Julio Orellana

Education:

B.A., Ethnic Studies, Cal Poly Humboldt; M.A., Political Science, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside

Dissertation:

The Political Economy of Contemporary Maya and Ladino Guatemalan Labor Migrations in Southern California’s Inland Empire (1980-2022)

Thesis Advisor:

Alfonso Gonzales Toribio, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside

Research Topic:

Tejiendo Solidaridad/Weaving Solidarity Political Accompaniment Praxis with the Guatemalan Grassroots in Southern California and Mesoamerica

Mentor:

Ben Olguín, Professor of English, and Charles Hale, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara

Current Position:

President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara

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