Associate Dean of Strategic Partnerships, Preparation, & Growth

Professor, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Principal Investigator & Founder, Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center

University of Texas at San Antonio

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Happy New Year 2023, Friends and Colleagues: I just watched this talk by Juan González, author of Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. I was particularly taken by

Juan´s critical analysis of DEI, arguably a neoliberal construct, in relation to the anti-Blackness movement and the Latinx experience in the U.S. I believe it is worth considering Juan´s perspectives on DEI and the capitalist and imperialist dynamics that are markedly absent from mainstream DEI discourse. If you are interested, the argument begins at 19:10 minutes or so.

Saludos y feliz año nuevo,

Cristian.

Cristian Aquino-Sterling

Associate Professor

Director of International Affairs

College of Education

San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Drive

San Diego, CA 92182

Email: caquino [at] sdsu [dot] edu

Editor, Curriculum & Instruction Development Section

Journal of Global Education and Research (JGER).