services

Confidentiality is a priority. To make an appointment at Engemann Student Health Center, third floor, please call (213) 740-7711. For a Counseling appointment at Eric Cohen Student Health Center please call (323) 442-5631.

Karina Ramos, PhD Susan Ramirez, PhD Elizabeth Reyes, PhD As of Fall 2018, students who pay the current semester’s student health fee can use the Engemann or Eric Cohen Student Health Centers on either campus. We are now integrated as USC Student Health and part of Keck Medicine of USC.

Sí, se puede!

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Student Counseling Appointments

Any of these sound familiar? • Worried about a friend • Not finding where you fit in • Feeling anxious • Missing home • Academic anxiety • Cultural adjustment concerns Student Counseling Services provides: • • • • • •

Short-term individual counseling Drop-in workshops Group counseling Psychiatric Services Crisis services Group Outreach

Workshops and Groups include: • • • • •

Feel Better Workshops Trail Blazers/first in family to college Let’s Talk: International Student Workshop Men of Color Group Women of Color Group

For 24/7 medical advice and mental health crisis assistance:

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e r a c e Tak . f l e s r u o y of Make time for YOU this semester. Take a class like OT 101 or OT 280 to help you create a balanced and healthier life for yourself. See more at chan.usc.edu/minor. Email Dr. JesĂşs DĂ­az, research associate professor at USC Chan at jesusdia@chan.usc.edu to learn more about occupational therapy!

Healthier Trojans are Happier Trojans.

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• USC CHICANX/LATINX FACULTY, STAFF & FRIENDS •

Amelia Acosta Administrative Assistant II Department of Spanish and Portuguese Tel: 213-740-1258 ameliaac@usc.edu

Lourdes Baez Conde, Ph.D., MPH Professor of Preventive Medicine Institute for Prevention Research Tel: 323-442-8231 baezcond@usc.edu

Patricia Carvajal Program Specialist Annenberg Facilities & Technology Tel: 213-821-6805 pcarvaja@usc.edu

Amara Aguilar Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism School of Journalism Tel: 213-821-1132 asaguila@usc.edu

Trista Beard, Ph D. Student Programs Advisor II Norman Topping Student Aid Fund Tel: 213-740-1743 tbeard@usc.edu

Laura Castañeda Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism School of Journalism Tel: 213-821-0762 lcastane@usc.edu

Shafiqa Ahmadi Associate Professor of Clinical Education Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-821-2259 sahmadi@usc.edu

Mauricio J. Becerra Clinical Project Manager Psychiatry & The Behavioral Sciences Tel: 323-442-7594 mjbecerr@usc.edu

Carolina Castillo Assistant Professor Department of Spanish and Portugese Tel: 213-740-1258 cast137@usc.edu

Luis Alfaro Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing School of Dramatic Arts Tel: 213-740-3302 luisalfa@usc.edu

Sally Behpoornia Residential College Community Coordinator Office for Residential Education Tel: 213-740-3017 behpoorn@usc.edu

William Celis Associate Professor of Journalism School of Journalism Tel: 213-821-0763 celis@usc.edu

Monique Sosa Allard, Ph D. Associate Vice Provost Student Engagement Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-821-6239 msallard@usc.edu

Estela Mara Bensimon Professor of Education/Director: Center for Urban Education Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-740-5969 bensimon@usc.edu

Ginger Clark, Ph.D. Professor of Clinical Education Masters Program Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-740-7591 ginger.clark@usc.edu

Octavio Avila Student Services Manager Dornsife Dean’s Office Tel: 213-821-4728 oavila@usc.edu

Enrique Cadenas Professor Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Faculty Tel: 323-442-1418 cadenas@usc.edu Luis A. Canton Student Programs Advisor II Student Engagement Tel: 213-740-5693 lcanton@usc.edu

Darnell Cole, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-821-4363 darnellc@usc.edu

Ainsley Carry, Ed.D., MBA Vice President for Student Affairs Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-5240 acarry@usc.edu

Carmen Silva-Corvalán Professor Emeriti Center Tel: 310-459-4429 csilva@usc.edu

Fabiola Avina Program Coordinator, Student Programming Student Engagement Tel: 213-740-5598 favina@usc.edu Gabe Badillo Associate Director Guest Relations USC Transportation-Administration Tel: 213-740-7806 gbadillo@usc.edu

Rosalind D. Conerly, Ed.D. Director Center for Black Cultural & Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-8257 conerly@usc.edu

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David B. Cruz Professor of Law Law School Tel: 213-740-6830 dcruz@law.usc.edu

Michael M. Gorse Student Programs Advisor II Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-7619 mgorse@usc.edu

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo Professor Sociology Tel: 213-740-3606 sotelo@usc.edu

Alejandra Delacruz Hong Project Specialist- Administrative Student Engagement Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-6528 hongalej@usc.edu

Ariela Gross Professor of Law and History Law School Tel: 213-740-4793 agross@law.usc.edu

Maria Leticia Huerta-Garcia Executive Assistant to the Vice President Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-5240 huertaga@usc.edu

Leticia A. Delgado Special Events Coordinator/ Office Manager El Centro Chicano Tel: 213-740-1480 ladelgad@usc.edu

Thomas Gustafson Associate Professor English Tel: 213-740-3747 thomasg@usc.edu

Juan De Lara Assistant Professor American Studies and Ethnicity Tel: 213-740-1767 jdelara@usc.edu

Felix F. Gutierrez Professor Emeritus of Journalism Emeriti Center Tel: 510-531-7481 ffgutier@usc.edu

Theophilus“Theo”Malik Flowles, Ed.D Center Supervisor Center for Black Cultural & Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-8257 TFowles@usc.edu

Andrew Guzman Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law and Professor of Law and Political Science Law School Tel: 213-740-6473 atguzman@law.usc.edu

Eliane Fersan Director of Immigration & Global Initiatives School of Law fersan@usc.edu Niels W.Frenzen Clinical Professor Of Law & Director, Immigration Clinic Law School Tel: 213-740-8933 nfrenzen@law.usc.edu Juanita Gomez Banquet and Catering Sales Manager USC Hospitality- University Club Tel: 213-740-1891 juanagom@usc.edu Rita C. Gonzales Project Manager Communications Infrastructure Tel: 213-740-7716 rcgonzal@usc.edu

Shaun Harper, Ph.D. Provost Professor of Education and Business; Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership; USC Race & Equity Center Executive Director Tel: 213-821-3439 sharper@usc.edu

Stanley Huey Associate Professor Psychology and American Studies and Ethnicity Tel: 213-821-2058 hueyjr@usc.edu Lanita Jacobs Associate Professor Anthropology and American Studies and Ethnicity Tel: 213-740-1909 jacobshu@usc.edu Brandi Jones Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Dean Engineering brandijo@usc.edu Josh Kun Professor of Communication, Director, School of Communication and Chair in Cross Cultural communication Tel: 213-743-2317 jkun@usc.edu

Rev. Kelby Harrison, Ph.D. Director, LGBT Resource Center Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-7619 kelbyhar@usc.edu

Debra Langford Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Office of the Vice Dean, Graduate Programs Marshall School of Business debra.langford@marshall.usc.edu Tel: 213-740-7926

Mary Ho Assistant Dean for Diversity Dornsife Dean’s Office Tel: 213-740-4689 maryho@usc.edu

Hanna Lee Senior International Student Advisor Office of International Services Tel: 213-740-5252 hannal@usc.edu

Queena Hoang, M.Ed Center Supervisor Asian Pacific American Student Services Tel: 213-740-4999 qeena.hoang@usc.edu

Esther Lee Senior Career Counselor USC Career Center Tel: 213-740-9111 esthersl@usc.edu

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Leticia Lozoya Director of Alumni Relations Annenberg Development Tel: 213-821-2227 llozoya@usc.edu Maria Maldonado Instructor of Clinical Family Medicine Family Medicine Tel: 626-457-6698 maria.maldonado@med.usc.edu

Sabrina Montes Administrative Assistant Law School Tel: 213-740-3841 smontes@law.usc.edu

Jennifer Ramos Budget/Business Analyst Electrical Engineering/Electrophysics Tel: 213-740-9094 jns@usc.edu

Jakita Morgan Office Manager Usg/Program Board Student Engagement Tel: 213-740-5620 jakitamo@usc.edu

Elizabeth A. Reyes, Ph.D. Assistant Director of Counseling Services Psychiatry & The Behavioral Sciences Tel: 213-740-7711 elizabar@usc.edu

Viet Nguyen Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity Tel: 213-740-3746 vnguyen@usc.edu Evelia Martinez Credit Union Interim Operations Manager Naddia Palacios Senior Director of Student Equity and USC Credit Union Inclusion Programs Tel: 213-821-7105 Student Engagement Emartinez@USCcreditunion.org Division of Student Affairs naddiapa@usc.edu Tara McPherson, Ph.D. Professor Manuel Pastor School of Cinematic Arts Professor, Sociology and American Studies Tel: 213-740-3330 & Ethnicity Turpanjian; Chair in Civil Society tmcphers@usc.edu and Social Change; Director, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity; Director, Center for the Study of Immigrant Jessica Medina Integration Associate Director, Outreach Tel: 213-740-5604 Financial Aid mpastor@college.usc.edu Tel: 213-740-8371 Sumun “Sumi” Pendakur jessica.medina@usc.edu Chief Learning Officer and Director of the USC Equity Institutes Yamilet Medina-Lopez Rossier School of Education Associate Director of Multicultural 213 740-3452 Recruitment and Outreach pendakur@rossier.usc.edu Office of Admission Jennifer Perdomo, M.Ed. Tel: 213-740-1779 Student Programs Advisor II medinalo@usc.edu Student Engagement Tel: 213-821-8858 Mary Megowan jlperdom@usc.edu Production and Marketing Specialist Cultural Relations and University Events Michael Quick, Ph.D. Tel: 213-740-0483 Provost and Senior Vice President for mmcurtis@usc.edu Academic Affairs Office of the Provost Lynette S. Merriman, Ed.D. Tel: 213-740-2101 Associate Vice Provost for Campus uscprovost@usc.edu Crisis Support and Intervention Office of Campus Wellness and Sergio Ernesto Ramirez Crisis Intervention Assistant Dean, Admissions & Student Services Tel: 213-821-4710 School of Dramatic Arts merriman@usc.edu Tel: (213) 821- 4163 seramire@usc.edu Oliver Jai’Sen Mayer Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives USC School of Dramatic Arts Tel: 213-821-1545 omayer@usc.edu

Olga Rios Program Specialist Educational Affairs Keck School of Medicine Tel: 323-442-1050 orios@usc.edu Barbara Robinson Librarian, Boeckman Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies Special Collections Tel: 213-821-2261 brobinso@usc.edu Darline Robles, Ph.D. Professor of Clinical Education Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-740-3537 dprobles@usc.edu Sonia Rodríguez Office Manager American Studies and Ethnicity Tel: 213-821-5363 sonia@usc.edu David Roman Professor of English & American Studies Ethnicity Director of Faculty Development Tel: 213-740-2821 davidr@usc.edu Alejandro Ruiz Program Specialist USC TRIO Programs Tel: 213-821-2404 alruiz@usc.edu Emily Ryo, JD, PhD Assistant Professor Of Law Law School Tel: 213-740-3409 eryo@law.usc.edu

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Vivian Sampson Business Analyst USC Latino Alumni Association Tel: 213-740-6187 viviansa@usc.edu George J. Sanchez, Ph.D. Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History Dornsife Dean’s Office Tel: 213-740-2531 georges@usc.edu

Roberto Suro Professor of Journalism School of Journalism Annenberg School for Communication Tel: 213-821-6263 suro@usc.edu William Tierney, Ph.D. Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education Co-Director, Pullias Center for Higher Education Rossier School of Education 213-740-7218 wgtiern@usc.edu

Emily Sandoval, Ed.D. Senior Director of Residential Education Office for Residential Education John Thomas Tel: 213-740-2080 Executive Director/Chief etsandov@usc.edu Department of Public Safety-UPC jthomas@dps.usc.edu Judy Sandoval, M.Ed. Student Programs Advisor II Traci Thomas Navarro Student Engagement Director, Center for Engineering Tel: 213-740-5693 Diversity Office of the Dean judithsa@usc.edu Engineering Tel: 213-740-1998 Laura Isabel Serna tracit@usc.edu Assistant Professor of Cinematic Arts School of Cinematic Arts Miki Turner Tel: 213-740-3334 Assistant Professor of Professional Practice lserna@cinema.usc.edu Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism Nayan Shah mpturner@usc.edu Professor Enrique Trujillo American Studies and Ethnicity Student Programs Manager Tel: 213-740-2426 Student Engagement nayansha@usc.edu Tel: 213-740-5656 Consuelo Sigüenza-Ortiz, Ph.D. etrujill@usc.edu Associate Professor (Teaching) of Spanish Jody Vallejo Spanish and Portuguese Associate Professor, Sociology / Tel: 213-740-7426 American Studies & Ethnicity siguenza@usc.edu Associate Director, Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration John Brooks Slaughter, Ph.D. Tel: 213-740-5047 Professor of Education and Engineering vallejoj@usc.edu Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-740-2293 Erika Valenzuela jslaught@rossier.usc.edu Loan Officer Dolores Sotelo Associate Director, Latino Alumni Association Alumni Association Tel: 213-740-4737 dsotelo@usc.edu

USC Credit Union Tel: 213-821-7100 EValenzuela@usccreditunion.org Gabriel Valenzuela Student Programs Director Student Engagement Tel: 213-740-1477 valenzug@usc.edu

William N. Vela “Billy”, M.A. Director, El Centro Chicano El Centro Chicano Tel: 213-740-1480 wvela@usc.edu Kristan M. Venegas, Ph.D. Professor of Clinical Education; Chair of Masters Program Rossier School of Education Tel: 213-740-0507 kristanv@usc.edu Kevin Villalta, M.S.W., M.P.A. Residential College Community Coordinator Office for Residential Education kvillalt@usc.edu Jonathan Wang Center Director Asian Pacific American Student Services Tel: 213-740 4999 wangjona@usc.edu Laury Wedin Project Specialist- Administrative Division of Student Affairs Tel: 213-740-8379 lwedin@usc.edu Mercy Willard Executive Director, Latino Alumni Association Alumni Association Tel: 213-470-4735 mercywil@usc.edu Francille Wilson Associate Professor American Studies and Ethnicity and History Tel: 213-740-1667 frwilson@usc.edu Daria Yudacufski Executive Director of Vision and Voices Cultural Relations and University Events Tel: 213-740-0483 yudacufs@usc.edu

If you would like to include your name in future publications, email your information to William Vela at wvela@usc.edu

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The USC Libraries support your information needs on Latin America and Spain, as well as the contributions of US Latinos/Hispanics to Southern California and the world. Find books/ebooks, journals, archives, films, y mucho más!

SEE YOURSELF IN YOUR LIBRARIES IN 2018–2019 Help save USC’s history, preserve your group’s legacy, inspire future members, alumni, and researchers by donating materials created by your student organization to the USC Archives. We accept all formats you can imagine: meeting minutes, newsletters, flyers, posters, photos, websites, and more. Contact us to learn how your group can participate.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD Don’t miss the Día de los Muertos event for students on October 31st and November 1st, from 1–4 p.m. in front of Leavey Library. Sponsored by the USC Libraries, El Centro Chicano, and the Spanish and Portuguese Department. Participate, volunteer, and learn!

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• Expert reference assistance online, in person, by appointment, or by phone • Class visits to Special Collections and library tours for your student organization • Recommend a book for the collection, or borrow it through interlibrary loan

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University Expectations, Policies, and Standards

University Expectations of Alcohol Use and Other Drugs USC has a zero-tolerance policy on the use of illegal substances. The illegal or abusive use of alcohol and/or other drugs by students, faculty or staff adversely affects USC’s commitment to provide an environment of excellence in teaching, research and learning.

Violations of policy or standards become a part of your conduct record and can impact your: Well-Being Student Status Housing Ability to study abroad Future graduate school and employment opportunities

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• STUDENT CLUB/ORGANIZATIONS • If you would like El Centro to include your name in future publications, please send your information to William N. Vela at wvela@usc.edu

*Graduate Clubs/Orgs **Inactive Clubs/Orgs Accion Latinx Contact: Andrea Porras Madero Email: porrasma@usc.edu Organization Email: accion1@usc.edu Website: https://www.facebook.com/accionlatinxsca Accion Latinx is the first Latinx student organization in the School of Cinematic Arts. We want to promote and celebrate international and national Latinx filmmaking. We want to come together as a community to support each other’s artistic endeavors through the similarities we share in culture. We also aim to provide a network platform for USC Latinx and cinema students once they graduate. Event Spotlight: Latinos in Film and Entertainment Week, each day of the week we hold different events geared towards Latinx filmmaking. We have a student showcase in which we invite high school students from lower-income areas in LA to watch and share their films, creating great exposure opportunities for students to learn more about what SCA offers. We organize panels with industry professionals to provide accessible and relevant information to students looking to break into the industry. We also partner up with other Latinx USC Student Organizations to support inclusion and broaden our network. We are actively looking for eboard members, please email us if you are interested! You also do not have to be Latinx nor a filmmaker to be part of our organization, anyone interested is welcomed. We bring incredible speakers and films throughout the year and everyone is invited.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Annenberg Latino Student Association (ALSA) “Uniting the Latino Community of the School for Communication through social, professional and political activities” Contact: Mikalina Franco and Joanna Velez Email: mifranco@usc.edu or joannave@usc.edu Organization Email: alsa.usctrojans@gmail.com

The Annenberg Latino Student Association is committed to promoting career and academic opportunities for Latino students in the fields of communication, journalism, and public relations. The organization is also designed to provide a social network outside of the classroom. It also provides students the opportunity to volunteer in the community through its various outreach fieldtrips. ALSA hosts bi-weekly meetings with guest speakers, workshops, and networking mixers focused on supporting and advancing the career of Latino media students.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Association of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting (ALPFA-USC) Email: alpfausc@gmail.com Website: https://clubs.marshall.usc.edu/alpfa/home/ ALPFA is a leading national organization for professionals and students in accounting, business, finance and related fields with approximately 40 regional chapters. Our chapter offers a wide range of activities throughout the year, which include case competitions, networking events, scholarships, student workshops, community service, professional, and student mixers. In addition, it offers mentoring programs, internships, and an annual convention. Membership in ALPFA-USC is open to any student in good academic standing who shares the core values that include professional development, relationship building, inclusiveness, and integrity.

