2026 Fourth Annual Ethnic Studies Summit

Wednesday, May 20 ~ 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Ethnic Studies in Action

De Anza Conference Rooms A&B

Since its creation in the 1960s, the student-created and community-centered academic field we know today as Ethnic Studies continues to face questions of legitimacy.  This year's fourth annual Ethnic Studies Summit brings together our college community — students, faculty and staff — to highlight the topography of conversations in defense of Ethnic Studies. Participants will hear from keynote speakers, engage with student research and poster board presentations, and participate in an interactive and collective discussion.
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The Fourth Annual Ethnic Studies Summit will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in the Upper Level of the Campus Center at De Anza College, Conference Rooms A&B, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
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This event is open to everyone and is a campuswide event! 
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For more information about the ES Summit, please contact the coordinator, Professor Angélica Esquivel-Moreno | esquivelmorenoangelica@fhda.edu
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2026 Program

  • 12:30-1:20 p.m. – Welcome and Keynote: Dr. Caitlyn "Katie" Keli'ia'a, Ph.D. History, UCSC
    • "Refusing Settler Domesticity: Native Women's Labor Histories in the Bay Area" 
  • 1:30-2 p.m. – Lunch and Student Poster Session
    • Arshi Kaur, she/her, Sikh Student Coalition
    • Juliette Leyva, they/he/she, fourth year Puentista, Pride Center intern
    • Mextape Angel Luna, he/him, CYLC, returning student, Men of Color
  • 2-3 p.m. – Ethnic Studies in Action: Panel and Discussion
    • Nate Tan, Comparative Ethnic Studies professor
  • 3- 3:20 p.m. - Closing
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