Born and raised in the arid mountain of the San Luis Valley, I spent my childhood with my loving and supportive family. Growing up Chicano cultivated an ethos of seeking tranquility, humility, sustainability and communalism. There is nothing more fascinating than being part of the seasons’ change, requiring adaptive lifeways and fluid aesthetics. In my free time I like to spend time with friends, family with my miniature chihuahua Mr. Chato.
Joseph H Herrera is a Ph.D. graduate student whose research interests include: Racialization, digital democracy, political theory and resistance, issues of belonging and the (re)construction of citizenship, the politics of digital engagement, cognitive science and empathic development, global feminisms, post-Marxism, social movements, critical pedagogy, empire and globalization, and cyborg theory.
Intro to Ethnic Studies 