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Break On 2 Contact: President, Rebecca Cheng Email: usc@breakon2.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BreakOn2/?ref=br_rs Break On 2 is USC’s premier Latin Fusion dance team. Our team has two divisions: a Performance team and a Club annex. Both our Performance Team and our Club annex do not require any experience to join, but we only accept new members for the Performance team in the Fall Semester. Break On 2 will teach new members how to dance Salsa and other Latin dances in both performance and social dance settings. We also host some of the biggest and best monthly college socials in Los Angeles that are open to everyone – dancers, college students, latin music enthusiasts and the like.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Chicanos/Latinos for Health Education (CHE) “Sanando la comunidad/ Healing the community” Contact: Gabby Navarro and Cesar Rivas Email: ggwatson@usc.edu and rivassan@usc.edu Organization Email: uscche@gmail.com The purpose of CHE is to promote pre-health student interest leading to improvement in healthcare in underserved communities. CHE supports pre-health students in areas of retention, academic success, career opportunities, and the politics of medicine. CHE members participate in various community service projects, including health lessons and college talks with local middle and high schools. CHE members have mentors at LMSA at Keck School of Medicine to help network. CHE members develop friendships with one another through participation in conferences and social activities such as dinners, study nights, and ice cream socials.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Destino “Raising up a generation of Latino and Hispanic leaders to change the world.” Contact: Gabi Lopez Email: gabilope@usc.edu Organization Email: info@ladestino.com Website: www.destinomovement.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/USCDestino Destino seeks to empower Latino Leaders to take the good news of Jesus to the Campus, the Community, and the World. Whether you’re interested in making a difference on this campus for God or just want to explore what the Bible says come by our weekly meetings.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • El Sol y La Luna/ Latino Floor “Promoting cultural awareness, community involvement, and academic success in a close knit multicultural environment conducive to a smooth transition to university life and overall unforgettable first year experience!” Contact: El Centro Chicano & Angela Villamizar (LF RA) Email: ecc@usc.edu, villamizar@usc.edu Created in 1974, the Latino Floor residential program is an opportunity offered to first year students interested in learning more about the Latino culture in the presence of a supportive community of faculty/student mentors and peers. The goal of the Latino floor is to create and promote a positive and open-minded atmosphere that creates a unique first year experience meant to help ease the transition into college life. With amazing networking opportunities, faculty involvement, resourceful workshops, and cultural events, there’s no better way to experience diversity at USC. The Latino Floor provides extensive community service, cultural, academic and social activities throughout the year. A few years ago, we launched the very successful Latino Floor Fall & Spring Community Service project, which assists local neighborhood children with tutoring and role modeling from a program on campus called Peace Kids who promotes Peace, Conflict Mediation and Social Justice. The Latino Floor houses 32 residents and one resident advisor– an experienced upperclassman trained to cater to the needs of first-year students who plan programs and activities during the academic year. 30

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Event Spotlight: The Latino Floor hold an annual Beach Retreat at a local beach, host their annual Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration where hundreds of local school children came to participate in educational workshops and festivities, and participated in mixers with the Somerville and Rainbow Floor.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hapa Student Community (HapaSC) “Hapa Student Community is a welcoming social community for people of mixed ethnicity and their friends: a place that we can all call home. As an intelligent social group, we serve to bring public awareness to the hapa community” Contact: Elisabeth Gilmore Contact Email: eggilmor@usc.edu Organization Email: hapaSC@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uschapasc/ Website: http://hapasc.org/ The Hapa Student Community (HapaSC) is a welcoming social community for people of mixed race/ethnicity and their friends: a place that we can all call home. As an intelligent social group, we serve to bring a public awareness to the hapa culture and community. HapaSC is also the only organization at USC devoted to creating a community where students can explore what it means to be multiracial, and explore its growing niche in our society. Event Spotlight: In Fall 2011, HapaSC hosted two very successful campus-wide events. One of which was collaboration with APASA named “Mixed and APA in the Media”, where HapaSC exclusively invited Danny Pudi, star of the NBC comedy show “Community”. The other event was titled “Love, Sex and Interracial Dating” where HapaSC invited two professional international dating coaches based in Sydney to talk about how to deal with some of the stigmas and issues that comes with interracial dating.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hermanas Unidas (HaU) “Poder de la Mujer” Contact: Sindy Ayala and Jessica Lopez Email: sayala@usc.edu and lope601@usc.edu Organization Email: usc.cochair1@hauchapters.com and usc.cochair2@hauchapters.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hermanasunidasdeusc/ Since our establishment in 2004, Hermanas Unidas (HaU) de USC has worked to provide undergraduate, graduate, and professional leadership opportunities and resources for predominantly Chicana/ Latina college students and alumni by participating in and organizing academic, community service, and social events, and workshops. Students of all backgrounds are invited to join our organization and our Hermandad. We are a network attempting to provide a healthy transition to and from the university. Hermanas Unidas has been known by its members to provide a safe space and provide resources as well as a family networking system guided by the three pillars of Hermanas Unidas: academics (to empower our minds and our future), community service (to empower our communities), and social (to foster an environment of mutual respect and unity, white supporting individual interests and talents). Event Spotlight: Every year a different state chapter of Hermanas Unidas is selected to host the HaU Statewide Conference. This conference, organized by alumni, provides workshops and networking opportunities for attending Hermanas. HaU de USC also hosts an annual event called Mi Cultura Night, where local and USC performers share their cultural experiences.

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Hermanos Unidos-USC was founded in 2002 and seeks to help students succeed in the college environment by its commitment to the three foundational pillars of Academic Scholarship, Community Service, and Social Interaction. HU helps its members fulfill the three pillars by offering study hours, hands-on community service events, intramural sports, seminars, guest speakers, leadership development workshops, and team building activities. A unique component of the organization are its Platicas, where members are invited to converse on a more personal level and in an environment that promotes the achievement of both personal and collective goals. All HU members work towards achieving El Nuevo Hombre, an ideal state that defies the negative stereotypes that have been placed upon Latino males. Event Spotlight: “Hermanos Unidos de USC, along with every other familia, attends an annual National Leadership Conference (HUNLC) hosted by a different campus every spring semester. The conference focuses on the pillars of Hermanos Unidos -- academics, social interaction, and community service -- by providing workshops, activities, and keynote speeches that guide the hermanos in their journeys to become professionals, leaders in their communities, and well informed individuals on subjects that inform the Latino identity. Hermanos Unidos de USC has hosted this conference twice, most recently in 2016, in which a record-breaking 600 people attended. HUNLC provides a way for hermanos to meet, socialize, and network with other undergraduatehermanos, as well as alumni and distinguished guests who are invited.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hispanic Scholarship Fund-USC Scholar Chapter Contact: Vanessa Arteaga Email: varteaga@usc.edu Organization Email: hsf.usc@gmail.com Website: www.facebook.com/HSFScholarChapterUSC The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation’s leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community with more college scholarships and outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its more than 35 years, the HSF has awarded over 90,000 scholarships worth more than $250 million to students in need. HSF’s mission is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans. *HSF is currently being restructured, and as a result the Scholar Chapter at USC is currently inactive, but scholarships are still available for students.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • IDEAS (Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success) at USC Contact: Ana Mercado Email: anamerca@usc.edu Organization Email: ideasusc@usc.edu Facebook Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/IDEASUSC/DACA Resource Page https://fightonfordaca.org/ Pop-Up Dream Center: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) 458A Instagram: @IDEASUSC IDEAS at USC was founded to create a safe space and positive dialogue among undocumented students (AB540). The founder’s mission for the organization is that undocumented students receive the support they need in order to undergo and complete their education at USC. The organization welcomes students from all majors, non- immigrant students, immigrant students and those who support equal opportunity for all students in higher education. The organization was established in 2011 and student’s response for the organization on campus has been receptive. IDEAS at USC wants to enhance the communication of this issue and create strong networks between faculty and professors that support these students’ struggle. IDEAS looks forward to creating more awareness of the issue at USC. IDEAS at USC would like to take more of a proactive role on political activism regarding immigration. The group would also like to create a strong network among professional so that graduates have possible employment opportunities upon graduation. If you are interested in becoming involved in the assuring that all students at USC are fairly considered for any form of financial assistance and scholarship opportunities and grants, please contact our very own student organization focused on the needs and concerns of the immigrant and undocumented student communities, IDEAS at USC.

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Latino Fellowship (La Fe) “Empowering the Latino community at USC to explore faith and ethnic identity, love radically, and change the world” Contact: Grecia Morales Vega Email: ggmorale@usc.edu Organization Email: usclafe@gmail.com In addition to meaning “faith” in Spanish, LaFe is also short for Latino Fellowship. LaFe was formed in the 1980s as a branch organization of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in response to the need of growing numbers of Latino students on college campuses to be resourced and developed. As a national movement, LaFe is committed to developing Latino leaders who serve the campus community with the love of Jesus Christ as they explore God, faith, and the experiences of our people. LaFe at USC began in the fall of 2013 with the purpose of providing a safe space for Latino students to explore issues of faith and ethnic identity in community. Through weekly gatherings, discussion-based bible studies and community building activities, we invite Latino students to discover their passions, be challenged, and find support in a spiritual community. In addition, we provide Latino students the opportunity to be connected to a larger multiethnic community on campus by participating in activities with our partner organization, InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship. By this, LaFe aims to create greater access for Latino students to succeed at USC and gain the tools necessary to positively impact their families and communities. Event Spotlight: Our annual Fall and Summer Conferences with the greater multi-ethnic fellowship on the beautiful Catalina Island. A time to take a break from campus, delve deeper into scripture, commune with friends and explore all that Jesus has to offer.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latino Business Student Association (LBSA) Contact: Ricardo Reyes and Aaron Eckstein Email: contact.lbsa.usc@gmail.com Website: www.lbsausc.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lbsausc/ The mission of the LBSA is to promote diversity and inclusion on and off campus by helping our members develop into well-rounded individuals who will become the leaders of tomorrow through professional exposure, corporate events, networking opportunities, skill-building workshops, community involvement, social affairs, and alumni receptions. The Latino Business Student Association was founded in the fall of 1978 and is one the largest and most active pre-professional business organizations in California. For 40 years, our members have grown to become successful business leaders in some of the most prominent firms in the world, while diversifying their workplace. This organization is open to all students of any major or background Event Spotlight: Every semester LBSA hosts a banquet with LBSA alumni and sponsoring firms. This event provides an opportunity for students to enjoy a meal with corporate recruiters and learn more about specific jobs in multiple industries. These interactions often provide students with an added edge in obtaining internships and jobs from companies like Ernst & Young, Target, Macy’s, and Goldman Sachs.

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Latinx Honor Society (LHS) “Recognizing scholastic excellence and dedication to the Latino community since 1997” Contact: El Centro Chicano Email: ecc@usc.edu Website: www.usc.edu/elcentro Latinx Honor Society was established at USC in the fall of 1997. The Latinx Honor Society (LHS) is a program monitored by El Centro Chicano that aims to honor the academic and leadership contributions of USC Latinx undergraduate students. The society was founded in response to the need for a program that encouraged, stimulated, and recognized, those who maintain excellence in scholarship in addition to serving as positive role models in the community.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latino Law Student Association (LLSA)* Contact: Daisy Mercado Email: daisy.mercado.2019@lawmail.usc.edu Organization Email: llsa@lawmail.usc.edu Website: http://llsa.usc.edu FB Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LLSAatUSC/ Latino Law Student Association (LLSA) is a student organization composed of Latino law students and students interested in issues affecting the Latino community at USC Law School. Our organization strives to create a community at USC that enables students to excel academically, socially, and professionally. Among its objectives is to serve as a support network for Latino law students on campus; and to help the retention and success of Latino law students. LLSA works in conjunction with the Admissions Office to increase the enrollment of Latino students through a Phone-a-Thon for admitted Latino students. Besides keeping our members abreast of scholarships, Latino-centric events, and potential employment opportunities, LLSA encourages its members to become involved in public interest organizations that serve the Latino community in Los Angeles. Latino Law Student Association activities include speaker events with local law firms, Hora Latin@ (a Legal Spanish Conversation Group), Judges & Lawyers Nights (honoring USC Law Latino Alums) and other social and cultural gatherings for the benefit of Latino law students and friends at USC Law. These events aim to help build community and familiarity amongst Latino and non-Latino friends and classmates.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)* Contact: Walter Solorzano and Jennifer Perdomo Email: wsolorza@usc.edu and jmperdom@usc.edu Organization Email: usc.lmsa@gmail.com Website: https://lmsa.site-ym.com/ & http://lmsa.net/west/ The Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association is an organization dedicated to improving the health care delivery system to the Chicano/Latino communities. To accomplish this goal, LMSA’s top priority is to retain all Chicano/ Latino medical students at the USC School of Medicine, a commitment we now pledge to you. LMSA will make every attempt to make you feel at home in Los Angeles and help you build lifelong friends amongst the LMSA family. By offering peer support, counseling and mentors, LMSA will strive to develop and enhance your academic and cultural potentials and alleviate any barriers that may stand in your way of making a smooth transition into and through medical school. In addition, LMSA has been working very closely with the California Hispanic American Medical Association (CHAMA) and the Chicano/Latino Medical Association of California (CMAC) to make Chicano/ Latino physicians in the Los Angeles area available for you to turn to for questions and concerns about the field of medicine. Event Spotlight: Annually with LMSA of UCLA, we co-host and participate in the Olvera Street Health Fair which successfully provides medical services to over 4,000 local, uninsured, non-English speaking Chicano/Latino children, women, and men.

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Latina/o Social Work Caucus (LSWC)* Contact: Catalina Rodriguez, Chair Email: catalinr@usc.edu Organization Email: lswcuscboard@gmail.com The Latino/a Social Work Caucus at USC is a student organization that promotes leadership, self-help, and solidarity among all USC Latino/a Master of Social Work students towards the betterment of all Latino/s cultures and people. We strive to accomplish this through: Academic Excellence, Professional Development, and Empowerment for social justice.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latinx Student Assembly (LSA) Contact: Executive Director: Catherine Bedoya & Assistant Director: Eloisa Campuzano Organization Email: lsausc@usc.edu Phone: 213-740-5656 (Program Board) Website: http://uscprogramboard.com/assemblies/lsa The Latinx Student Assembly is a non-profit umbrella group for Chicanx, Hispanic, Latinx student organizations at USC and has been in existence for approximately 26 years. LSA is composed of an executive board of 12 elected officers and one representative from each member organization. LSA receives funds from the Undergraduate Student Government and is overseen by Program Board. LSA allocates funds to member organizations. Run by a student e-board, LSA seeks to bring together students of Latino heritage, educate the USC student body and make positive contributions to the surrounding community. For the past 26 years, LSA has been a source of support and a voice for the Latinx student population on campus. Meetings are held Mondays at 5 p.m. at TBA.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latinxs Empowering Academic Progression (LEAP) “Empowerment through Education” Contact: Giselle De La Torre Email: agdelato@usc.edu Organization Email: leapusc@usc.edu Latinxs Empowering Academic Progression was originally founded as “Chicanos for Progressive Education” at USC in 1991. We would like to continue the commitment to the education and retention of underrepresented minority students in higher education. Our purpose is to increase the number of minority students, especially Latinxs, at USC and in colleges around the country by giving campus tours, being a part of student panels, and providing resources to local K-12 students. All USC students are welcome to attend our meetings and becomes members of our organization.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mexican Entrepreneur Association (AEM Jóvenes Los Angeles) “A Bridge to Success” Contact: Alexandra Chavez Email: achavezc@usc.edu Organization Email: aemjusc@usc.edu Website: https://www.aem-jovenes.org/ The Mexican Entrepreneur Association (AEM Jóvenes Los Angeles Chapter) was founded in November 2015 by a group of students at USC who saw the need to connect and serve young entrepreneurs of the LA area. We are committed to form young entrepreneurs by developing their analytical, business, and professional skills, and to connect and develop strong relations among the Mexican, Mexican-American, and friends of Mexico communities of entrepreneurs and young professionals. The organization is part of the binational USA-Mexico NGO, AEM Jóvenes, a hub for bilateral cooperation and interconnectivity for young entrepreneurs who seek to establish and expand their business in the United States and Mexico. Since its opening, AEM Jóvenes LA has hosted numerous events including several company tours to Warner Bros., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Source Logistics, and Omni Metal Finishing. This upcoming year we will be hosting speakers, workshops, company tours, and networking events. We will be continuing with our internship placement program, and will also be launching a new mentorship program in conjunction with the experienced entrepreneurs of AEM-Mexico Innova Los Angeles.

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Mixed SC (Mixed SC) Contact: Elisabeth Gilmore Contact Email: eggilmor@usc.edu Organization Email: uscmixedsc@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mixedsc/ “Mixed SC is a welcoming social community created to connect multiracial students. Our mission is to provide a space for community and cultural exploration through social activities, volunteerism, arts, spiritual well-being, and any activities that support the development of an enriched, diverse community.” Mixed SC is a relatively new organization, creating a space for the exploration of mixed race culture. 50 years after Loving vs. Virginia, the legislation of interracial marriage, there is a growing need for discussion of the mixed race experience, exploration of the role of multicultural individuals in social change, and development of spaces where multiracial individuals can feel at home. Additionally, we believe that these discoveries are made and barriers are broken down through real relationships, so Mixed SC’s programs and events are formed around creating a family and community. We do this with social events- including LA outings, family dinners, parties, tailgates, game nights, etc. – and our family program. Event Spotlight: We’ve hosted the international Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference at USC by providing all the volunteers for this three day event. We’ve also run a few social media campaigns such as “What are you?” which was features in the LA Times’s #EmergingUS series. In the Fall of 2018, we will have our first Mixed Race 101 6-week class which will offer students the chance to learn about history of mixed race and the existing conversation around it from other students and academics in the field.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • **Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan (MEChA) “La Union Hace la Fuerza” Contact: El Centro Chicano Email: ecc@usc.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MEChA-de-USC-971167306277084/ M.E.Ch.A began at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1969, when students, faculty, and community leaders met in response to growing unrest on the state of Raza education. There was a consensus that the path to liberation would come from passionate students who were dedicated to empowering their neighborhoods and people. M.E.Ch.A is inclusive of all Raza and strives for the empowerment and liberation of our gente through higher education. Plainly spoken, M.E.Ch.A is for the community. Event Spotlight: The MEChA High School Conference spans a history of well over a decade and has hosted over 10,000 students in the Los Angeles area. It is the intent of all MEChistas to provide participants with a better understanding of the importance of achieving higher education. Accordingly, the conference is comprised of a variety of cultural and academic workshops as well as information about majors, field of study and/or careers from current USC students and alumni. This organization is currently inactive, but if you are interested in reviving it please contact El Centro Chicano.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Contact: Gabriela Fernandez/Claudia Buccio Email: glfernan@usc.edu/buccio@usc.edu Organization Email: nahjusc@gmail.com Website: https://nahjusc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NAHJUSC/ NAHJ USC strives to promote the professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry by bringing opportunity and student journalists together. Our chapter is committed to better unifying the USC Hispanic journalist and Annenberg community, while supplying useful resources to undergraduate and graduate Annenberg students.

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Price Latino Student Association (PLSA) Contact: Andrea Avila and Briana Calleros Email: avilagor@usc.edu and bcallero@usc.edu Organization Email: PriceLatino.USC@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USC.PLSA The Price Latino Student Association (PLSA) was founded in 2006 from a core group of Latino students at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy who saw the need for Latino involvement in policy. Recognizing the issue, PLSA made it its mission to engage undergraduate and graduate students on issues and policies that impact the USC Price Latino community. In the past, we have hosted events centered on immigration, health care, and housing – all issues that disproportionately impact the USC and surrounding Latino community. PLSA also utilizes these and other events to help foster members professional and educational growth to develop effective leaders who, in turn, empower and enhance the broader Latino community. In 2015, PLSA hosted the first alter for Dia de Los Muertos in Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) to pay homage to our Latino ancestors and cultural traditions. After 10 years of serving Latinos students at USC Price, PLSA continues to grow and thrive in the USC Price community.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SACNAS: Promoting Diversity in STEM (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in the Sciences) Organization email: sacnas@usc.edu Website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/sacnas/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SACNASUSC/ The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in the Sciences-USC Chapter-- is focused on creating a community for students interested in research in disciplines from Health Science to Social Sciences, from Biology, Chemistry, and Physics to Engineering, Computers and other STEM fields. This community reaches beyond the University to the local community, local colleges, and national members.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at USC (SHPE-USC) “SHPE promotes the development of Hispanics in engineering, science and other technical professions to achieve educational excellence, economic opportunity and social equality.” Contact: Milly Rodriguez Email: glendaro@usc.edu Organization Email: shpeusc@gmail.com Website: https://shpeusc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shpeusc Since its founding in 1975, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at USC (SHPE-USC) has maintained a commitment to providing role models to the Hispanic community. As one of the two first established student chapters in the nation, we have a responsibility to continue promoting engineering, science, and math at the precollege and university level. SHPE-USC offers a network of support with mentorship and guidance to thrive at USC. We strive to ensure the preparedness of students who choose to pursue these fields by providing necessary tools and resources for success in academics and professional development through conferences, study nights, workshops, and leadership retreats. SHPE-USC champions the development of our members as leaders with a dedication to serve underprivileged communities. Each year, SHPE-USC endeavors to remain a prominent organization in the STEM fields within the Hispanic community as well as within the Viterbi School. Event Spotlight: The SHPE Conference is the major event for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. and the largest technical and career conference for Hispanics in the country. Each year, the SHPE Conference attracts nearly 5,000 engineering professionals, students and corporate representatives.

