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Mission Statement

The Department of Ethnic Studies at Mt. San Antonio College is deeply committed to the study of racialization and indigeneity within the United States. As a department, we understand race as a major ideological framework, and we seek to interrogate race and racism as moving targets that mutate and evolve over time, and recognize how they intersect with other modalities of power (gender, sexuality, class, religion, citizenship status) and other systems of oppression to shape the human experience. Our approach to these issues is to ground our course offerings in the voices, experiences, and perspectives of people of color. The four core disciplinary areas within the department are: Native American Studies, BlackStudies, Asian American Studies, and Latina/o/x Studies. As a department, we are dedicated to promoting social and cultural action, and enhancing the learning experiences of our students through exploring social, political and economic inequality and struggles for liberation and self-determination, both throughout modern history and in the contemporary moment.

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