UTEP Chicana/o Studies

Did you know that “Thank you” in Nahuatl is “Tlazohcamati”, and it also meant “You know how to love” to the Aztec people? Learn Nahuatl with Dr. David Romo this Fall!

We’re here at Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase at the El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center! Stop by our table for free swag and to hear about all the cool things we do!

One of our 3 student organizations is a proud Community Partner for this year’s Film Festival! Be sure to stop by their table to say hello and learn about all the wonderful community engagement events they’ve put together over the past year and a half!
Hope to see you there!

Get your tickets for this main feature by Registering! Learn about cinematic stereotypes, cinema as protest art, and more! Plus, who doesn’t love “movie day” at school?! Share this post so the cinephile in your Followers list can see!

Registration is open for Performance Activism!
Can’t take this summer class? No worries— we have Chicano Cinema in the fall!

One of our three student organizations regularly puts on historical walking tours. The latest was on Smeltertown and they gave an excellent and educational performance!

We have a brand new course for you—register today to learn Nahuatl from Dr. .d.romo!

There are still spaces available for Summer II’s “La Chicana”! Register today and enrich your knowledge of Mexican and Mexican American women in contexts ranging from Aztec culture, the Mexican Revolution, poderosas using art as modern day protest and so much more!

One of our 3 (yes, 3!) student organizations, Movimiento ChucanX, is excited and eager to teach about the rich history of Smeltertown this Sunday. Bring a hat or umbrella, water, and a friend and come enrich your knowledge of local history!