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Spanish Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) Contact: Emily Jetter; Michael Bell Email: ejetter@usc.edu; jamesmib@usc.edu Organization Email: susa@usc.edu The Spanish Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) was established in 1999 that is devoted to providing its members the ability to explore and immerse themselves in the cultures of Latin America and Spain. Anyone can participate in SUSA events, which is open to all students including graduates and all majors, not just Spanish majors and minors. In essence, SUSA is open to anyone who has an interest in Spanish and Latin American cultures. SUSA’s most common events include conversation tables, movie nights, and dinner nights, although other events include hosting guest speakers, attending plays and museums, and organizing cooking nights. Conversation tables • • most • well-known • •events • where • students • and • professors • •meet• • • • basis • to• • are SUSA’s on a weekly or bi-weekly practice Spanish in a relaxed and informal environment. Movie nights are held on a monthly or bi-monthly basis to offer free showings of Latin American and Spanish movies. To better acquaint students with LA’s rich and diverse Latin American and Spanish cultures, SUSA hosts off-campus events on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Dinner nights are the typical off-campus events that involve dining at diverse restaurants in the surrounding community. SUSA has visited such venues as El Mercado la Paloma and Olvera Street. SUSA is always open to new and interesting ideas that can help improve the club. Entonces, ¡ven con nosotros!

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Queer People of Color (QPOC) Contact: Siddharth Kulkarni Email: kulkarns@usc.edu Organization Email: uscqpoc@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uscqpoc QPOC (Queer People of Color) is an organization under QuASA (Queer and Ally Student Assembly) that celebrates the intersectionality between LGBTQ identities and people of color. We meet every week, and our events have included discussions on QPOC related topics, film screenings, game nights, and trips around Los Angeles. We are open to all majors, both grad and undergrad, and hope to provide a space where all of our queer and cultural identities are respected and understood.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Undergraduate Student Government – Diversity Affairs Committee Contact: Kaila Williams Email: usgdiver@usc.edu Website: http://usg.usc.edu/ Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is the official governing body of the nearly 19,000 undergraduates at USC. It exists to represent the interests of the students to the administration on campus through an extensive programming, committee, and advocacy structure. The four branches that comprise USG are the Legislative, Executive, Judicial, and Programming branches. The Diversity Affairs committee is part of the advocacy branch that works to improve the atmosphere and opportunities for all minority students. In addition, Diversity Affairs is charged with increasing the diversity of students that attend USC. These groups include the Latino, Black, Asian, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered, international, disabled, religious, and female communities. Veterans, transfer students, commuter students, and Spring Admit students are all also represented through these services. Event Spotlight: This Spring will be the 6th Annual Multicultural Retreat that will bring together students from all backgrounds whether it be related to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, etc. This two-day retreat is a chance for leaders in the diverse communities of USC to come together and develop an action plan that will help to make our prestigious university even better. We will address pertinent issues and what we can do to solve them. The retreat is all expenses paid and everyone is encouraged to apply.

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USC American Studies and Ethnicity Undergraduate Club Contact: Alicia Chavez Email: alchavez@usc.edu Organization Email: aseclub@dornsife.usc.edu Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/aseclubusc?fref=ts Website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/ase/aseclub/ The ASE Club is open to students of all majors interested in the innovative interdisciplinary academic exploration of the history, culture, politics and institutions of the Americas, with particular focus on communities of color in the United States. The study of civic engagement and social movements is also featured, with the opportunity for students to do an internship in the local community through AMST 365 Leadership in the Community Internship. Please email aseclub@usc.edu and click “LIKE” on our Facebook page to receive the latest Club information.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • USC Ballroom and Latin Dance Team “Providing social, instructional, and competitive opportunities in traditional ballroom and Latin partner dances” Contact: Erin Soares Organization Email: ballroomusc@gmail.com Website: http://www.uscballroom.org/home/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USCBallroom/ The Ballroom & Latin Dance Club offers members of the USC community the opportunity to explore the art of partner dancing through class instruction, competition, and social events. Classes twice per week focus on the American Smooth Ballroom and American Rhythm dance styles with classes in the following dances: Cha-cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Bolero, Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz. Social events also include opportunities to learn Salsa, Hustle, Swing and other dances. Classes are catered to students of all abilities from beginner to championship levels. Several members travel to both collegiate and professional competitions throughout the year and have won top prizes throughout the western region in all levels. In addition, members practice what they learn in a social setting at weekend dances.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • **USC Capoeira Club Contact: El Centro Chicano Email: ecc@usc.edu The USC Capoeira Club is run by and for USC students to practice the martial art, and learn the culture of Capoeira. We enhance our physical and mental strength, as well as awareness of our surroundings, all while wearing a smile and having a good time. It may look intimidating at first, but nothing is required except for a willingness to learn and a positive attitude. This organization is currently inactive, but if you are interested in reviving it please contact El Centro Chicano.

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• LATINX GREEK ORGANIZATIONS • Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Gammas)

“Cultivating leaders, strengthening communities” Contact: Nick Gonzalez Email: vicepresident.rho.gammas@gmail.com Organization Email: trojangammas10@gmail.com National Website: www.gammas.org

Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. established December 3rd, 1987 is proud to be the first Latino Interest Fraternity on the West Coast. For over two decades, this fraternity has become an instrument for promoting the development of Latino males in higher education and has served as a vehicle for creating the Latino leaders of tomorrow. Our establishment is based on the principles of Academic Excellence, through which we encourage and support Latino males in higher education; Community Service, allowing us to give back to our communities and those of similar backgrounds; and the Maintenance of the Latino Culture through Brotherhood. Since 2008, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has been recognized as the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organization (NALFO)’ s Fraternity of the Year four times. Event Spotlight: Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Rho Chapter at USC has proudly work with the School On Wheels program. The mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for homeless children from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Every semester, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. brings School on Wheels to campus for a youth conference that focuses on motivating students to pursue higher education. We are also proud to be the official Greek sponsor of the California State Academic Decathlon. By coordinating with local Academic Decathlon offices, all chapters facilitate county competitions. Brothers aid in event logistics and serve as speech and interview judges for the competition, ensuring the ongoing success of a staple activity within California high schools.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc

“La Unidad Para Siempre” Contact: Jorge Campos Franco Email: jorge.camposfranco@launidadlatina.org Website: www.LULSoCal.org Instagram: @LUL_Los Angeles

La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated was established on February 19, 1982 at Cornell University to provide a formal structure for the positive presence and representation of underrepresented groups at institutions of higher learning across the United States. On April 1, 2006 ten undergraduate student leaders sounded the Alpha Phi Chapter at the University of Southern California with the support of LUL alumni who had pledged at Cornell (Alpha Chapter), Yale (Kappa Chapter), and other East Coast- cased institutions. Together, these Hermanos chartered the first chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. on the West Coast in an attempt to formally unite student leaders who sought to maximize their time academically, socially, and professionally at USC. Collectively, we strive to realize our fullest potential while leading by example in order to light a path of success for the next generation of underrepresented leaders.

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Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Contact: Karen Kwon Email: lta.dphi.president@gmail.com Organization email: delta_phi@lambdalady.org Instagram: lta_deltaphi Lambda Theta Alpha was founded at Kean University, in NJ in December of 1975, as the first sorority ever created to cater towards the needs of Latinas in the nation. The purpose of Lambda Theta Alpha shall be to provide a sisterhood based on Unity, Love, & Respect. To develop strong Leaders who will then provide and practice political, social and cultural activities. To promote Latino Unity through charitable and educational programs and to maintain a high standard of learning and serve as a voice for all Latino students. Lambda Theta Alpha is not an exclusive group of women. Although our roots are Latin, we have sisters from various cultures, nationalities and races including Caribbean, Caucasian, African American, European, Central and South American, Asian, Middle Eastern, and many more. We are an organization that fights for the empowerment of all women, regardless of their race, color, creed or religion. Event Spotlight: Every Fall Semester, sisters host the Universal Woman Campaign. A week of events catered toward empowering women and students of color.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. “Are You Ready to Blossom?” Contact: Jennifer Donis Gonzalez Email: taupresident86@gmail.com Organization email: lambdathetanu.tau@gmail.com and taupresident86@gmail.com Website: www.lambdathetanu.org Instagram: @tantilizinglambdas Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. was established on March 11, 1986 at California State University, Chico. Founded on three pillars of academic excellence, community service, and sisterhood, our organization strives to cultivate leaders by supporting the growth and development of women of color in higher education. As an academic organization, we encourage our members to challenge themselves in their studies. In the past we have continuously had one of the highest GPA’s in the Multicultural Greek Council and in Spring 2013 we received our sorority’s national Academic Excellence Chapter of the year award and we also had the highest GPA out of all Greek organizations at USC. In addition to participating in and organizing on-campus activities, we participate in various projects that help us serve the needs of our community and to serve as positive role models for our youth. Through these experiences, we help develop the leadership potential and skills of each of our sisters while developing and maintaining strong bonds with one another. Our goal is to offer support for our sisters not only throughout their undergraduate career, but also during their endeavors in post-graduate work and the professional world. Our sisterhood extends past our undergraduate years, into the rest of our lives. Event Spotlight: Every spring semester Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc. hosts the Latina Youth Leadership Conference on the USC campus. We bring in high school girls of color to introduce them to college life through various workshops. The workshops focus on college academics and financial aid, self-empowerment and opportunities in higher education. We hope that through this event, young girls are able to set themselves up to achieve success as they continue through high school and pursue higher education. Our chapter is also proud to offer a scholarship every spring to a local college-bound senior.

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Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. “Chivalry Above Self” Contact: Jorge Calderon Email: usclambdas1975@gmail.com Organization Website: http://lambdasusc.webs.com/ Organization Facebook: Lambdas: the Empire Lambda Theta AlphaUSC Latin Sorority, Inc. of Troy

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Lambda Theta Phi is the first and largest Latin fraternity in the nation with over 150 chapters Email: ksaanchez1@gmail.com across the United States. The fraternity provides the Latino college student the opportunity Organization email: delta_phi@lambdalady.org to be part of a family with a mission: To cultivate a spirit of brotherhood, to value an education, to promote unity among all Latinos, to be proud of and cherish our heritage, to assert roles of leadership, to develop character, to practice chivalry, and to serve mankind. Lambda Theta Phi raises the social and cultural conscience of the Latin male college student. Since its start Kean University in University, 1975, it has in raised awareness for political Lambda Theta Alpha wasatfounded at Kean NJ in December of 1975,involvement as the firstamongst sorority ever created to c Latinos through their national philanthropy, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

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Love, &chapter Respect. To develop Leadersyoung who men will that thenwant provide and practice political, social and cultural activ TheUnity, Beta Lambda at USC looks forstrong strong-minded to promote unity and leadership within the community. Founded on March 2000, our prides itself in focusing quality aof high our members, promote Latino Unity through charitable andchapter educational programs and on to the maintain standard of learning and s notfor theallquantity. Latino Brothers students.have developed events that raise funds for the homeless, raise awareness to Latino culture to the campus, and promote professionalism during the undergraduate years and after college. Graduates of the fraternity have gone to work at start-up companies, STEM-related careers, and Law.

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Event spotlight: nationalities and races including Caribbean, Caucasian, African American, European, Central and South American, Asi Every semester, the Less Fortunate.” Brothers come together with other Eastern, andLambda many Theta more.Phi Wehosts are “Feed an organization that fights for the empowerment of all women, regardless of their ra organizations to make food for the homeless in Skid Row. The event provides its participants with an eye opening or religion. experience the homeless in downtown Los Angeles.

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Tau Chapter Website: www.tantalizinglambdas.com

Founded on March 15, 1989 at the University of Albany, in New York, Omega Phi Beta National Website: www.lambdathetanu.org Sorority Incorporated strives to serve and educate people of diverse backgrounds through sisterhood, leadership, and guidance. As positive role models, we promote unity of all cultures, focus on the empowerment of our gender Nu Sorority, Inc.inwas on March 11, 1986 at California State University, Chico. Founded on t andLambda raise theTheta standards of excellence ourestablished academic, social, and personal endeavors.

of academic excellence, community service, and sisterhood, our organization strives to cultivate leaders by supporting

USC’s Campus-wide Greek Organization the Year, OPBSI – Phi was chartered at USC in Fall and2011 development of women of color inofhigher education. AsChapter, an academic organization, wetheencourage our members t of 2003. It was the first MGC organization to Probate and Surface at USC, bringing many east coast traditions themselves in their studies. In the past we have continuously had one of the highest GPA’s in the Multicultural Greek to the west. Proud of the struggle and hard work that went into bringing our organization to campus, we stand Spring 2013 we received our sorority’s national Academic Excellence Chapter of the year award and we also had the up for what we believe and have worked hard to get our deserved respect. Our chapter continues to bring great out of all greek organizations at USC. In addition to participating in and on-campus programming to campus and has received National recognition for our Leadership andorganizing Unity Conference: Projectactivities, we participa UJIMA. We are first us Latina-based in community USC’s history and to win community service at the projects thatthehelp serve the organization needs of our tothe serve as positive roleaward models for our youth. Through th university’s council’sthe Greek awards. In addition and we were firstofGreek-lettered organization to be and awarded we helpalldevelop leadership potential skillsalso of the each our sisters while developing maintaining strong bo Organization of the Year for the Latino Student Assembly. Our most recent awards include 2016-2017 awards for another. Our goal is to offer support for our sisters not only throughout their undergraduate career, but also during th Innovative Collaboration, Wellness and Safety Excellence, and Diversity & Inclusivity from the Office of Fraternity and in post-graduate work and the professional world. Our sisterhood extends past our undergraduate years, into the rest Sorority Leadership Development.

Event Spotlight: Event Spotlight: Our Week of Illumination is hosted each year, which is dedicated to political and social issues that often go ignored Every spring semester Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc. hosts the Latina Youth Leadership Conference on the USC campu in our communities. Our 2017-2018 Week of Illumination featured events that touched on varying forms of violence • •women • from• • • •to abuse. • We •lifepride •ourselves •various • with•community •workshops • in high school girls of•color to introduce college through workshops. The focus on colle against femicides to• rape culture to them financial in• working and financial aid, self-empowerment and opportunities in higher education. Wetohope that through this event, young g partners such as Af3irm Los Angeles and Locatora Radio to bring international programming campus.

set themselves up to achieve success as they continue through high school and pursue higher education. Our chapter offer a scholarship every spring to a local college-bound senior.

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Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. “Chivalry Above Self” Contact: Ruben Espana Email: respana@usc.edu Organization Email: contact@usclambdas.com

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Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. “Excellentia et Fides Intra Fraternitus” “Excellence and Loyalty amongst brothers.” Contact: Jake Tejada Email: jetejada@usc.edu Organization Email: SDAAlphaPresident@gmail.com Website: http://www.sdaalpha.com/ On April 22nd, 1995, 21 gentlemen who strived for more within their communities, their academics, and themselves established the first and largest multi-cultural fraternity on the University of Southern California campus. Sigma Delta Alpha is a proud fraternity that embraces all cultures and traditions. The brothers represent people in the world of academics that strive to be positive role models to youth in the community. Sigma Delta Alpha at USC has won the Fraternity of the Year award for the 2009-2010 & 2011-2012 years. We have alumni in the House of Representatives, serving in the armed forces and in top firms all over the world. We also hold the strongest alumni base in the Multicultural Greek Council and continue to produce brothers who ignite change during and after their undergraduate years. As the Fraternity with the largest current active body, we will continue to strive forward and beyond. Event Spotlight: Raised over $1,200 for the Toys for Tots charity in December of 2013.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. “Opportunity for Wisdom, Wisdom for Culture” Contact: Juan Bello Email: juanbell@usc.edu Organization Email: slbusc@gmail.com Website: http://slbusc.wix.com/uscbetaman Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. was established at the University of Iowa in 1986 by 18 men of diverse cultural backgrounds. Since its establishment, Sigma Lambda Beta has become the largest, fastest growing, and most successful Latino-based multicultural organization. Built upon the principles of Brotherhood, Scholarship, Community Service, and Cultural Awareness, Sigma Lambda Beta’s mission is to better serve the needs and wants of all people. Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. values fairness, opportunity, and the equality of all men regardless of their race, culture, or ethnicity. We are committed to creating and expanding multicultural leadership, promoting academic excellence, advocating cultural awareness and education, and establishing a brotherhood amongst all intelligent and dedicated young men on university campuses across the nation.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. “Culture is Pride, Pride is Success” Contact: Brenda Vega Organization Email: slgatusc@gmail.com Website: http://slgatusc.wixsite.com/uscslg Other: www.sigmalambdagamma.com Sigma Lambda Gamma is the largest and fastest growing Latina-based sorority. At USC, we are proud to be one of the most diverse multicultural sororities on campus. Our sisters take pride in their respective cultures and are always learning from the cultures around them. Gammas are an incredibly diverse group of women committed to empowering ourselves and our community through our five principles: Academics, Community Service, Morals and Ethics, Cultural Awareness and Social Interaction. We are always spending time with one another whether we’re strolling, working on homework, hanging out or any other crazy thing we come up with! We’re not shy so come up and introduce yourself if you ever run into one of us on campus! Event Spotlight: During the Fall semester, the Nu Alpha chapter at the University of Southern California hosts “Check Yourself.” It is an event dedicated to educate the USC community on Breast Cancer and what they can do to support awareness, as well as help out the cause. We bring in survivors, doctors and representatives from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. During the Spring semester, our signature event is “Empowering Women”. This event serves to expose individuals to the stories, accomplishments, and challenges women from different cultural backgrounds have faced. The distinguished women who speak on our panel demonstrate how they have become leaders in our society and continually work to better their communities. 43

