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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
The UC Berkeley Latinx Sociological Association’s mission is to engage both current and prospective students with UC Berkeley communities and each other to elevate academic and professional excellence within the social sciences, generating and advancing sociological knowledge and fostering its effective application for the benefit of the Latinx community.
We are Latinx because we reject the gender binary and embrace an all-inclusive space for all to develop. In doing so, we reject conforming to dominant forms of understanding that do not advance the conditions of historically and contemporary people of color and other marginalized groups.
We are Sociological because regardless of discipline, we believe in sociological approaches to perceiving society. In doing so, we understand that through critical, sociological thought, all fields of study can gain a holistic insight; therefore, placing civil society before any individual or class.
We are an Association because we believe in collaborative relationships between individuals and organizations that can and should yield positive social change. In doing so, we intend to learn, teach, confront, engage, construct, deconstruct, and relearn through our social relations with each other and the rest of society.
Our organization is not run by officers or chairs, we are organized and facilitated by coordinators. We are non-hierarchical because we believe in the equal, democratic representation of all opinions, suggestions, and ideas. We fully embrace and promote critical understandings of the world around us. We are open and welcoming to all UC Berkeley students, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, class, ability, or area of study. We insist on collaborative efforts between all of our members and other like-minded organizations. By doing so, we attempt to embrace and reinvent social, and cultural traditions to breakdown static hierarchies that do not allow for more engaged and mobile membership. Overall, we seek to create a sense of community and instill a strong dedication to the pursuit of sociological mindfulness that reaches across disciplines and into our communities.
THE LSA LOGO
THE LSA LOGO
Our logo is inspired by the American Sociological Association, noted for its national effort to advance sociology as a science. We've combined similar elements with UC Berkeley's colors to signify our involvement with our campus alongside a map of Latin America behind to promote our emphasis on advancing sociological knowledge and fostering its effective application for the benefit of the Latinx population.
COLORS:
DARK BLUE (#051d40)
LIGHT BLUE (#1f3350)
YELLOW (#ffd700)
ON "LATINIDAD"
ON "LATINIDAD"
While we use the term Latinx, we do so to refer to the regions in the Americas in which romance languages are the main languages and the culture and empires of its peoples have had a significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact; encompassing North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
People who inhabit these regions may not identify as Latinx due to generation linkage, language, geography, and indigenous heritage. People often choose identity labels that reflect their place of origin or heritage.
South American, Spanish-speaking, Hispanic, Latinos, Latinxs, Latinés, and a variety of identifying labels over time have been mere reflections of the current politics, understandings of self, and geographies in those times. It's important to know that individual and pan-ethnic identity labels are continuously renegotiated and we do not place a hegemonym for students to abide by. We are a hub of collaboration.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
UC Berkeley professor, G. Cristina Mora, traces the commercial, political, and cultural interests that colluded in the 1970s to create a national Hispanic identity and, in turn, boosted the political clout of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and other Latin Americans in the United States.
Fernanda provides a first-person account of identity--addressing stereotypes and assumptions, and inviting the audience to dig deeper into the Latinx experience in the United States. Fernanda addresses the role of Latinx people in shaping the culture, politics, and economy of the USA.
In this fascinating and necessary Talk, Odilia Romero shares why the Latino narrative is oppressive for Indigenous communities. As a fierce Zapotec leader, Odilia Romero advocates for Indigenous migrant rights in Los Angeles & throughout California.
The first thing to pop into your mind when you hear "Latino" is probably people from Latin America - places like Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc. But where exactly did the history of that word come from, and has it always meant Central America and South America as well as the Caribbean?
Recommended Readings for Pan-Latinidad, Latinidad, and Latinismo
Hispanas de Queens: Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood by Milagros Ricourt & Ruby Danta
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez
LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana
Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American by G. Christina Mora
Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation by Cecilia Márquez
Latino Ethnic Consciousness: The Case of Mexican American and Puerto Ricans in Chicago by Felix M. Padilla
Learning to Be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics by Daisy Verduzco Reyes
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