Rodolfo Acuña

Rodolfo Acuña

Suzanne Obler and Deena J. González

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements (Oxford University Press, 2015)

Known by many as the father of Chicano/a studies, the historian Rodolfo Acuña is a prolific writer, political activist, and professor. Beginning his career before the Chicano/a movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Acuña has worked tirelessly for Chicana and Chicano civil rights and representation in multiple social and political arenas.