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• ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR NEW STUDENTS • FRESHMEN/TRANSFERS: 1) Maintain your financial aid eligibility Maintain a GPA higher than a 2.3 to remain eligible for financial aid. Turn in all required documentation to the financial aid office by the deadlines! To turn in any financial aid documents visit https://my.usc.edu/service/financialaid and access your FAST (Financial Aid Summary & Tasks) page. Deadlines are very important; buy a calendar where you can keep track of what is due and when it is due. El Centro provides free planners. Create your own personal folder and keep records/copies of everything. Do not throw away anything. 2) Time management is everything! Do not do the all-nighters. Studies show that sleep deprivation causes a decrease in attention span and an inability to store information into your memory. This means that you will stress and risk your health and GPA. Write in this handbook’s planner, and try to finish your assignments. Even if you do not have enough time to complete everything in your day’s to-do-list, prioritize. If want to go to that free movie screening or food give-away, you need to prioritize and make sure that you will get everything done before the due date. Don’t feel pressured to always be a yes-person! Study early, hit the sack, and wake up ready to attack. You can also visit USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity at http://kortschakcenter.usc.edu/ or USC Center for Academic Support, http://undergrad.usc.edu/services/ for time management resources; find out the next time management workshop or set up an appointment to visit them for help. 3) Ask for help...don’t wait for someone to help you If you start to sink academically, or you just really want that A, visit the Center for Academic Support, located in STU 301, for free tutoring. You can also visit the Kortschack Center for Learning and Creativity located in STU 311 for more help. Also, ask your professors for help because they are here to help you. And of course visit a student resource center such as El Centro if you need help with anything that is or is not related to academics (i.e. problems at home, financial aid problems, relationship problems, stress, etc.). We can direct you to more help. You can also visit the Counseling Center located at the Engemann Student Health Center if you would like to speak to someone about personal matters. Their phone number is (213) 740-9355. Friends are great people that will help you get through anything, but if you need anyone else visit the resource centers or groups on campus. USC wants you to succeed. 4) Meet with your advisor You are required by the university to make an appointment and visit your advisor before registering for spring and fall semesters in order to avoid registration ‘holds’. Advisors will help you select the proper classes for your general education and major’s requirements. If you are undecided they can help you decide on a major, investigate career and internship options, and help you develop job searching skills. Also, become friends with them so they can help you outside of the office with new opportunities. Appointments are made online through your my.usc.edu log in page. For additional information, visit your department’s website. 5) Talk to your professor and TA Your professors get wrapped up with their jobs, families, and personal problems, just like us. So, introduce yourself and build rapport with them. Do not hesitate if they seem busy, they might surprise you when they actually have a lot to talk about. Become friends with them and show them that you care about your grade as well as their well-being. Go to their office hours, and they will definitely remember you when they are grading papers. They will provide a great source for recommendation letters, mentoring, and job opportunities. 6) Your USCard is your key to everything! Keep your USCard safe and close. It will allow you to buy food, check out library books, access your dorm room, and visit the Lyon Center. Attach your USC card to your key chain or put it in your wallet so that you can always know where it is. If you lose it, report it lost online, and go to the USCard Office the next day to get a new one for $25. For more information visit http://mycard.usc.edu/

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7) Stay healthy Get some exercise and as much sleep as possible. School food can pack on the pounds and too much stress can make you sick. Be careful of the “freshmen 15,” it’s not a myth, but don’t forget to eat either! Take advantage of the facilities USC has to offer such as the Lyon Center and the Engemann Student Health Center. The Lyon Center is a gym that offers recreational sports, yoga, swim, dance, etc. Visit https://sait.usc.edu/recsports/facilities/lyon-centerlrc/ for more information. The Health Center has many different counseling services, health promotion and disease prevention programs. They promote healthy lifestyles and care for your physical and mental health concerns. For more information visit http://engemannshc.usc.edu/. 8) Planning to work? First, you will need a resume. Whether you have one or would like to build a resume it is best to visit the Career Center which is located in STU 110. The career center will be your one stop shop for questions and help. Second, try to find an on-campus work-study job. If you are on campus, hours are flexible and you don’t have to commute. Talk to financial aid for work study eligibility. Their number is (213) 740-9111 or you can visit them in person. They are located at John Hubbard Hall. Third, be on the lookout for job fairs; they are typically held at the beginning of each semester on campus. Visit, http://careers.usc.edu/ for more information. You can also visit, http://ois.usc. edu/employment/employment-f1/f1oncampusemployment/ for more information about working on-campus as an international student. 9) Get Involved! Give yourself a break from studying once in a while and get involved on campus. You can also beat home sickness by joining clubs or organizations on campus, the school newspaper, the Greek Society, choir, intramural sports etc. The Latinx Student Assembly alone has over 20 clubs and organizations you can join. Visit El Centro or the Volunteer Center for more information on how to get involved. You will find your best friends by being in something you both like. Check out El Centro’s website for more information about the Latinx Orgs, http://elcentro.usc.edu/involvement/. You can also check out http://campusactivities.usc.edu/ for more information about other student organizations at USC. For volunteer opportunities visit the JEP house or visit their website for more information at http://dornsife.usc. edu/joint-educational-project/. Make sure to visit them within the first week of classes for volunteer opportunities. 10) Exam time: Deactivate your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, etc. Internet is a beautiful invention that helps us access information during those wonderful research papers, right? Unfortunately, it is a big distraction during midterm season and finals week. Temporarily deactivate your account, or make your best friend change your password and you can change theirs. Do not give in to the temptation of the mouse! For more information for how to deactivate your account visit http://www.facebook.com/help/359046244166395/ for Facebook, for twitter http://support.twitter.com/articles/15358-deactivating-your-account, and for Tumblr http:// www.ehow.com/how_8782722_do-deactivate-tumblr.html. 11) Need a Ride? You may need a bike to get around campus but what about when you want to go out and explore LA? Campus Cruiser runs all week and weekends if you want to reach a place off campus within a one mile radius from the center of campus. Their number is (213)740-4911. Nightly between 7:00 PM and 2:00 AM, if you call Campus Cruiser and the wait time exceeds 15 minutes, the dispatcher will invite you to request a free Lyft ride via the USC button on the Lyft app. During these hours, rides that stay entirely within Campus Cruiser boundaries will be paid for automatically by USC, but only if requested via the USC button. Please note, excessive surge fares will not be covered. The program also will be available on football game days beginning four and a half hours after kick off until 2:00 AM. Go here for more info on Lyft at USC: http://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/campus-cruiser-program/how-to-use-uber/.You can also take the YellowCab which accepts USCards. Their number is (800) USC-TAXI. An alternative to the YellowCab is Uber. If you have an iPhone or android, you can download the app. Uber makes it easy and cheap to get a ride around town. There is also the metro, Los Angeles’ public transportation. Check out their website for more information at http://www.metro.net/. USC also has buses that have routes inside of USC and around the neighborhood. If you are interested, check out their website for more information at http://transnet.usc.edu/. Zip Cars are also available inside USC campus and around campus. For more information, visit their website, http://www.zipcar.com/usc. Go out and explore the beautiful city of Angels!

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12) STUDY, STUDY, STUDY, STUDY... Find a quiet study space. Leavey Library is open 24/7. There are rooms at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Doheny Library, and the computer rooms at Salvatori Computer Science Center and King Hall, which offer small study rooms. To reserve a space at one of the libraries visit https://libraries.usc.edu/reservable-spaces. You can also find nice spot on the grass to study. Form study groups so you can share notes and review course work. Most importantly, don’t fall behind on your readings! And do not hesitate to ask for help. El Centro Chicano is here for you. Check out this website for more places to study on, https://libraries.usc.edu/spaces-overview 13) Beat home sickness Get involved! We know it’s so cliché, but it is really the best way to adjust to your new environment! You can also develop a comfort zone by bringing things from home that are familiar or important. Stay in touch with those you love; remember to call, e-mail or visit them. Everyone gets homesick once and a while but you will find out that SC makes a great home. Come to El Centro if you need anything! We are more than happy to help. We are located on the fourth floor of the student union, STU 402. Wishing you the best of luck-Fight GRADUATE STUDENTS 1) Time management As a graduate student, there might be more on a student’s plate. Don’t procrastinate! Not waiting until the last minute to do an assignment is advice that has been given to us since we can remember, however, it applies to us now more than ever. 2) Network Make sure to go out there and meet new people! Meet your classmates, professors or other people at USC! By networking, you will find new friends, study buddies, and that support system you will need to survive grad school! You can network by getting involved and joining organizations in your program. 3) Mentor Along with meeting new people, it’s important to get a mentor. It can be another student who is in another year, a professor, or someone who is in the profession that has qualities that you admire. It might feel awkward asking someone “Do you want to be my mentor?” but there is nothing to lose! They will feel honored to be considered and you will benefit from all the advice they can give you! You are never too old to get a mentor and you can never have too many mentors. 4) Self-Care School can be stressful and time consuming but don’t forget to take a break once in a while and do the hobbies you love. 5) School Spirit You may feel that the undergraduates have way more school spirit, but don’t be afraid to join them! You are now part of the USC Familia and you have every right to show it off! 6) Resources Finally we encourage graduate students to venture out of their school/program/department and explore other resources on campus beginning with USC El Centro Chicano, a cultural resource center on campus established in 1972 (located on the 4th floor of the student union, STU 402), as well as other offices and programs highlighted in the Latino Resource Handbook. In addition, we strongly encourage you to seek out organizations you might want to be a part of, starting with Latino Graduate Organizations listed in the club/organization section in the Latino Resource Handbook. These additional resources will help you in achieving the tips identified above and ultimately a well-balanced success at USC.

Wishing you the best of luck-Fight On!

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First Year Experience Transfer Success Program Marshall Academic Resources First Year Global Learning (LINC, TIE) Marshall-Recognized Student Organizations Global Internships (MISIP, Winslow Maxwell) Professional Mentoring Program (CAP) Career Development Workshops Peer Career Advising Case Competitions For more information: visit us in Ferti0a Hall Suite 201 (JFF201), or online at h0ps://www.marshall.usc.edu/current-students

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Patricia Y. Lara ME ’18 began her college education at a community college. She is passionate about becoming an academic counselor to help students navigate college and reach their goals.

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The Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures in the USC Dornsife College

Why learn Spanish and Portuguese? Why major or minor in Spanish at USC? Connect with more than 400 million speakers of Spanish worldwide, including almost 40 million in the United States. Capitalize on the growing importance of Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas of the world economy. Immerse yourself in some of the world’s most exciting cultural hubs, such as Buenos Aires and Madrid, or study issues of migration in Valencia, all cities where we have summer programs. Expand your professional skills with linguistic and cultural proficiencies and the ability to think critically about global problems and opportunities. Experience the intellectual challenge of linguistic and literary theories, and the workings of literature and film from Cervantes and Sor Juana to Borges and Almodóvar. And where better to explore the realms of Spanish and Portuguese than in Los Angeles, one of the largest Spanish-speaking cities in the world and, arguably, one of the capitals of Latin American culture? For additional information or to declare the major or minor, contact Jessica Kanoski, Academic Advisor, at (213) 821-4316 or jkanoski@usc.edu.

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• CAMPUS RESOURCES • Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) USC Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) is a multifaceted department focused on the education, engagement, and empowerment of students. APASS has a two-fold mission: to facilitate Asian Pacific American participation, dialogue, community-building, and empowerment, while at the same time, to serve as a source of cross-cultural educational programming for the entire campus. APASS programs include orientation, leadership development, service-learning and community immersion, career and peer mentoring, cross-cultural and educational programs, academic collaborations, and individual and collective advocacy. Contact: (213) 740-4999 | apass@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 410 Web: http://apass.usc.edu/ The Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs (CBCSA) The Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs (CBCSA) is here to welcome you to the Trojan family at the University of Southern California. CBCSA is a department that works toward creating an optimal learning environment for students of African descent and the Trojan family at large. Contact: (213) 740-8257 | cbcsa@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 415 Web: https://cbcsa.usc.edu Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center The LGBT Resource Center works in collaboration with other campus offices, organizations and community networks to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, and staff. Please stop by if you identify as gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, ally or questioning, or simply interested in our services Contact: (213) 740-7619 | lgbt@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 202B Web: http://lgbtrc.ecu.edu/ Emergency Food & Toiletry Food Pantry The Food Pantry is an emergency resource for USC students experiencing food insecurity. Dornsife’s Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, Dr. Leo Braudy, and his wife Dorothy Braudy, generously donated the funds to initiate the food pantry program in response to food insecurity experienced by students on campus. Web: https://dornsife.usc.edu/food-pantry/ Learning Support & Resources The Center for Academic Support is the central resource and referral agency for learning enrichment at USC. Upper division students, graduate students, faculty, staff and volunteers at USC coordinate a program of mentoring and academic enrichment in a university-wide effort to address student needs. Academic Support contributes a collaborative approach to learning within the academic community. We offer learning assistance and tutoring in various subjects for USC students at selected locations on campus including residential sites. Academic success seminars and workshops are scheduled throughout the academic year. Contact: (213) 740-1741 | study@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 301 Web: http://undergrad.usc.edu/services/ Center for Engineering Diversity The Center for Engineering Diversity (CED) at the University of Southern California is dedicated to promoting scholastic, personal and professional excellence among underrepresented students in the Viterbi School of Engineering. CED engenders scholastic and personal achievement within our community of scholars while preparing students for successful careers as industry professionals and encouraging the pursuit of graduate degrees. Contact: (213) 740-1999 | Location: Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) 210 Monday-Friday (8:30am-5pm) Web: http://viterbi.usc.edu/ced/ 56

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Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration The Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) has as its mission to remake the narrative for understanding, and the dialogue for shaping, immigrant integration in America. CSII brings together three emphases: scholarship that draws on academic theory and rigorous research, data that provides information structured to highlight the process of immigrant integration over time, and engagement that seeks to create new dialogues with government, community organizers, business and civic leaders, immigrants and the voting public. The center is also co-directed by Dr. Manuel Pastor, professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Contact: (213) 740- 3643 | csii@usc.edu | Location: Jefferson Building (JEF) 102 Web: http://dornsife.usc.edu/csii Norman Topping Student Aid Fund The purpose of the Norman Topping Student Aid Fund (NTSAF) is to assist students with high financial need who demonstrate an extraordinary level of community awareness in their pursuit of higher education at the University of Southern California. Applicants residing in areas surrounding the University Park and Health Science campuses, in addition to first-generation college students, are given primary consideration in the selection process. Please note that the scholarship is not limited to these populations. The Norman Topping Student Aid Fund is the only student initiated, student funded, primarily student administered scholarship in the nation. Contact: (213) 740-7575 | ntsaf@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 313| Web: http://ntsaf.usc.edu/ Tomás Rivera Policy Institute The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, housed at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, is the nation’s oldest and most well-recognized think tank on Latino issues. For nearly two decades, TRPI has studied and analyzed the issues of the Latino population in the United States. TRPI clusters its research and policy advocacy activities into four main areas: economic well-being, on which the future of the Latino community’s well-being depends; educational issues faced by Latino students, parents, teachers, and administrators; information technology—closing the gap between the technological “haves” and “have-nots”; and political and civic engagement, giving voice to the Latino community’s perceptions, preferences, experience, voting trends and political behavior. Contact: (213) 821-6263 | trpi@usc.edu | Location: Annenberg School of Communication (ASC) 324F Monday-Friday (8:30am-5pm) | Web: http://www.trpi.org/ USC TRiO Programs The federally funded TRiO programs were created to motivate and support low-income and firstgeneration, minority students in progressing through the academic pipeline from middle school through college. USC TRiO includes three Upward Bound programs, one Upward Bound MathScience program and two Educational Talent Search programs. USC also is home to another federal TRiO program, the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, which assists undergraduates in preparing for and enrolling in graduate studies at the doctoral level. Contact: (213) 821-2402 | Location: Hoffman Contracts Research Building 262, MC 7708| Monday-Friday (9am-5pm) | Web: http://communities.usc.edu/college-access/trio-programs/

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USC’s Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services (RSVP) Previously known as the USC Center for Women & Men, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services exists to facilitate the success of students, faculty and staff by providing innovative opportunities for leadership and scholarship and by offering advocacy and confidential counseling to those who have experienced gender-related harm. Through its educational programs, its services foster a better understanding of feminism, healthy masculinity and gender equity. RSVP provides immediate therapy services for situations related to gender and powerbased harm (e.g., sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking). Above all, it serves as a haven for students, staff and faculty. Contact: (213) 740-4900 | Location: Engemann Student Health Center, Suite 356 Monday – Friday (9am-5pm) After Hours—press “o” to speak with on-call counselor Web: https://engemannshc.usc.edu/rsvp/ USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity The mission of the USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (USC KCLC) is to provide enhanced academic support services at the University of Southern California. USC KCLC does this by providing individual learning strategy sessions, tutoring in academic disciplines, and assistive technology for students with a identified learning disorder (LD), dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other learning differences. The Center incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to assisting students’ learning and support strategies. This approach includes access to professionals in psychology, occupational therapy, educational psychology, and neuropsychology within the university. In addition, students have access to learning specialists and specialized content area tutors. Contact: 213-740-7884 | Location: Student Union (STU) 311 Hours: Monday-Friday (8:30am-5pm) | Web: http://kortschakcenter.usc.edu/ USC Latino Forum The mission of the USC Latino Forum is to promote networking among USC staff and faculty; to foster recruitment, recruitment, retention and professional advancement; to advocate for issues of interest to its members; to promote the recruitment and retention of Latino students at USC; and to serve as a liason between the university and the community. The USC Latino Forum has historically served as the voice of Latino Faculty and Staff at the University of Southern California since 1987. We gather several times a semester for social, academic and intellectual events that celebrate and stimulate conversations around what it means to be Latino at USC in Los Angeles and in the United States as the demographics continue to shift around us. Annual events include the Tamalada in December, the Carne Asada in May/ June, as well as panel discussions, guest speakers and off-campus socials. Membership is open to any USC faculty or Staff member interested in improving the quality of life for Latinos and all people of color on the USC campus. Contact: (213) 821-5363 | latino4m@dornsife.usc.edu | Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) 462 | Web: http://dornsife.usc.edu/latinoforum The Writing Center The Writing Center is a component of the Writing Program that provides one-to-one consultations and computer resources to assist any student who seeks or is required to have individualized assistance in writing. Available to all students at the university, both undergraduate and graduate, the Writing Center is characterized by a non-judgmental, comfortable environment; it is a friendly place where students and consultants work collaboratively at all stages of the writing process, from getting started on a topic to revising and editing a draft of a nearly complete essay. Contact: (213) 740-3691 | Location: Taper Hall (THH) 216 Web: http://dornsife.usc.edu/writingcenter/

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The Office of International Services (OIS) The Office of International Services (OIS) supports international students and scholars as they strive to achieve their educational, professional, and personal objectives. OIS is a resource center that provides advising, information, and opportunities for involvement to help members of the USC international community make the most of their USC experience. Recognizing the many benefits of international educational exchange, OIS advocates for these benefits on campus, locally and nationally. Contact (213)740-2666 | Location: Parking Structure D (PSD), Suite 101 Email: ois@usc.edu | Web: http://ois.usc.edu/ Engemann Student Health Center Our mission at Engemann Student Health Center is to provide high quality, cost-effective and client oriented services and resources in health promotion and disease prevention, primary care and counseling to the University Park Campus student community. We strive to facilitate the completion of your academic career at USC by promoting healthy lifestyles and caring for your physical and psychological illnesses and concerns. Contact: (213) 740-9355| Location: 1031 West 34th Street Email: eshcgen@usc.edu | Web: http://engemannshc.usc.edu/ Academic Honors & Fellowships Academic Honors &Fellowships (AIF) supports students’ efforts to make the most of their academic experience at the university, and to seek further opportunities for international study and research. We manage numerous prestigious international fellowships, such as the Rhodes Scholarship and Fulbright Grant, for undergraduate or graduate students. Our office offers advising on applying, interviewing, and writing personal statements all year long to prepare students for the application process. Contact: (213) 740-9116 | ahfstaff@usc.edu | Location: Student Union (STU) 300 Web: https://ahf.usc.edu/ USG’s Low- Income Benefits Initiative This program is meant to connect low income students with government resources. In the student government office on Mondays from 2-4pm we have navigators who can help students who qualify for food stamps and free phones and improved data plans. Contact: (213) 740-5620 |usg@usc.edu| Location: TCC 224

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• SCHOLARSHIPS • The following are scholarship opportunities available both through USC departments and privately. All private scholarship information listed should be read thoroughly; it is not meant to be an endorsement. Please use your judgment. USC Scholarships Alumni Association Scholarships https://alumni.usc.edu/alumni-scholarships/ USC Latino Alumni Association (LAA) http://latinoalumni.usc.edu/scholarships/ USC's Norman Topping Student Aid Fund Scholarship (NTSAF)* http://ntsaf.usc.edu/ USC Town and Gown Scholarship* http://www.townandgownusc.com/scholarship.asp USC School of Cinematic Arts http://cinema.usc.edu/scholarships/index.cfm USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism https://annenberg.usc.edu/scholarship-information-0 USC Viterbi School of Engineering http://viterbiundergrad.usc.edu/finaid/ USC Thornton School of Music https://music.usc.edu/admission/finaid/ USC School of Cinematic Arts https://cinema.usc.edu/scholarships/ USC School of Architecture https://arch.usc.edu/students/scholarships USC School of Dramatic Arts https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/programs/undergraduate/tuition/ Keck School of Medicine of USC http://primarycare.usc.edu/funding-resources/scholarships/ USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences http://dornsife.usc.edu/scholarship/ All USC Scholarships http://admission.usc.edu/docs/Scholarships.pdf 62

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Hispanic Scholarships The Hispanic Scholarship Fund* http://www.hsf.net Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute* http://www.chci.org/scholarships/ HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarships.asp MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) http://maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/ TELACU http://telacu.com/ Scholarship Search Engines 1) FastWEB Scholarship Search* http://www.fastweb.com 2) Aid (scholarships) http://www.finaid.org 3) Scholarship Search http://www.scholarships.com 4) National Scholarships at all levels* http://scholarships.fatomei.com/index.html 5) Minority Scholarships* http://www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html 6) CollegeBoard https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college?fromPage=home 7) Finding the Right Scholarships http://www.testprepreview.com/college-scholarships.htm 8) Unigo https://www.unigo.com/

Additionally, stop by El Centro and check out our bulletin boards, updated continuously throughout the year for new Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships!

