The Latinx Studies Award, sponsored by the Latinx Studies Program and the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success, will recognize outstanding research and creative work in projects related to Latinx Studies from all academic disciplines and majors.
Eligibility Criteria: Presentations related to Latinx Studies, may be in any format--oral, poster, creative work, or data stories.
Award Amounts: Two (2) $200 Awards; One (1) $100 Honorable Mention Award.
Current Recipients
Claire Aspeitia '25
Major: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Project: "La Chicana Académica: Dr. Yvette Saavedra"
2024 $200 Award
Adrian Cervantes '25
Major: Music
Project: "Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste and Music in the Oregon Labor Movement"
2024 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Gene Garcia '24
Major: History
Project: "Recollections on the Historical and Current State of Mexican Ballet Folklórico in Oregon"
2024 $200 Award
Prior Recipients
Odalis Aguliar-Aguilar '22
Major: History, Latin American Studies
Projects: "The Forgotten Stories of Human Rights Violations within the US" , "The recent history of PCUN and the victories of farmworkers in Oregon"
2021 $100 Honorable Mention Award, 2022 $200 Award
Bianca Benitez '22
Major: Biology
Project: "Incorporating Qualitative Data Into Parent Intervention Clinical Research"
2021 $200 Award
Tito Flores-Bautista '23
Major: Spanish
Project: "Spanish Variation In Public Health"
2023 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Anika Graack '21
Major: Human Physiology
Project: "Comparison and Analysis of Spanish Translations of COVID-19 Public Health Resources"
2021 $200 Award
Emily Kondo '24
Major: Psychology
Project: "Restructuring Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico: The Impacts of Colonialism and Environmental Racism"
2023 $200 Award
Alvin Lengkong '22
Major: Psychology
Project: "Cultural Considerations of the Filming Interactions to Nurture Development Intervention"
2022 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Kat Sincuir Alvarez '23
Major: Cinema Studues
Project: "Moving Beyond One Dimension in Hollywood"
2023 $200 Award
Alexis Stinnett '25
Major: Public Relations
Project: "Undocumented Workers in Agriculture: How States can Protect Them"
2022 $200 Award