Interviews

About the Symposium on the Past, Present & Future of Chicano/a/x Studies

The symposium, held March 2, 2024, brought together scholars, students, and community members for conversations related to Chicano/a History and Chicano/a Studies in honor of the work and legacy of Dr. Deena González. Participants reflected on the geneses of the fields, considered the state of these disciplines today and imagined a trajectory for the future.

Featuring scholars Antonia Castañeda, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Fernando Guerra, Ramón Gutiérrez, L Heidenreich, Susan Johnson, Emma Pérez, and Yvette Saavedra.

- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 8/21/24
Commemorating Charter Day at UC Berkeley, 1982

NOTE: The linked video is a placeholder. See ArchiveGrid's Entry on U.C. Berkeley's Charter Day instead.
- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 8/21/24
2001-02-21 Interview with Dr. Deena Gonzalez for the Living U.S. Women's History Oral History Project

NOTE: The linked video is a placeholder. See Claudine Barnes' Interview with Dr. Deena Gonzalez instead.
- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 8/21/24
FM April 30: ‘Presumed Incompetent’, Campus Assault & Reel Resquache

NOTE: The linked video is a placeholder. See Feminist Magazine's Interview with Dr. Deena Gonzalez instead.
- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 8/23/21
Ramona Houston: Moving from Faculty to Administration

NOTE: See also Ramona Houston's Interview with Dr. Deena Gonzalez.
- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 1/1/17
Listening to Her Speak: Feminist Analyses of the Stories of U.S. Women of Color

NOTE: The linked video is a placeholder. See Mikko’s Interview with Dr. Deena Gonzalez instead.
- Full Video Interviews
– 4/20/17
Borderlands History Interview Project

Gonzalez, Deena J. “We speak to Deena J. González!”. Interview by Lina-Maria Murillo. April 20th, 2017. Video, 54:52. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO0T758PpY0
Borderlands History Interview Project, Lina-Maria Murillo, Interviewer, transcriber: “We Speak to Deena J. González, posted April 20, 2017. https://borderlandshistory.org/2017/04/20/borderlands-history-i nterview-project-we-speak-to-deena-j-gonzalez/
- The Symposium on the Past, Present & Future of Chicano/a/x Studies Recordings
– 3/20/24
William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture: The Women in My Life

In honor of her work as a founder of Chicano/a Studies, Dr. Deena González will speak on “The Women in My Life.” Dr. González was one of many second-generation feminist scholars who first tackled the difficult work of exploring archives and telling stories through the eyes of a Chicana lived experience. She is completing a book on one of the women’s stories she will examine in this year’s lecture.
- The Symposium on the Past, Present & Future of Chicano/a/x Studies Recordings
– 3/20/24
Session 3: The Future of Chicano/a History: Where do we go from here?

The Gonzaga History Department’s annual William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture has featured world-renowned scholars and intellectuals for over 50 years, and they have provided significant conversations about timely topics. These open discussions have enriched our campus and the greater Spokane community.
This year, in honor of her work as a founder of Chicano/a Studies, Dr. Deena González will speak on “The Women in My Life.” Dr. González was one of many second-generation feminist scholars who first tackled the difficult work of exploring archives and telling stories through the eyes of a Chicana lived experience. She is completing a book on one of the women’s stories she will examine in this year’s lecture.
- The Symposium on the Past, Present & Future of Chicano/a/x Studies Recordings
– 3/20/24
Session 2: The Present of Chicano/a History: Students Making History

The Gonzaga History Department’s annual William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture has featured world-renowned scholars and intellectuals for over 50 years, and they have provided significant conversations about timely topics. These open discussions have enriched our campus and the greater Spokane community.
This year, in honor of her work as a founder of Chicano/a Studies, Dr. Deena González will speak on “The Women in My Life.” Dr. González was one of many second-generation feminist scholars who first tackled the difficult work of exploring archives and telling stories through the eyes of a Chicana lived experience. She is completing a book on one of the women’s stories she will examine in this year’s lecture.
- The Symposium on the Past, Present & Future of Chicano/a/x Studies Recordings
– 3/20/24
Session 1: The Past of Chicano/a History: Reflections on the Origins of the Field

The Gonzaga History Department’s annual William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture has featured world-renowned scholars and intellectuals for over 50 years, and they have provided significant conversations about timely topics. These open discussions have enriched our campus and the greater Spokane community.

This year, in honor of her work as a founder of Chicano/a Studies, Dr. Deena González will speak on “The Women in My Life.” Dr. González was one of many second-generation feminist scholars who first tackled the difficult work of exploring archives and telling stories through the eyes of a Chicana lived experience. She is completing a book on one of the women’s stories she will examine in this year’s lecture.
- Full Video Interviews
– 11/11/20
The First 100: 50 Years of Chicanas Changing History

Chambers, Lorena, and Deena J. González. The First 100: 50 Years of Chicanas Changing History. Other. Chicanas Changing History, July 15, 2022.
- Audio/Transcript Only Interviews
– 11/16/21
Chicana/o Studies: The Legacy of a Movement, the Forging of a Discipline

Deena González, "Deena González: Reflections on a Career in Chicana/o Studies" conducted by Todd Holmes in 2020. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2022.