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RESEARCH, INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND • GRADUATE SCHOOL ASSISTANCE Research for USC Students https://research.usc.edu/students/ Phone: (213) 740-6709 Email: vice.president.research@usc.edu A USC education engages students in research and innovation. Working closely with our faculty, students at all levels have opportunities to participate in research in labs, the community and in the field (sometimes traveling around the globe), conducting work for the benefit of society USC Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program http://dornsife.usc.edu/mmuf Phone: (213) 740-9116 National Website: www.mmuf.org The fundamental objective of MMUF is to increase the number of minority students in Ph.D. programs in the arts and sciences. Each MMUF Fellow is paired with a faculty mentor who assists them with their research project. Fellows present their research through scholarly articles, oral reports, workshops, conferences, multimedia displays, and/or at USC’s annual undergraduate symposium for scholarly and creative work. Fellows attend annual Western Regional Conferences, dinner and research symposiums, and graduate school workshops; receive fall, spring, and summer research stipends; GRE preparation; GRE fee waivers; fee waivers for graduate school applications; conference travel; and qualify for loan repayment programs. USC Research Gateway Scholars Program https://gatewayscholars.usc.edu/ Phone: (213) 740-8702 Email: gatewayscholars@usc.edu The USC Research Gateway Scholars Program provides services aimed at promoting undergraduate student success through mentorship experiences, graduate school preparation, research training, career development, and a series of academic skills building initiatives. Participants are awarded competitive stipends and scholarships throughout their participation in the program. Students acquire mentoring from professors, graduate students, and professional staff members USC Fisher Fellows http://dornsife.usc.edu/fisher-fellows-program/ Email: hippolit@usc.edu Contact Danika Newlee: newlee@usc.edu The Fisher Fellowship is the first program at USC Dornsife that enables students with financial needs to fully participate in the enrichment opportunities that are at the heart of the college. Students selected for this program will receive between $6,000 and $10,000, which may be used over a three-year period to participate in programs that involve international travel, field research, and service to various communities. Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) https://www.andover.edu/about/outreach/irt Phone: (978) 749-4000 Email: irt@andover.edu

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The Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) addresses the lack of diversity in the nation’s teaching faculties by recruiting outstanding students of color and other scholars committed to diversity, counseling them through the graduate school application process, and advocating for sufficient funding for advanced study. IRT graduates have enjoyed remarkable success securing jobs as K-12 teachers, counselors, and principals, as well as professors, university administrators, and leaders. Office of Undergraduate Programs https://undergrad.usc.edu/ Phone: (213) 740-9757 Email: ugp@usc.edu By providing a distinctive undergraduate experience built on excellent liberal arts and professional programs, we aim to create unique opportunities for career preparation through innovative collaborations across disciplines. The university’s commitment to becoming the world center for innovative interdisciplinary research and undergraduate education is reflected in the emphasis on providing opportunities for students to participate in research and related scholarly endeavors. Our academic programs span the spectrum from basic to applied research with a high degree of societal relevance. This focus on undergraduate participation in the creation of knowledge is a principal ingredient of the academic experience at USC.

Internship Opportunities USC Career Center: “Learn About Internships” Webpage https://careers.usc.edu/students/find-a-job/learn-about-internships/ Phone: (213) 740-9111 Email: careers@usc.edu The USC Career Center is committed to helping you achieve your professional goals. To that end, we are proud to welcome you to our website, which features all the key resources and essential information you need to succeed in today’s increasingly hyper-competitive job market. Internships provide hands-on, industry experience and the opportunity to make connections with professionals in their prospective career fields. Global Fellows http://careers.usc.edu/students/apply-for-funding/global-fellows/ Phone: (213) 740-9111 Email: careers@usc.edu The USC Global Fellows Internship Program provides funding for USC undergraduates to live and intern in Asia for at least eight weeks during the summer. This program seeks to promote understanding and develop quality relationships between the United States and Asia. Students will be selected through an application and interview process. Internships are likely to be available in commercial, political, and cultural centers such as Hong Kong and Taipei. This summer internship program is a great opportunity for students to develop international work experience in Asia. INROADS https://inroads.org/ Phone: (314) 241-7488 Email: info@inroads.org Today, INROADS is an international organization with over 28 offices serving nearly 2,000 Interns at over 200 companies. There are three keys to success for INROADS students: Selection, Education & Training, and Performance. For over four decades, INROADS has helped businesses gain greater access to diverse talent through continuous leadership development of outstanding ethnically diverse students and placement of those students in internships at many of North America’s top corporations, firms and organizations 65

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ConnectSC https://careers.usc.edu/connectsc/ Phone: (213) 740-9111 Email: careers@usc.edu Connect SC is a USC Career Center tool created to help students receive assistance with selecting a major, looking for an internship, resume critique, mock interviews or pursuing a professional position. Students may take advantage of career counseling/advising by making an appointment 24/7 on connectSC. Connect SC is available through each student’s MyUSC portal or through the career center website. Winslow-Maxwell Global Summer Internships https://www.marshall.usc.edu/current-students/international-programs/winslow-maxwell-globalsummer-internships Phone: (213) 740-5705 Email: studentservices@marshall.usc.edu The Marshall School of Business has partnered with a number of internship providers and agencies to provide students access to internship experiences outside of the US. The goal is to provide students with theoretical as well as practical experiences working and navigating within the international global environment. Currently, partnerships are in London (one for freshmen and one for more advanced students), Madrid, Dublin, Prague, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Milan, Italy (for students interested in Fashion). All locations except the advanced London option are open to all USC undergraduate majors interested in perfecting their leadership abilities within an international environment. Students selected by USC Marshall to participate in one of these locations are also eligible to apply for a need-based scholarship partially funded by the WinslowMaxwell Foundation. Students were given almost $80,000 in support during the summer of 2016. Marshall International Summer Internship Program https://www.marshall.usc.edu/current-students/international-programs/marshall-internationalsummer-internship-program Phone: (213) 740-5705 Email: studentservices@marshall.usc.edu Companies actively search for students who are tops in their classes and have actual experience within their field. To help alleviate this problem, the Marshall School has launched the “Marshall International Summer Internship Program”. Students who are selected for MISIP will spend June and July (the dates of the program are approximately June 1-August 1), gaining invaluable work and cultural experiences outside of the U.S. Students selected to participate in the program will be provided a stipend, which will cover their economy class air ticket, rent for reasonable and secure housing, and meals. MISIP interns will NOT be required to enroll in a USC class, nor will USC charge any fees, other than International Insurance (no program fees). Students will NOT be able to select the industry in which they will intern nor the company for whom they will work. The committee will do their best to match students to areas of interest, but cannot make any guarantees. The program is open to USC Business Majors or Minors ONLY.

Post- Undergraduate Programs The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) (https://jetprogramusa.org/) The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program aims to improve foreign language education in Japan and to encourage international exchange by fostering ties between Japanese youth and foreign youth. JET Program participants have the opportunity of serving in local government offices as well as public and private elementary schools, junior high and senior high schools. Participants are appointed by a contracting organization for a one-year period; the cost of transportation is covered by the program as well as compensation. E-mail: jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp Phone: (213) 617-6700 ext. 332 66

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Programs for Graduate Students Coro Fellows Program http://www.corofellowship.org/ E-mail Tu-Han Phan: tphan@coro.org or for general info, email: info@coro.org Phone: (213) 346-3219 The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. The Fellows Program is rigorous and demanding, and is offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis. Coro introduces program participants to all aspects of the public affairs arena, preparing them to translate their ideals into action for improving their own communities and beyond. Social Science Research Council (SSRC) https://www.ssrc.org/ Phone: (212) 377-2700 Email: info@ssrc.org The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, nonprofit international organization founded in 1923. It nurtures new generations of social scientists, fosters innovative research, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues. The SSRC administers the annual graduate student conference and pre-doctoral grants for Mellon Fellows. They offer various fellowships and programs. USC Graduate School Programs https://gradadm.usc.edu/our-programs/ Phone: (213) 740-1111 Graduate and professional studies at the University of Southern California prepare students for leadership positions in research, education and professional practice. Students can choose from a wide array of master’s, PhD, dual-degree and graduate certificate programs in our distinguished liberal arts college or 19 professional schools. We encourage you to review our website to learn more about the graduate student experience at USC and to discover which of our academic programs. best suited for

Other Opportunities to Check Out Fulbright *Graduating seniors and graduate students can both apply for this fellowship http://us.fulbrightonline.org/ Email: ahfstaff@usc.edu  Phone: (213) 740-9116 The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistantships. Fulbright provides full funding for a year abroad in over 150 countries for graduating seniors and graduate students who are U.S. citizens. Fulbright grants generally provide round-trip transportation; language or orientation courses, where appropriate; tuition, in some cases; book and research allowances; a maintenance allowance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country; and supplemental health and accident insurance.

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• RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED TROJANS • Although the California DREAM Act, authored by Assembly member Gil Cedillo, was passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in 2011, there is still much work to be done in order to gain greater financial aid for AB540 students here at the University of Southern California. In Fall 2017, USC enacted additional resources and support for students to access at any point in time. Faculty, staff, and students across the university are working together to aid students with enrollment services, housing, financial support, and counseling services. Provost’s Advisory Task Force on Immigration Issues: Niels W. Frenzen Director of USC Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic Tel: (213) 740‑8933 nfrenzen@law.usc.edu Jody Agius Vallejo Associate Professor/Co-Director USC Center for the Study of Immigration Integration Tel: (213) 740‑5047 vallejoj@usc.edu Manuel Pastor Professor of Sociology/Co-Director USC Center for the Study of Immigration Integration Tel: (213) 740‑5604 mpastor@college.usc.edu David Donovan USC Staff Assembly Tel: (323) 442‑5509 ddonovan@usc.edu Deans’ Steering Committee on Immigration: Andrew Guzman Dean of USC Gould School of Law (Lead) Tel: (213) 740‑6473 dean@law.usc.edu Elizabeth Daley Dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts Tel: (213) 740‑2804 edaley@cinema.usc.edu Vanessa Gomez Brake Associate Dean of Religious Life Tel: (213) 740-1366 vanessagb@usc.edu James Ellis Dean of Marshal School of Business Tel: (213)740-6422 dean@marshall.usc.edu J Karen Symms Gallagher Dean of USC Rossier School of Education Tel: (213)740-5756 rossier.dean@usc.edu Other Initiative Leaders: If you are interested in becoming involved in the assuring that all students at USC are fairly considered for any form of financial assistance and scholarship opportunities and grants, please contact our very own student organization focused on the needs and concerns of the immigrant and undocumented student communities, IDEAS at USC. IDEAS at USC Email: ideasusc@usc.edu IDEASATUSC Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/IDEASUSC/ Instagram: IDEASUSC 69

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USG Undocumented Student Resource The Resource Guide was enacted in Fall 2015 through the leadership of USG Senator Sabrina Enriquez. It was tailored to aid USC prospective and current undocumented students through their college experience, and is in constant flux. Website: http://usg.usc.edu/undocumented-student-guide/. If you have any recommendations for the guide please Email: seenriqu@usc.edu. Legal Resources • Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (www.chirla.org) • Central American Resource Center (www.carecen-la.org) • Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (www.maldef.org) • Korean Resource Center (www.krcla.org) • American Immigration Lawyers Association (www.ailalawyer.com) • Immigrant Legal Resource Center (www.ilrc.org) • National Immigration Law Center (www.nilc.org) • USC Gould Immigration Clinic (http://gould.usc.edu/academics/experiential/clinics/immigration/) • Salvadoran American Legal and Educational Fund (https://www.salef.org) DREAMer Support Groups • DREAM Activist (http://action.dreamactivist.org/) • DREAM Team LA (www.dreamteamla.org) • UCLA Downtown Labor Center (http://labor.ucla.edu/) • Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (www.salef.org) • Orange County Immigrant Youth United (http://www.ociyu.org/) • Educators For Fair Consideration (http://www.e4fc.org/home.html) • United We Dream (http://unitedwedream.org/) Scholarships/Internships • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (http://www.chci.org/) • Dr. Juan, Jr. Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders (http://newleaderscholarship.org/apply/) • Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (http://www.hacu.net/hacu/default.asp) • MALDEF List of Scholarships (http://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/2016-2017_MALDEF_Scholarship_List.pdf) • SALEF (https://www.salef.org/) • Great Minds In Stem (http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/college/henaac-scholarship-program) • Davis Putler Scholarship Fund (http://www.davisputter.org) • Google Lime Scholarship Program (https://edu.google.com/scholarships/the-google-lime-scholarship/) • Act on Dream (http://e4fc.org/images/E4FC_Undergraduate.pdf) • Pepsi Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship (http://www.chavezfoundation.org/_page. php?code=010004000000000&page_ttl=Instruction&kind=1) • Golden Door Scholars (First year student) (https://www.goldendoorscholars.org/apply.html) • Microsoft Corporations Scholarships (https://careers.microsoft.com/students/scholarships) • Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship (http://www.acfe.com/scholarship.aspx) Graduate Fellowships/Scholarships • The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship For New Americans (http://www.pdsoros.org/) • Byron Hanke Fellowship (http://www.cairf.org/scholarships/hanke.aspx) • La Unidad Latina (https://www.lulf.org) • Davis Putler Scholarship Fund (http://www.davisputter.org/) • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (https://chci.org/) • CHCI Public Policy Fellowship • CHCI Graduate Fellowship Program • HACU National Internship Program (http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Become_an_Intern.asp) • Pre-Health Dreamers (http://www.phdreamers.org/) • MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program (http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/index.html) CA DREAM Act (https://dream.csac.ca.gov/) • Applications Due by March 2nd

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• RESOURCES FOR FIRST GENERATION TROJANS• The First Generation College Student Task Force is a webpage with resources for first generation college students at USC. First-generation college students are best defined as students where neither parents attended or completed college, but this website includes many tips that can also be helpful to other students: http://dornsife.usc.edu/firstgeneration-college-students-at-usc/. Dr. George Sanchez (georges@usc.edu) is interested in any feedback or suggestions which may help improve the site as a resource for students, staff and faculty. The assets you bring to USC may include:

• Perseverance • Resiliency • Grit • Inspirational • Bi-lingual/Multi-lingual

However, with no one to help guide you through college, you may find yourself struggling in your transition. There are many obstacles that may prevent you from achieving academic success, such as:

• Difficulty adjusting to the academic demands of college. • Having to work and attend school. • Anxiety about financially supporting yourself and your family. • Pressure to select a specific major and/or career path.

Lack of understanding from family and friends about what it means to be first generation. Having addressed some of the concerns you may be experiencing, this website is designed to emphasize and highlight the wide variety of resources that are available to first-generation USC students. We hope that you take advantage of everything the university has to offer and that you realize that you are not alone. Please make sure to use the resources that we have gathered in these pages to assist you during your time at USC. Other resources are widely available to students including: First Generation Mentor Program https://careers.usc.edu/students/find-a-mentor/firstgenprogram/ First Generation Task Force: http://dornsife.usc.edu/first-generation-college-student-task-force/ First Generation College Student Summit: https://dornsife.usc.edu/first-generation-college-student-summit/ First Generation Parent Website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/first-generation-college-students-at-usc/first-gen-parents/ For more information on these initiatives and additional resources again visit: http://dornsife.usc.edu/first-generation-college-students-at-usc/ First Generation College Union: Established in the Fall Semester of 2017, this initiative aims to aid students navigate resources available as well as build a community within first gen students. First Generation College Union is a student organization opened to all first generation college students. They host an array of different events throughout the semester to target different areas of students’ lives, such as self-awareness, dating in college, mindfulness, and of course networking and study breaks. For more info, you can visit the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/uscfirstgenstudentunion/

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• LATINO COMMUNITY RESOURCES • America Tropical Interpretive Center Website: http://www.olvera-street.com/-Siqueiros-Mural/-siqueiros-mural.html Address: 125 Paseo de La Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The America Tropical Interpretive Center is dedicated to the life and legacy of David Alfaro Siqueiros. His mural, América Tropical, continues to have a profound influence on the Chicano Muralist Movement in Los Angeles. The messages he relayed through his provocative art have impacted people the world over.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Central American Resource Center (Centro de Recursos Centroamericanos) Website: www.carecen-la.org/ Address: 2845 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005 Phone: (213) 385-7800 x135 Fax: (213) 385-1094 The mission of CARECEN is to empower Central Americans by defending human and civil rights, as well as working for social and economic justice and promoting cultural diversity.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) Website: www.chirla.org Address (Main Office): 2533 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90057 The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) was formed in 1986 and officially founded in 1993 to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in Los Angeles; promote harmonious multi-ethnic and multi-racial human relations; and through coalition-building, advocacy, community education and organizing, empower immigrants and their allies to build a more just society.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Community Coalition Website: cocosouthla.org Address: 8101 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044 Phone: (323) 750-9087 “We believe people are the creators of change. We believe we are more powerful united as a community than when acting alone. That’s why we bring community members together to build leadership, launch action campaigns, and create a unified voice for South L.A. Together we are transforming our schools, strengthening families and building a thriving community. Community Coalition works to help transform the social and economic conditions in South LA that foster addiction, crime, violence and poverty by building a community institution that involves thousands in creating, influencing and changing public policy.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • El Mercado La Paloma Website: www.mercadolapaloma.com Address: 3655 S Grand Ave # 240, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Phone: (213) 748-1963 “By providing affordable retail opportunities, technical assistance, start-up capital and support, Mercado La Paloma seeks to create business ownership opportunities and living wage jobs in our community. It is our goal to offer needed goods and services to residents and employees and retain spending in our neighborhood. Mercado La Paloma is located in the Figueroa Corridor of South Los Angeles, a neighborhood that is full of creative and hardworking entrepreneurs, community spirit, artists, musicians and cultural traditions. The area has historically suffered from disinvestment - including a lack of quality jobs and business opportunities, quality gathering spaces, quality food, and art and cultural opportunities. Over a five-year period characterized by intense community engagement and research, Esperanza Community Housing Corp. renovated our current building, converting it from a garment factory to a vibrant community gathering space. It is an experiment in community revitalization that provides opportunities for our local residents and showcases our local creativity to the broader Los Angeles community.” 72

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El Nido Family Centers: South West Family Source Center Website: elnidofamilycenters.org Address: 3965 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90037 Phone: (323) 998-0093 “El Nido Family Centers is a social service non-profit agency. We provide counseling and family support services to disadvantaged communities throughout Los Angeles County. Our mission is to empower families in low-income communities of Los Angeles County to break the cycle of poverty, child abuse, violence, academic failure, and teen pregnancy through outstanding educational, youth development, health and therapeutic services.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • El Pueblo de Los Angeles Website: http://elpueblo.lacity.org Address: 125 Paseo De La Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Located in Downtown Los Angeles, El Pueblo de Los Angeles is part of the oldest sections of Los Angeles. El Pueblo is made up of the Union Station, La Placita Church, Olvera Street (a Mexican marketplace), Avila Adobe, the Old Plaza Firehouse, the Pico House, and Merced Theater. El Pueblo serves as a cultural center where many people gather to celebrate the history and the diversity of Los Angeles through art, festivals, and historical tours. The buildings are preserved for their history and have been transformed into museums and art galleries”.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • General Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles Website: http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/losangeles/ Address: 2401 W 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90057 Phone: 213-351-6800 ext.2518 The General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles is the largest foreign consular representation of Mexico. Its staff is there to serve and guide for free. Their functions are to protect and defend the dignity and the rights and interests of Mexicans, as well as assisting and advising Mexicans who are abused in their labor relations, benefits, or violation of their human rights.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • La Plaza de Cultura y Artes Website: lapca.org Address: 501 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The mission of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is to celebrate and cultivate an appreciation for the enduring and evolving influence of Mexican and Mexican-American culture, with a focus on the unique Mexican-American experience in Los Angeles and Southern California. La plaza is home to exhibitions, programs and services, which encourage people to experience and participate in the ongoing story of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles and beyond.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latino Resource Organization Website: latinoresource.org Address: 610 California Ave. Venice, CA 90291 Phone: (310) 578-6069 Fax: 310.578.0490 Latino Resource Organization Inc. is a nonprofit community based social service organization that is dedicated to assist less fortunate individuals, families and seniors in the West Los Angeles area. It provides many human services and programs that support low-income families of diverse cultures to improve their quality of life. Their programs include: Consultation and Assistance with Social Services, Immigration and Naturalization Services, Tax Assistance, Environmental Education Program and Financial Literacy Program. They also work in collaboration with the West Los Angeles Family Resource Center where individuals can find Adult & Senior programs, health care and education programs, as well as social and fitness events.

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League of United Latin American Citizens Website: lulac.org Address: 1133 19th Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 833-6130 Fax: (202) 833-6135 California Regional Office1: 225 8th Street, Suite 375 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 407-4914 Fax: (916) 448-3248 Los Angeles Office: 634 S. Spring Street, Suites 902/916 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: (916) 407-4918 The League of United Latin American Citizens is the oldest and most widely respected Hispanic Civil Rights organization in the United States of America. The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States. They have access to many programs ranging from civic participation to young adult groups, in order to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Website: maldef.org Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • National Association of Latino Elected Officials Website: naleo.org Phone: (213) 747-7606 Fax: (213) 747-7664 The NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Established in 1981, the NALEO Educational Fund is making significant contributions to the progress of the nation’s 45.5 million Latinos.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) – Established 1986 Website: nhmc.org The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a media advocacy and civil rights organization for the advancement of Latinos, working towards a media that is fair and inclusive of Latinos, and towards universal, affordable, and open access to communications. NHMC serves as a national organization with a strong presence in the following areas: California, New York, Arizona, Michigan and Washington, D.C.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities Website: www.hacu.net The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was established in 1986 with eighteen founding institutions. Because of HACU’s exemplary leadership on behalf of the nation’s youngest and fastest-growing population, the Association rapidly grew in numbers and national impact. HACU’s mission is to Champion Hispanic Success in Higher Education. HACU fulfills its mission by promoting the development of member colleges and universities, improving access to & the quality of postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic students, & meeting the needs of business, industry & government through the development and sharing of resources, information & expertise.

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• COLLEGE WORK STUDY • If Federal Work-Study eligibility is listed on your financial aid award, you can apply for an approved Federal Work-Study job. Most of these jobs are on campus. You must demonstrate financial need, meet all application deadlines, be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and enroll for the number of units upon which your financial aid award was based (undergraduates) or take at least eight units for credit each semester (graduate and professional school students). For more information on Work Study Jobs visit: careers.usc.edu/students/find-oncampus-jobs For other employment opportunities visit: ConnectSC (available through your MyUSC portal) and create an account to view various job/internship opportunities. Additionally, El Centro offers work study jobs for undergrad, transfer, & graduate students! Gain essential skills and work with a great team! For further information contact us! El Centro Chicano Tel: (213) 740-1480, Fax: 213 745-6721 Email: ecc@usc.edu For other employment opportunities visit: ConnectSC (available through your MyUSC portal) and create an account to view various job/internship opportunities.

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• LATINO HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES • Los Angeles was officially founded in 1781 by the governor of Baja and Alta California Felipe de Neve with the official name of El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles, although at times it was also referred to as El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula. When the settlers arrived to Los Angeles, the area was populated by Tongva Indians the Spaniards renamed Gabrieliños, after the Spanish Mission San Gabriel de Arcangel founded ten years earlier. These and other Native American groups had inhabited the area of Los Angeles for at least tens of thousands of years. The "Spanish" settlers that arrived to populate the area consisted of a wide racial mixture. Many were full Indians from Sonora and Sinaloa, others were descendants of Spanish and Indian parents, several were also Black or mulatto. There were only two "Spaniards" in the group, one born in New Spain and only one born in Spain. One of the settlers may have even been Filipino since he came from Manila. At the time of its founding, New Spain was in the process of populating Alta California with presidios (military forts) to defend it from foreign intervention, missions to Christianize Indians, and pueblos for families from New Spain to populate. Los Angeles, was only the second civilian settlement in California. Despite the arrival of Spanish settlers, soldiers, and friars, the majority of the population in Southern California was undoubtedly Indian until the 1820s. In 1821, Mexico gained Independence from Spain and Alta California became Mexican territory. During the Mexican period, Los Angeles' economy grew exponentially and was based primarily on the cattle industry and trade with foreigners. New Spain and Mexico had given large land grants to the settlers of the Los Angeles area. When the United States and Mexico fought a war between 1846 and 1848, the local Californios gave the U.S. Army its clearest defeat at the Battle of San Pascual. The United States won the war and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo set the terms of peace. Two of the agreements in the treaty stated that Mexico would cede its northern territories including California in exchange for 15 million dollars, and that Mexicans who chose to remain in the former Mexican territories were to be guaranteed U.S. citizenship and all the rights that came with citizenship. This is how Mexican Los Angeles began its transition into an American Los Angeles. Despite the rapid population growth of the state in 1849, the immediate Americanization of the north, and the admission of California as a state of the United States in 1850, Los Angeles retained strong Spanish, Mexican, and local Californio cultural influences for at least two decades.

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However, Mexicans were not the only "Latino" group in California at this time. In fact, some of the first gold miners to arrive in San Francisco in 1848 were from Chile. Even some of the miners from Sonora, Mexico were originally from Chile. Even though the state constitution was drafted by Americans and Californios together, and all the legal documents of the state were printed in English and Spanish, Californios gradually lost their numerical majority as well as their political and economic power during the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was during this period that many Californio elite lost their land in legal struggles and some Californios turned to social banditry and gained infamy like Joaquin Murieta and Tiburcio Vasquez. It was not until the 1920s that Los Angeles saw a large resurgence of Mexican residents in Los Angeles. Largely spurred by the economic stagnation resulting from the Mexican Revolution of the 1910s, Mexicans in Los Angeles constituted the largest number of Mexicans outside of Mexico City by the late 1920s. Because of the repatriation of Mexicans during the first years of the Great Depression, Los Angeles lost one third of its Mexican population. During the 1940s and 1950s the Mexican population grew slowly. It was not until after 1965 that the Latino population of Los Angeles grew rapidly. More Mexicans live in Los Angeles than in any city other than Mexico City itself. Yet by the year 2000, the Mexican community made up only 79 percent of the region's Latino population. The city attracted large numbers of immigrants from Central America, particularly during the 1980’s. People from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua form the largest Latino communities after those of Mexican origin. In 2005, Los Angeles elected its first Latino mayor since 1872, the Mexican American, Antonio Villaraigosa. It is from institutions like USC and cities like Los Angeles that one can expect many other Latino "firsts." Which "first" will you be? Gerardo Licón, History, Ph.D. USC ‘09

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• LOS ANGELES MUSEUMS • The Autry Museum of Western Heritage (http://www.autrynationalcenter.org) Phone Number: (323) 667-2000 The Autry is devoted to preserving and interpreting the rich history and traditions of the American West. With one of the most comprehensive collections of western history and art, its seven permanent galleries and special exhibitions offer material gathered, from the many cultures and events that have shaped the legacy of this vast region. Student Admission is $5.

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The Broad (https://www.thebroad.org/) Phone Number: (213) 232-6200 The Broad makes its collection of contemporary art from the 1950s to the present accessible to the widest possible audience by presenting exhibitions and operating a lending program to art museums and galleries worldwide. By actively building a dynamic collection that features in-depth representations of influential contemporary artists and by advancing education and engagement through exhibitions and diverse public programming, the museum enriches, provokes, inspires, and fosters appreciation of art of our time.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Heritage Square Museum of Los Angeles (http://www.heritagesquare.org) Phone Number: (323) 225-2700 Heritage Square Museum preserves eight historic Victorian Era styled homes reflecting the development of Los Angeles. The tours and the events held year round give insight to the development of Southern California from the Civil War to the early 20th Century, as well as the life styles of those who contributed to modern Los Angeles.

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Homestead Museum (http://www.homesteadmuseum.org) Phone Number: (626) 968-8492 A century of southern California history awaits you at the Homestead Museum! This six acre site dates from the era when California was still part of Mexico through the decade of the 1920’s when Los Angeles had become a major American city. Located in the City of Industry.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • J.Paul Getty Museums- Getty Center & Getty Villa (http://www.getty.edu/) Phone Number: (310) 440-7300 The J. Paul Getty Museums houses a collection of art that is meaningful and attractive to a broad audience. The Getty Center in Los Angeles houses uses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, European and American photographs, and contemporary art. The Getty Villa, located in Malibu, is home to classical ancient Roman and Greek art. Both museums offer a great educational and entertaining experience that is surly unforgettable.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA) (http://www.lacma.org/ ) Phone Number: (323) 857-6000 One of the largest encyclopedic museums west of Chicago, the LACMA houses exhibits and art collections that reflect the many diverse communities of Southern California. There is plenty to do at LACMA from the exhibits, film screenings, to fun for all ages activities that appeal to a broad variety of diverse visitors. 78

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Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust ( http://www.lamoth.org/) Phone Number: (323) 651-3704 Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) has a two-fold mission that has remained constant since its inception in 1961: commemoration and education. Commemoration LAMOTH dedicates itself as a primary source institution, one that commemorates those who perished and honors those who survived by housing the precious artifacts that miraculously weathered the Holocaust era. Education LAMOTH provides free Holocaust education to the public, particularly students from under-funded schools and underserved communities. We guarantee dialogue with an actual Survivor, a living embodiment of history.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) (http://www.molaa.org) Phone Number: (562) 437-1689 The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, is the only museum in the Western U.S. to exclusively feature contemporary art from Latin America. Student Admission is only $5.

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Museum of Tolerance (http://www.museumoftolerance.com) Phone Number: (310) 553- 8403 The Museum of Tolerance is a high tech, hands-on experiential museum that focuses on two central themes through unique interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust - the ultimate example of man's inhumanity to man.

• LATINO FLOOR RA FOR 2018-2019 • Hello! My name is Angela Villamizar, and I am so incredibly excited to serve as the RA on El Sol y La Luna Latino Floor during the 2018-2019 school year. I am originally from Chicago, and look forward to pursuing a Master’s in Education after graduation at the University of Notre Dame. As a senior, I am looking forward to relishing the relationships I’ve made during my first three years at USC and making new memories with both old and new friends! Three years ago, I would have never imagined traveling throughout three continents on USC programs, falling in love with the field of education through service, sitting front row at football games, making friends from around the world, and being challenged every day by my classes, peers, and passions. My time at USC has truly been shaped by my experiences as a resident on the Latino Floor, my position as Director of Junior Helenes (a high school mentorship program), my service on the Caruso Catholic Center Executive Board, and my time abroad. There are so many incredible opportunities waiting for you too here at USC. Personally, though, I think the greatest parts of my time in college have been the moments I have spent getting to really know the people who make up the Trojan Family – fellow students, dedicated staff, and awesome professors. The community that I have found at USC, starting with my freshman year floor, has made USC home for me. I am honored to be able to spend my last year here building a beautiful community with all of you. All of the ups and downs will make this year unforgettable and be just the first step in this new part of your life! With that, I am so happy to welcome you to the Latinx community here at USC, a group that is diverse, inspired, inspiring, and driven. You are exactly where you belong! Congrats, and fight on! – Angela Angela Villamizar ‘19 villamiz@usc.edu Major: International Relations/ NonGovernmental Organizations and Social Change Minor: Education & Society/ Spanish

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Miscellaneous/Variety Mama’s International Tamales 2124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles - (213) 487-7474  $ ++ !! Cup O’ Joy 3016 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 745-8569  $+! Olympian Burgers 2701 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 735-0599  $+! $ - Good deal + - Grab-n-go ! – Biking Distance Pasta Roma 2827 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 742-0303  $+! $$ - Affordable ++ - Grab-n-sit !! – Drive There Monarca Pasta & Grill 2703 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 731-8149  $$$ - Special Occasion +++ - Menu Please !!! – Get a playlist $++! Chik-fil-A 3758 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 747-8721  $ ++ !

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Argentinean Bakeries Bakery7963 243 W. Melrose Adams Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 747-4987  $ + +++ ! • Esperanza’s Carlito’s Gardel Ave, Los Angeles (323) 655-0891 ✓ $$$ !! Panaderia Coatzingo 4205 S. Broadway, Los Angeles - (323) 231-1009  $+! • Gaucho Grill 11754 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 447-7898 ✓ $$+++ !! Rosita’s Panaderia 3806 Western Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 733-7978  $+! • Panaderia Empanada’s Place 1566 3811W.Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City (310) 391-0888 ✓ $$ +++ Cuscatleca Pico Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 388-6615  + !! !! Panaderia La Nueva Estrella 1900 W. 7th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-5921  $ + !! La Superior Panaderia 2001 W. 8th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-8800  $ +!! Belizean Panaderia & Pupuseria Llobasco 455 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 778-5027  $$ + !! • Pelican Belizean Cuisine 4254 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles (323) 232-5487 ✓ $$ + ! Huicho’s Bakery Inc 1250 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (213) 385-3957  $+! La Adelita 1287 S. Union Ave., Los Angeles - (213) 487-0176  $+! Celaya Bakery 2704 S. Vermont Ave., Los AngelesBrazilian - (323) 731-8429  $+! • Café Brazil 10831 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 837-8957 ✓ $$ ++ !! • Gauchos Village 135 N Maryland Ave, Glendale (818) 550-1430 ✓ $$$ +++ !!! • M Grill 3832 Wilshire Blvd #202, Los Angeles (213) 389-2770 ✓ $$$ +++ !! Chilean • Rincon Chileno 4352 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (323) 666-6075 ✓

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Colombian • La Fonda Antioqueña 5125 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (323) 957-516 ✓ $$ +++ !!! Cuban • El Rincon Criollo 4361 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City (310) 391-4478 ✓ • La Floridita Restaurant 1253 N Vine St, Los Angeles (323) 871-8612 ✓ • Versailles Restaurant 10319 Venice Blvd (310) 558-3168 ✓ • El Colmao: 2328 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 386-6131 ✓

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Guatemalan • Amalia’s Restaurant 4210 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 644-1515 ✓ $$ +++ !! • Paseo Chapin 2220 W 7th Street, Los Angeles (213) 385-7420 ✓ $$ +++ !

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Miscellaneous/Variety Mexican Mama’s International Tamales 2124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles - (213) 487-7474  • Antonio’s Restaurant 7470 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (323) 658-9060 ✓$ ++$$!! +++ !! Cup O’ Joy 3016 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 745-8569  $+! • El Abajeño 4513 Inglewood Blvd, Culver City (310) 390-0755 ✓ $ ++ !! Olympian Burgers 2701 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 735-0599  $+! • Pasta El Compadre 1248 S Figueroa St #101, Los Angeles (213) 749-0025 ✓ $$ +++ !! Roma 2827 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 742-0303  $+! • Monarca El CholoPasta 1037 S Flower Los Angeles (213)- 746-7750 $$ +++ !! & Grill 2703 S.St, Vermont Ave., Los Angeles (323) 731-8149✓  $++! • Chik-fil-A El Nopal 3758 10426 National Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 559-4732 ✓ $$ S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 747-8721  $ ++ ! +++ !!

• El Puerto Escondido 915 W Arbor Vitae St, Inglewood (310) 670-1014 ✓ $ +++ !! Bakeries • El Texate 316 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica (310) 399-1115 ✓ $$ +++ !! 243 W.9700 Adams Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 747-4987  975-4350 ✓$$$$ + ! +++ !! • Esperanza’s Mariposa Bakery Restaurant Blvd, Beverly Hills (310) Panaderia Coatzingo 4205 S. Broadway, Los Angeles (323) 231-1009  $ ! !! • Tito’s Tacos 11222 Washington Pl, Culver City (310) 391-5780 ✓ $+++ Rosita’s Panaderia 3806 Western Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 733-7978  $+! • Viva Fresh Mexican Grill 6515 Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 338-9153 ✓ $ ++ !! Panaderia Cuscatleca 1566 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 388-6615  $ + !! • Chichen Itza Restaurant 3655 S Grand Ave C6, Los Angeles (213) 741-1075 ✓ $ +++ ! Panaderia La Nueva Estrella 1900 W. 7th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-5921  $ + !! • La Valentina Mexican Grill 2719 Vermont Ave, Los Angeles (323) 734-4071 ✓ $ ++ ! Superior Panaderia 2001 W. 8th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-8800  $ +!! • Panaderia La Taquiza 3009 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles (213) 741-9795 ✓ $ ++ ! & Pupuseria Llobasco 455 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 778-5027  $$ + !! • Huicho’s La Barca: 2414 Vermont Ave.Ave., - (323) 735-6567 ✓ Bakery IncS1250 S. Vermont Los Angeles - (213) 385-3957  $$$ + ! +++ ! • La LaAdelita Cabana Seafood: 575LosE.Angeles Pico Blvd. 741-2370 ✓ 1287 S. Union Ave., - (213)(213) 487-0176  $$$ + ! +++ !! Bakery 2704 S. Vermont3655 Ave., Los Angeles Ave, - (323)Los 731-8429  (213) 741-1251 ✓$ + ! $ +++ ! • Celaya Taqueria Vista Hermosa S Grand Angeles • Trejo’s Tacos 835 W Jefferson Blvd #1735, Los Angeles (213) 536-5513 ✓ $ ++ ! • Famous LA’s Birreria 4303 S Main St, Los Angeles (323) 235-2920 ✓ $$ ++ ! • Pollo Dorado 4830 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 663-3628 ✓ $ ++ !! • El Parian Restaurant 1528 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 386-7361 ✓ $++!! • King Taco 2020 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 384-8115 ✓ $++!! Nicaraguan • LA 27 1830 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 387-2467 ✓ $$ +++ !! • El Asador 1225 W Venice Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 387-8220 ✓ $$ +++ !! • Jucuapa Restaurant 2814 W James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 263-2245 ✓ $ ++ !! Peruvian • Don Felix 305 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles (323) 663-1088 ✓ $$ +++ !! • El Pollo Inka 1425 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena (310) 516-7378 ✓ $$ +++ !! • Pollo a la Brasa 764 S Western Ave, Los Angeles (213) 387-1531 ✓ $++!! • Mario’s Peruvian & Seafood 5786 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (323) 466-4181 ✓ $$ +++ !! Salvadorian • Gloria’s Café 10227 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 838-0963 ✓ $$ +++ !! • El Nuevo Santaneco Restaurant 3068 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 734-5101 ✓$ + !! • El Salvador Café 575 E Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 741-2370 ✓ $$ +++ !! • La Flor Blanca 1279 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 735-1802 ✓ $ +++ ! 8282

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Miscellaneous/Variety Miscellaneous/Variety Mama’s International Tamales 2124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles - (213) 487-7474  $ ++ !! • Cup Mama’s International Tamales 2124 W 7th St, Los Angeles (213) 487-7474$ +✓! O’ Joy 3016 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles - (213) 745-8569  • Olympian Cup O’ Joy 30162701 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles (213) 745-8569 Burgers S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 735-0599  ✓ $+! • Pasta Olympian 2701St., S Vermont Angeles Roma Burgers 2827 S. Figueroa Los AngelesAve, - (213)Los 742-0303  (323) 735-0599 ✓ $ + ! Pasta 2827 & GrillS2703 S. Vermont Angeles (213) - (323) 731-8149 ✓ $++! • Monarca Pasta Roma Figueroa St,Ave., LosLos Angeles 742-0303 Chik-fil-A 3758 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles (213) 747-8721  $ ++ ! • Monarca Pasta & Grill 2703 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles (323) 731-8149 ✓ • Chik-fil-A 3758 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles (213) 747-8721 ✓ Bakeries • Mercado La Paloma Restaurants 3655 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles (213) 748-1963 ✓ Esperanza’s Bakery 243 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 747-4987  $+! • Panaderia CAVA 3201 S Hoover Suite 1840, Los Angeles (213) 212-9838 ✓ Coatzingo 4205St S. Broadway, Los Angeles - (323) 231-1009  $+! • Rosita’s Wahlburgers 8353806 W Western Jefferson Unit 1710, Los Angeles Panaderia Ave.,Blvd Los Angeles - (323) 733-7978  (213) 536-5962$ +✓! • Panaderia Rance’s Chicago Pizza1566 835W.WPico Jefferson Suite- (213) 1740, Los Angeles Cuscatleca Blvd., LosBlvd Angeles 388-6615  (323) 329-8000 $ + !!✓ La Nueva Estrella 1900 W. 7th St., LosSuite Angeles - (213) $ + !! • Panaderia Kobunga Korean Grill 929 W Jefferson Blvd 1610, Los483-5921 Angeles  (818) 306-0589 ✓ La Superior Panaderia 2001 W. 8th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-8800  $ +!! Panaderia & Pupuseria Llobasco 455 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 778-5027  $$ + !! Bakeries Miscellaneous/Variety Huicho’s BakeryMama’s Inc 1250 S. Vermont Ave., LosSt.,Angeles (213) 385-3957 $ ++ !! $+! International Tamales 2124 W. 7th Los Angeles -- (213) 487-7474  Cup O’ Joy 3016 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles (213) 745-8569  $ + ! • La Esperanza’s Bakery 243 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 747-4987 ✓ Adelita 1287 S. Union Ave., Los Angeles - (213) 487-0176  $+! Olympian Burgers 2701 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 735-0599  $+! • Celaya Panaderia Coatzingo SSt.,Broadway, Los Angeles (323) ✓ $+! Bakery 2704 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles (323) 731-8429  231-1009 Pasta Roma 28274242 S. Figueroa Los Angeles - (213)-742-0303  $+! Monarca Pasta & Grill 2703 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 731-8149  $++! • Lupita’s Bakery 3806 Western Angeles� (323) 733-7978 ✓ Chik-fil-A 3758 S. Figueroa St., LosAve, Angeles -Los (213) 747-8721  $ ++ ! • Panaderia Cuscatleca 1566 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 388-6615 ✓ Bakeries Esperanza’s Bakery 243 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles (213) 747-4987  $ + ! 483-5921 ✓ • Panaderia LaPanaderia Nueva Estrella 1900 W 7th St, Los Angeles (213) Coatzingo 4205 S. Broadway, Los Angeles - (323) 231-1009  $+! Rosita’s Panaderia2001 3806 Western Los Angeles - (323) Angeles 733-7978  (213) 483-8800 $+! • La Superior Panaderia WAve.,8th St, Los ✓ Panaderia Cuscatleca 1566 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles - (213) 388-6615  $ + !! • Panaderia & Pupuseria Llobasco 455 WSt.,Florence Ave, Los Angeles (323) Panaderia La Nueva Estrella 1900 W. 7th Los Angeles - (213) 483-5921  $ + !! 778-5027 ✓ La Superior Panaderia 2001 W. 8th St., Los Angeles - (213) 483-8800  $ +!! • Huicho’s Bakery 1250 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles (213) 385-3957 ✓ Panaderia & Pupuseria Llobasco 455 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 778-5027  $$ + !! Huicho’s Bakery Inc 1250 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (213) 385-3957  $+! • La Adelita 1287 S Union Ave, Los Angeles (213) 487-0176 ✓ La Adelita 1287 S. Union Ave., Los Angeles - (213) 487-0176  $+! Celaya Bakery 2704 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles - (323) 731-8429  ! • Panamericana Bakery 6604 S Vermont Ave. (323) 753-6923$ +✓

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Dine In–Catering –Take Out -Delivery -Salads-Sandwich-Pasta-Pizza-Calzone–Beer & Wine

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THANK YOU/MIL GRACIAS

¡Muchas Gracias por su ayuda! A Special THANK YOU to all of the USC Departments, alumni including Debra Langford & Dr. Yasmin Davidds, student orgs, and local businesses for their contributions to this invaluable resource as well as to the following amazing individuals: Staff & Co-Editors: William N. Vela “Billy” Leticia A. Delgado “Leti” Ana Chavez ‘19 Cindy Andrade ‘19 Andrea Diaz ‘20 Sonia Chavez-Meza ‘20 Alberto Bravo Jr. ’20 Vivian De Anda ‘21 Paola Morales ‘21 Sullyari Bautista ‘21 USC El Centro Chicano Division of Student Affairs Student Union, Suite 402 3601 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, CA 90089-4895 Tel: (213) 740-1480 Fax: (213) 745-6721 E-mail: ecc@usc.edu Website: www.usc.edu/elcentro Facebook: University of Southern California: El Centro Chicano Twitter: @USC_ElCentro

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Embracing the Past Empowering the Present & Shaping the Future

2018-2019 Academic Student Planner

Conceive It… Believe It… Achieve It…

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FALL 2018 Monday

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JULY 2018 Don’t Forget...

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo, Mexican Painter

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Bolivia Independence August 6, 1825

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Open Registration 8/13/2018 – 8/17/2018

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Classes Begin

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Isabel Allende Birthday August 2, 1942

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Emiliano Zapata Birthday 8/8/1879-4/10/1919

15 Move-In Day Oscar Romer Romero Birthday 8/15/1917 – 3/24/1980

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Juanes Birthday August 9, 1972

16

Ecuador Independence August 10, 1809

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Dominican Republic Independence August 16, 1865 Open Registration: Mon-Fri, August 17-21

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18 Roberto Clemente Birthday 8/18/1934-12/31/1972

25 Uruguay Independence August 25, 1825

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William Levy Birthday August 29, 1980

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JULY - AUGUST 2018 Don’t Forget...

“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever” – Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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AUGUST 2018 Don’t Forget...

“It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has shaped us in ways that we might not understand” – Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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AUGUST 2018 Don’t Forget...

“I am a woman, and I am Latina. Those are things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power” – Sandra Cisneros, Mexican- American Author

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Latino Floor Move-In: La Bienvenida 10am-3pm @ Fluor Tower @ 6th floor (Lounge)

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Latino Floor: Beach Retreat 10:00AM-4:00PM @ Santa Monica Beach

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Black & Latinx New Student Symposium 11:00AM-5:00PM @ Seeley G. Mudd (SGM)

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AUGUST 2018 Don’t Forget...

“When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.” – RuPaul, Entertainer

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El Centro Chicano (ECC) Fall Open House 2:00PM-4:00PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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*Black Graduate Student Network (BGSN) & Latina/o Graduate Student Association (LGSA) presents Graduate Student Mixer 6pm-8pm @ Traddies, Co-sponsored by CBCSA & El Centro Chicano

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SEPTEMBER 2018 My Notes

Sunday

2 Eugenio Derbez Birthday September 2, 1961 Salma Hayek Birthday September 2, 1966

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4 Labor Day No Classes

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Lila Downs Birthday September 9, 1968

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Last day to drop a Monday-only class and receive a refund, or change the Monday-only class to Pass/No Pass or audit for session 001

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Mexico Independence September 16, 1810

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Drr.. Severo Ochoa Birthday 9/24/1905- 11/1/1993

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

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Saturday

1 Javier Solís Birthday 9/1/1931-4/19/1966

USC Football vs. UNLV

5

Last day to change a Pass/No Pass course to Lette Grade for session 001 Last day to drop a course without a mark of “W” on the transcript for session 001

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Luis Federico Leloir Birthday 9/6/1906 – 12/2/1987

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Brazil Independence September 7, 1822

14

Oscar Arias Birthday 9/13/1940

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USC Football vs. Stanford

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Honduras/ Nicaragua/ Guatemala/ El Salvador/ Costa Rica Independence September 15, 1821

USC Football vs. Texas

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USC Football vs. Washington State

Paulo Frei F eire Birthday 9/19/1921 – 5/2/1997

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Belize Independence September 21, 1981

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29 USC Football @ Arizona

day to register and add classes for session 001 *_Last Last day to drop a course and receive a refund for session 001

Last day to enroll for a course for a grade of Pass/No Pass or Audit for session 001 Last day to purchase or waive tuition refund insurance.

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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Si Se Puede” –Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” – Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist

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Power Pan Dulce Fridays feat. TBA 12:00PM–1:30PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“I always thought it was wrong for me to take credit for the work that I did. I don’t think that anymore.” – Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist

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*A Vision & Voices Event: CONTRA TIEMPO: joyUS justUS 7:30PM @ Bovard Auditorium, Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano

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“Truth is on the side of the oppressed” – Malcolm X, Human Rights Activist

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Project Remix Kick-Off: Critical Dialogues – Evil Empire TBA @ TBA

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcom X, Humans Rights Activist

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Latino Parent Association (LPA) Meeting 8:30AM-11:00AM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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OCTOBER 2018 My Notes

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Monday

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8

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Cesar Milstein Birthday 10/8/1927 – 3/24/2002

Guillermo del Toro Birthday September 10, 1964 Miguel Angel Asurias Birthday 10/9/1899 – 5/9/1974

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Celia Cruz Birthday 10/21/1924 – 7/16/2003

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3 10 17 24

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

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T

W

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5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

S 1 8 15 22 29

Baruj Benacerraf Birthday 10/29/1920 – 8/2/2011

NOVEMBER 2018

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

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10

Thursday

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11

Friday

5

Last day to change a Pass/No Pass course to Letter Grade for session 001 Last day to drop a course without a mark of “W” on the transcript for session 001

12

Saturday

6 USC Football vs. Oregan State

13 USC Football vs. Colorado

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19

20 USC Football @ Utah

24

25 Sal Castr Castro Birthday 10/25/1933 - 4/15/2013

26

27 USC Football vs. Arizona State

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TBA Events:

Latino Honor Society: Sophomore Recognition Ceremony 6:00PM-7:30PM @ TBD

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OCTOBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Students must have initiative, they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves-and be free”. - Cesar Chavez, Farm Worker, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist

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OCTOBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Writing is a struggle against silence”. – Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Novelist and Essayist

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El Centro Chicano, Latino Alumni Association & Latino Parents Association present “Maximizing the Trojan Experience: A Guide for USC Latino Parents” @TBA

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El Centro Chicano & CBCSA presents Unity Tailgate (Trojan Family Weekend) 3 ½ hours before Kick-Off @ McCarthy Quad, Co-Sponsored by LPA

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“People always underestimate me. But if you stick around long enough, act out of conviction, and try to be honorable in everything you do, good things will come to you.” – Salma Hayek, Mexican-American Film Actress and Producer

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OCTOBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Doubt is a killer, you just have to know who you are and what you stand for.”- Jennifer Lopez, Singer, Actress, Dancer, and Producer

22 Monday

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Project Remix: LGBTQ Cultural Nightt TBA @ TBA

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24 Wednesday

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*A Vision & Voices Event: The City of Others: A Performance by Sankofa Danzafro 3pm and 7:30pm @Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano

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Latino Floor: Dia de los Muertos/Halloween Event 8:00AM-2:00PM @ Fluor Tower TBA

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Monday

Tuesday T

4

5

6

11Carlos Fuentes

12

13

Birthday 11/11/1928 - 05/15/2012 Mark Sanchez Birthday November 11, 1986

18

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Birthday 11/12/1648 - 4/17/1695

19

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26

27

Pedro Infante Pedr Birthday 11/ 18/1917 - 4/15/1957

25 S

OCTOBER 2018

7 14 21 28

M 1 8 15 22 29

T 2 9 16 23 30

W 3 10 17 24 31

T 4 11 18 25

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M

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W

T

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3 10 17 24 31

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

S 6 13 20 27

Adolfo Perez Esquivel Birthday 11/26/1931

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University of Southern California

El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

1

Friday

2

8

3 Panama Independence November 3, 1903

Carlos Saavedra Lamas Birthday 11/1/1878 – 5/5/1959

7

Saturday

USC Football @ Oregon State

9

10

Last day to drop a class with mark of “W” for sessions 001

USC Football vs. Cal Berkeley

14

15

16

Miguel Aceves Mejia Birthday 11/15/1915-11/6/06

21

22

Thanksgiving 11/21/2018-11/25/2018

28

USC Football @ UCLA

23 José Clemente Orozco Birthday 11/23/1883 – 9/7/1949

29

17

24 USC Football vs. Notre Dame

30 Classes End November 30, 2018

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco Birthday 11/28/1961

Jorge Negr Negrete Birthday 11/30/1911-12/5/1953

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“Art is a weapon that penetrates the eyes, the ears, the deepest and subtlest human feelings.”- David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican Painter

29 Monday

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*Dia De Los Muertos: J.G. Posada’s Calaveras 1:00PM-4:00PM @ Leavy Library Reflection Pool

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Power Pan Dulce Fridays feat. ECC & LGSA Presents: Grad School Para Mensos 12:00PM–1:30PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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3 Saturday

Latino Parent Association (LPA) Meeting 8:30AM-11:00AM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 40

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NOVEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.” – Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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Project Remix: Student-Faculty Meet and Greet 1pm-3pm @ TBA

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NOVEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

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*A Vision & Voices Signature Event with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles: Cátedra México with Sebastian 7:00PM @ USC Town & Gown Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano

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“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.”- Unknown

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DECEMBER 2018 My Notes

Sunday

Monday

2

3

4

9

10

11

Puerto Rico Independence December 10, 1898

16 Benjamin Bratt Birthday December 16, 1963

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5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

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S 3 10 17 24

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M

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Rita Mor Moreno Birthday December 11, 1931

18

Maria Elena Velasco Birthday 12/17/1940 - 5/1/2015 Pope Francis Birthday December 17, 1936

24

25

Ricky Martin Birthday December 24, 1971 Christmas Eve

30

JANUARY 2019

Tuesday T

Christmas Day

31 Jamie Escalante Birthday 12/31/1930 - 3/30/2010

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1 Study Days 12/1/2018 - 12/4/2018

5

6

7

Exams Wed 12/5/2018 Wed 12/12/2018

12

8 Diego Rivera Birthday 12/8/1886 – 11/24/1957

13

14

15

21

22

28

29

Winter Recess: Thurs December 13 Sun January 6

19

20 Sandra Cisneros os Birthday December 20, 1954

26

27

Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld “Don Fransisco” Birthday December 16, 1963

Diego Luna Alexander Birthday December 29, 1979 David Alfaro Siqueiros Birthday 12/29/1896 – 1/6/1974

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“No one educates anyone else nor do we educate ourselves, we educate one another in communion in the context of living in this world.” - Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator, Philosopher, and Influential Theorist

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ECC & LSA Presents The 19th Annual La Posada: Celebrating Latin-American Holiday Traditions & Giving Back 6:00PM @ United University Church

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DECEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” -Dr. Seuss, Writer, Poet, and Cartoonist

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DECEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“There�is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America - there's only the United States of America.” – Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

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DECEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

"Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." - Cesar Chavez, Farm Worker, Labor Leader, and Civil Rights Activist

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DECEMBER 2018 Don’t Forget...

“No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are.” -Paulo Freire, Brazilian Educator, Philosopher, and Influential Theorist

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SPRING 2019 Monday

Tuesday T

8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 147

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Thursday Thu sday

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JANUARY 2019 My Notes

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday T

1

6

Yuri Birthday January 6, 1964

7

Classes Begin Mon 1/7/2018

8

Juan Gabriel Birthday 1/7/1950 – 8/28/2016

13

14

15

20

21

22

Martin Luther King’s Birthday 1/21/1929

27

28

DECEMBER 2018 S

M

T

W

T

F

2 9 16 23 30

3 10 17 24 31

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

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M

T

W

T

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4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

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S 2 9 16 23

Jose Marti Birthday 1/28/1853 – 5/19/1895

29 *

Cristina Saralegui Birthday January 29, 1948

ast day to drop a Monday-onlyclass *_Last and receive a refund, or change the Monday-only class to Pass/No Pass or audit for session 001

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

2

Thursday

3

Friday

Saturday

4

5

10

11

12

17

18

19

25

26

Open Registration Thu 1/3/2018 Fri 1/4/2018

9 Rigoberta Menchu Birthday January 9, 1959

16 Katy Jurado Birthday 1/16/1924 – 7/5/2002

Ruben Dario Birthday 1/18/1867 – 2/6/1916

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30

31

TBA Events:

*Career Center: Diversity & Inclusion: Recruiting Night 6:00pm-8:00pm at Radisson Hotel, Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano

**

**_Last day to register and add classes for session 001 Last day to drop a course and receive a refund for session 001 Last day to enroll for a course for a grade of Pass/No Pass or Audit for session 001 Last day to purchase or waive tuition refund insurance 150

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“If you are ready to criticize a system, be equally ready to offer assistance to improve it.” – Armando Sanchez, Educator

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JANUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”- Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, Ceramicist, and Stage designer

7 Monday

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El Centro Chicano (ECC) Spring Open House 2pm-4pm @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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Spring Black & Latinx New Student Symposium TBA @ TBA

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JANUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future”- Francisco Quevedo, Spanish Nobleman, Politician, and Writer

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JANUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“If you’re outraged at conditions, then you can’t possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can’t change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice.” – Cesar Chavez, Farm Worker, Labor Leader, and Civil Rights Activist

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FEBRUARY 2019 My Notes

Sunday

3 Daddy Yankee Birthday February 3, 1968

10

Monday

4

Tuesday T

5 Oscar de la Hoya Birthday February 4, 1973

11

12

Chile Independence February 12, 1818 Galapagos Islands Independence February 12, 1832

17

18

19

Presidents’ Day

24

25

26

JANUARY 2019 S 7 14 21 28

M 1 8 15 22 29

T 2 9 16 23 30

W T 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31

S

M

T

W

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

F 5 12 19 26

S 6 13 20 27

F 2 9 16 23 30

S 3 10 17 24 31

Jose de San Martin Birthday 2/25/1778-8/17/1850

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

Saturday

2 Shakira Birthday February 2, 1977

6

7

8

9 Alejandra Guzman Birthday February 9, 1968

13

14

15

16 Vicente Fer Fernández Birthday February 17, 1940

20

21 Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito” Birthday 2/21/1929 – 11/18/2014

27

22

Last day to change a Pass/No Pass course to Letter Grade for session 001 Last day to drop a course without a mark of “W” on the transcript for session 001

23

28

TBA Events:

Project Remix: TBA@TBA

8th Annual Latinx Student Empowerment Conference: Research & Practice 10:00am-5:00pm@ TBA Presented by: ECC, ASE, CSII, PERE & LSA. Co-sponsored by LGSA, LSWC, LGSA, USC Price Latino Student Association & USC Latino Law Student

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live now.” – Joan Baez, Singer and Human Rights Activist

28 Monday

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Power Pan Dulce Fridays feat. TBA 12:00PM–1:30PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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FEBRUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Young Latinos and kids of color don’t get the message that it’s ok to be proud of their culture and background. One can be proud of traditions, community, and have a ‘sense of being’ in their cultural community. One can and should be proud of that connection.” – Magui Rubalcava, Philanthropist

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Latino Parent Association (LPA) Meeting 8:30AM-11:00AM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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FEBRUARY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” - Paulo Freire, Brazilian Educator, Philosopher, and Influential Theorist

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FEBRUARY 2019 Don’t Forget... “Don’t believe all of the negative perceptions that are out there about youth. You, along with your families and communities can change things. You need to be part of a network of peers and adults who can work together to achieve a vision you may have... Young people are not in a ‘waiting period’...waiting to be leaders; waiting to make a difference...young people matter now! Act to be heard!” – Barbara Taveras, Philanthropist

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MARCH 2019 My Notes

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday T

3

4

5

10

11

12

18

19

Spring Recess Sun-Sun 3/10/2018-3/17/2018

17

Mario Molina Birthday 3/19/1943

24

25

26

FEBRUARY 2019 S

M

T

W

T

3 10 17 24

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

F 1 8 15 22

S 2 9 16 23

31

APRIL 2019 S 7 14 21 28

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T 2 9 16 23 30

W 3 10 17 24

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Octavio Paz Birthday 3/31/1941 – 4/19/1998 Cesar Chavez Birthday 3/31/1927 - 4/23/1993

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El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

Saturday

2 Desi Ar Arnaz Birthday 3/2/1917 – 12/2/1986

6

7

8

9

14

15

16

Gabriel García Márquez Birthday 3/6/1927 – 4/17/2014

13

Eva Longoria Birthday March 15, 1975

20

21

Alfonso Garcia Robles Birthday 3/20/1911 – 9/2/1991

Benito Pablo Juár Juárez Birthday 3/21/1806 - 7/18/1872

27

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22

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29

30

Mariop Vargas Llosa Birthday 3/28/1936

TBA Events:

Project Remix: TBA@TBA

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"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about the progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own." - Cesar Chavez, Farm Worker, Labor Leader, and Civil Rights Activist

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Power Pan Dulce Fridays feat. TBA 12:00PM–1:30PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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2 Saturday

Latino Parent Association (LPA) Meeting 8:30AM-11:00AM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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“Education is the best gift you could ever receive, because once you have it, no one can ever take it from you.” – Unknown

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MARCH 2019 Don’t Forget...

“It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation.” – Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator, Philosopher, and Influential Theorist

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MARCH 2019 Don’t Forget...

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us" - Helen Keller, American Author, Political Activist, and Lecturer.

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MARCH 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Aspire not to have more but to be more.” – Oscar Romero, Bishop

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Sunday

Monday

1

Tuesday T

2 Francisca Viveros Barradas “Paquita La Del Barrio” Birthday April 2, 1947

7 Gabriela Mistral Birthday 4/7/1889 – 1/10/1957

14

8José Manuel Figueroa 9

“Joan Sebastián” Birthday 4/8/1951 – 7/13/2015 María de los Ángeles Félix Birthday 4/8/1914-4/8/2002

15

16 Selena Quintanilla Birthday 4/16/1971 - 3/30/1995

21

22

23 George Lopez Birthday April 23, 1961

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America Ferr Ferrera Birthday April 18, 1984

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Study Days: Sat April 27 - Tue April 30

TBA Events:

Latinx Honor Society Induction Ceremony 6:30PM-7:30PM @ El Centro

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APRIL 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress.” - Paulo Freire, Brazilian Educator, Philosopher, and Influential Theorist

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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” - George Bernard, Irish Playwright

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“Deprivation is the source of appetite.” – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Scholar and Poet

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“Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.” – Aldous Huxley, Writer

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*Black & Latinx Multicultural Breakfast 8:00AM-11:00AM @ Town & Gown, Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano

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7 Maria Eva Duarte de Perón Birthday 5/7/1919-7/26/1952

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Ritchie Valens V Birthday 5/13/1941 – 2/3/1959 Registration for Summer: Mon-Tue, TTue, May 13-14

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20 Cuba Independence May 20, 1902

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Paraguay Independence May 14, 1811

21 Rebeca Iturbide Betancourt Birthday 5/21/1924 - 4/15/2003

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Commencement May 10, 2018 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Birthday 5/8/1753 - 7/30/1811

15 Summer Classes Begin

Rosario Dawson Birthday May 9, 1979

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Graciela Iturbide Birthday May 16, 1942 Danny Trejo Birthday May 16, 1944

Ellen Lauri Ochoa Birthday May 10, 1958

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Prince Royce Birthday May 11, 1989

18 Augusto Cesar Sandino Birthday 5/18/1895 - 2/21/1934

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APRIL - MAY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou, Poet, Singer, and Civil Rights Activist

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ECC & LPA Finals Study Break 6:00PM-8:00PM @ El Centro Chicano, Student Union Suite 402

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MAY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“The most common way people give up their power is thinking they don’t have any” – Alice Walker, Novelist, Poet, and Activist

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The 39th Annual Chicanx/Latinx Graduate Celebration 8:00PM-10:00PM @ Cromwell Field

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MAY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela, Political Leader and Philanthropist

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MAY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela, Political Leader and Philanthropist

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JUNE 2019 My Notes

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Sonia Sotomayor Birthday June 25, 1954

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Ernesto “Che” Guevara Birthday 6/14/1928 - 10/9/1967

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MAY - JUN 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essayist, Lecturer, and Poet

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JUN 2019 Don’t Forget... “One of the greatest things you have in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You’re the one who’ll decide what you want to be. Respect yourself and respect the integrity of others as well. The greatest thing you have is your self-image, a positive opinion of yourself. You must never let anyone take it from you.” – Jaime Escalante, Educator

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JUN 2019 Don’t Forget...

“What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future.” – Rigoberta Menchu, Author and Nobel Peace Prize Inductee

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JUN 2019 Don’t Forget...

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” – Henry Ward Beecher, Social Reformer

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JUN 2019 Don’t Forget...

“You cannot be witness to the human suffering and not be convinced of the existence of social sin. We are responsible unless we take a stand and speak out against it.” – Father Luis Olivares, Pastor

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JULY 2018 My Notes

Sunday

Monday

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2 Jenni Rivera Birthday 7/2/1969-12/10/13

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9 Argentina Independence July 9, 1816

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Gabriel Iglesias “Fluffy” Birthday July 15, 1976

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22 John Leguizamón Birthday July 22, 1964

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23 Romeo Santos Birthday July 21, 1981

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Peru Independence July 28, 1821

Gina Rodríguez Birthday July 30, 1984

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University of Southern California

El Centro Chicano Wednesday

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Thursday

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10

5

Independence Day Break No School

Independence Day Break No School

United States of America Independence July 4, 1776

Venezuela V enezuela Independence July 5, 1811

11

Sofia Vergara Birthday July 10, 1972

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Friday

12 Pablo Neruda Birthday 7/12/1904 – 9/23/1973

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6 Frida Kahlo Birthday 7/6/1907 – 7/13/1954

13 Guillermo Ochoa Birthday July 13, 1985

20 Carlos Santana Birthday July 20, 1947 Colombia Independence July 20, 1810

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvar Álvarez Birthday July 18, 1990

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Jennifer López Birthday July 24, 1969 Simón Bolívar Birthday 7/24/1783 - 12/17/1830

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JULY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know that we were seeds” – Unknown

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JULY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“You are the Universe of Universes and your soul a source of songs.” – Ruben Dario, Poet

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JULY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Giving kids clothes and food is one thing but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important, and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.” – Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist

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JULY 2019 Don’t Forget...

“Take care of your family first. But then reach out to your neighbor, your block, your city, your country. Everybody wants change, but they want it to come by way of somebody else…If you wait for the government, you’ll wait a long time.” – Edward James Olmos, Actor

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AUGUST 2019 My Notes

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6 Bolivia Independence August 6, 1825 Summer Classes End

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Mario Moreno “Cantinflas” Birthday 8/12/1911 – 4/20/1993

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Roberto Clemente Birthday 8/18/1934-12/31/1972

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T 2 9 16 23 30

W 3 10 17 24 31

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Uruguay Independence August 25, 1825

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University of Southern California

El Centro Chicano Wednesday

Thursday

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3 Isabel Allende Birthday August 2, 1942

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Emiliano Zapata Birthday 8/8/1879-4/10/1919

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15 Oscar Romer Romero Birthday 8/15/1917 – 3/24/1980

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10 Juanes Birthday August 9, 1972

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Ecuador Independence : August 10, 1809

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Dominican Republic Independence August 16, 1865

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24 Jorge Luis Borges Birthday 8/24/1899 – 6/14/1986

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JULY - AUGUST 2019 Don’t Forget...

“It’s all about fairness. It’s about fairness in the workplace; in education; and in terms of what services are provided by the government. And if we all can’t have a say-so in that, then this isn’t the dream that all of us have aspired to be a part of.” – Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor

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“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright

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AUGUST 2019 Don’t Forget...

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss, Writer, Poet, and Cartoonist

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It is a new academic year and DPS is here to help you make the best of your college experience!

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USC TRANSPORTATION

WELCOMES YOU TO

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Public Transit Serving USC MTA Routes 38 West Jefferson Blvd. Eastbound: Washington/ Fairfax Transit Hub – Jefferson & La Brea – Jefferson & Vermont – Broadway & Venice Westbound: Broadway & Venice – Jefferson & Vermont – Jefferson & La Brea – Washington/ Fairfax Transit Hub 81 Figueroa St. Northbound: South Los Angeles – Exposition Park – Downtown LA – Cypress Park – Highland Park – Eagle Rock Southbound: Eagle Rock – Highland Park – Cypress Park – Downtown LA – Exposition Park – South Los Angeles 204 Vermont Ave. Northbound: Athens – Los Angeles – Koreatown – Hollywood Southbound: Hollywood – Koreatown – Los Angeles – Athens 442 Hawthorne Blvd. / Crenshaw Blvd. / Manchester Blvd. (Monday-Friday only) Northbound: Hawthorne/ Lennox Station – Manchester & Market – Manchester & Figueroa – Figueroa & Washington – Patsaouras Transit Plaza/ Union Station Southbound: Patsaouras Transit Plaza/ Union Station – Figueroa & Washington – Manchester & Figueroa – Manchester & Market – Hawthorne/ Lennox Station Silver Line Artesia Transit Center / Downtown LA / Union Station / El Monte Station Northbound: Harbor Gateway – Los Angeles – Downtown Los Angeles – El Monte Southbound: El Monte – Downtown Los Angeles – Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway 550 San Pedro / Exposition Park (Monday-Friday only) Northbound: San Pedro – Harbor City – Harbor Gateway – Los Angeles – Exposition Park Southbound: Exposition Park – Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway – Harbor City – San Pedro Dash “F” Dash Downtown Financial District – Exposition Park – USC 754 Vermont Ave. / Hollywood Northbound: Athens – Vermont Knolls – Los Angeles – Westlake – Hollywood Southbound: Hollywood – Westlake – Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls – Athens Prices

• Metro Bus & Rail Fare: $1.75 for each boarding • Metro Day Pass: $7.00 (*If purchased aboardbuses, TAP Card is required. Day Passes can also be purchased at Metro ticket vending machines located at Metro rail lines.) • DASH Bus Fare: $0.50 for each boarding • Metro Silver Line: $2.50 for each boarding

College students are eligible to obtain special TAP cards and purchase reduced-rate monthly passes. Applications for these cards are available at https://www.metro.net/ riding/fares/collegevocational/ Visit www.metro.net for more information.

*These buses operate 7 days a week with the exception of the Metro 550 and 442 buses. To view the time schedules of these and other Metro bus routes, visit http://www.metro.net/riding/colleges/ usc/. A “Pocket Guide” highlighting local hotspots near USC is available at this site, including dining, nightlife, and entertainment destinations along the new Expo Line. To view the time schedule and route map of the DASH F bus, visit http://www.ladottransit.com/dash/routes/downtown/downtown.html. 236

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Public Transit Serving USC Metrolink Routes Ventura County Line (Monday-Friday) Antelope Valley Line (7 days a week) San Bernardino Line (7 days a week) Riverside Line (Monday-Friday) Orange County Line (7 days a week) 91/Perris Valley Line (7 days a week)

*Metrolink trains can be boarded at Union Station; USC shuttles can take you to this destination. Visit http://www.metrolinktrains.com/ticketspricing/ to find out exactly what the price will be for your trip and visit http://www.metrolinktrains.com/ schedules/ to view the time schedules of these rail lines.

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Public Art Celebrating the Chicanx/Latinx Community at USC Descriptions of the illustrations pictured on the back cover of this booklet: Memorial to Cesar Chavez University of Southern California. Between Annenberg School of Communication and Taper Hall for the Humanities. Text from the plaque: Cesar Estrada Chavez, March 31, 1927 April 23, 1993. Visited the USC campus in 1982, 1986, and 1989. “The end of all education should surely be service to others.” [statement repeated in Spanish]. Dedicated March, 1998. La Memoria de Nuestra Tierra La Memoria de Nuestra Tierra, is a mural painted by Judith F. Baca for the Topping Student Center. Commissioned by the university and dedicated on December 5, 1996, it depicts a landscape from a photograph of the northern part of Los Angeles. Land is the essential framework and focus of the mural. Often an image in the work of Judy Baca, the land here represents fertility, as it stretches into the distance as a source of food for the people. The river flowing from the kiva, changes to a freeway and then returns to its natural state, helping to sustain the land. In the mural the land has been stripped away showing in historical stratification the story of itself and the people who dwell on it, included among the figures are several USC students who were involved in the creation of the mural, as well as David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. Mural was relocated to the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Graduate Student Lounge TCC 430 and rededicated by El Centro Chicano on September 30, 2010. Jose Marti Sculpture USC’s bronze bust of José Martí, the famous nineteenth century Cuban poet and patriot, is again on display welcoming visitors to the Doheny Memorial Library’s Intellectual Commons, a room housing the Boeckmann Center’s Iberian and Latin American reference collection. In April, 2008, Dean of the USC Libraries Catherine Quinlan, placed the bronze likeness of Martí in its present location. From 1994 to 2000 it was displayed in the Boeckmann Center in the lower level of Doheny Library. Its first move was to East Library for safety during the Doheny Library’s earthquake retrofit construction. In 2004 it returned to Doheny Library, this time to protect it from a retrofit construction project in East Library. It remained behind the scene for the next four years, with brief public appearances each year for special events. Cesar Chavez Mural Through support of the Latino Parents Association, the United University Church (UUC), and the community, El Centro Chicano dedicated a mural to United Farm Worker founder Cesar E. Chavez (mural on left). The mural was a collaborative effort and was dedicated in 1996. Alfredo Davalos, the artist depicts the life and principles of Chavez through images of other non-violent leaders and the work of the farm laborers. The mural is located in the Jose Carlos Lecture Hall within the former facilities of El Centro Chicano (United University Church 300, 3rd fl.). On November 12th, 2013 an updated version of mural (mural on right) in collaboration with Alfredo Davalos was dedicated at new location of El Centro Chicano (Student Union, Suite 402). Metamorphosis of Migration This mural pays tribute to the knowledge we (students) have used for our own social transformation through the migration and hard labor of our parents. The Monarch butterfly serves as a symbol for our own family’s migration; the migration and sacrifices made by family members from their country of origin all in the name of Educacion. Our family efforts and sacrifices, reflected through minimum wage occupations and educational support, serve as the foundation and source of our metamorphosis (*transformational resistance) and the aspirations they wish for us. The books that frame this process (by authors and scholars of color) are examples of resistance and activism frameworks that have supported the educational access of marginalized students. This mural by Alumnus Luis Genaro Garcia was unveiled in Spring 2016 partially completed, it was unveiled completed at the beginning of Fall 2016. It is located at El Centro Chicano (Student Union, Suite 402). El Centro’s Pan Dulce The mural is a metaphor for El Centro’s Philosophy. It represents current USC students and alumni gathering around a table consuming and sharing food and culture. The figures embody USC’s students and alumni including those who are military veterans, are undocumented, have special needs, and those who hail from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. At the center of the table is a pan dulce (sweet bread) basket representing El Centro’s Power Pan Dulce Speaker Series wherein current advocates, activists, leaders, and scholars share their knowledge and experiences to empower and support our USC community and students of color. This image reflects El Centro’s welcoming and open hospitality that sustains our students through opportunities to share and expand their cultural capital, knowledge, and to have a place where they feel they belong. This mural by Alumnus Luis Genaro Garcia was unveiled in the Fall of 2015, and it is located at El Centro Chicano (Student Union, 402). *Solórzano, D. G., & Bernal, D. D. (2001). Examining transformational resistance through a critical race and LatCrit theory framework: Chicana and Chicano students in an urban context. Urban Education, 36, 308-342.

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