Principal Investigators
Project Coordinator:
Robert Irwin, Professor, Spanish and Portuguese (UC Davis)
Site Coordinators:
Tijuana
Guillermo Alonso Meneses, Professor, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
Juan Antonio Del Monte, Professor, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
Mexico City/Mexico State:
Maricruz Castro Ricalde, Professor/Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
Guadalajara/Jalisco
Luis Rodolfo Morán Quiroz, Professor, Sociology (U de Guadalajara)
Ciudad Juárez
Abraham Paniagua Vázquez, Director, School of Political and Social Sciences (UA de Chihuahua)
Monterrey
Cristina Reynaga, Professor, Humanidades y Educación (Tecnológico de Monterrey)
Tapachula/Chiapas
Ernesto Zarco, UC Mexus Fellowship Postdoctoral scholar at Global Migration Center (UC Davis)
Ecuador
María José Gutiérrez, PhD Student, Spanish and Portuguese (UC Davis)
Board of Directors:
- Karla Chacón Reynosa, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
- Miroslava Chávez García, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Catherine Ramírez, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Jesikah Maria Ross, Capital Public Radio, Sacramento
- Aída Silva Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana
- Graciela Zamudio, Alma Migrante, Tijuana
Research Team:
Tijuana
- Jocelín Mariscal Agreda, researcher, Migration Legislation and Policy Observatory (COLEF)
- Ana Luisa Calvillo, PhD Student, Education, Arts and Humanities (UA de Chihuahua)
- Lizbeth de la Cruz, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sarah Hart, PhD Student, Performance Studies (UC Davis)
- Jessica Ordaz, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies (U Colorado Boulder)
- Yairamaren Román Maldonado, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Berkeley)
- Danae Valenzuela, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Marlené Mercado, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
- Marinka Swift, PhD Student, Linguistics (UC Davis)
- Dörte Kresbsbach, MA Student, Latin American Studies and Migration Studies (Freie Universität Berlin/COLEF)
- José Israel Ibarra González, PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
- Isaac Ismael Rivera, Independent Scholar
- Alia DeBurro, MA Student, Spanish, (UC Davis)
- Brooke Kipling, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Kyle Proehl, PhD Student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
- Ross Hernández, PhD Student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
- Ernesto Zarco, UC MEXUS Postdoctoral Scholar (UC Davis)
- Leopoldo Peña, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Irvine)
- Mary Kate Coleman, Fulbright Scholar
- Juan Antonio del Monte, Professor/Researcher, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
- John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Oscar Moreno, MFA Student, (University of Texas, El Paso)
- Esther Morales, Entrepreneur
- Loraine Morales Pino, PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
- Gaba Cortés, Community Artivist
- Mariana Villarreal Gaspar, MA Student, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
- Tania Maldonado Flores, MA Student, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
- Monserrat Márquez García, MA Student, Regional Development (COLEF)
- Pia Berghoff, PhD Student, Social Anthropology (Freie Universität Berlin)
- Ernesto Castañeda, MIA student, School of Global Policy and Strategy (UC San Diego)
- Jared Hernández, MIA student, School of Global Policy and Strategy (UC San Diego)
- Lucas Ruppel Cane, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Ricardo Aguilar, Associate Professor, Languages (San Joaquín Delta College)
- Chandler Thompson, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Yuliet Bedoya Rangel, Professor, Political Science and International Relations (U Autónoma de Nuevo León)
- Dales Louissaint, BA student, Law (U Autónoma de Baja California)
California
- Yunuen Gómez Ocampo, Research assistant, English (UC Santa Barbara/CONACYT)
- Lizbeth de la Cruz, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sarah Hart, PhD Student, Performance Studies (UC Davis)
- Jesús Galán Díaz, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Jazmín Aceves, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Ana Magdaleno, MA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Alia DeBurro, MA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Evelyn Linares, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Rachelle Carrillo, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Yaneli Muñoz, BA Student, Education (UC Davis)
- Jocelyn Vera, BA Student, Sociology & Spanish (UC Davis)
- Montserrat Vargas Torres, BS Student, Aerospace Engineering (UC Davis)
- Rigo Nava, Alumnus, BA in History (UC Davis)
- John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- José Solorio Ramírez, BS Student, Computer Science (UC Davis)
- Antonio Solorio Ramírez, BA Student, Economics (UC Berkeley)
- Amelia Fenk, BA Student, Spanish (UC, Davis)
- Lucio Lira, BA Student, Psychology & Spanish (UC Davis)
- Claudia Tang, BA & BS Student, Biological Sciences & Spanish (UC Davis)
- Mariana Galindo-Vega, BA Student, Sociology & Spanish (UC Davis)
- Emma Ramos Reyna, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sabrina Habchi, BA Student, Political Science (UC Davis)
- Vanessa Campos, BA Student, Sociology, Spanish, & Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
- Evelyn Enciso, BA Student, Spanish & Politics (UC Davis)
- Aida Lizalde Sánchez, Alumnus, BA in Art Studio (UC Davis)
- Amalia Montes, BA Student, Sociology & Chicana/o Studies (UC Davis)
- Kareli Mendez Morales, BA Student, Human Development (UC Davis)
- Mariana Alvarado-Soria, BA Student, Political Science-Public Service & Spanish (UC Davis)
- Maureen Burdock, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
- Sarah Camacho, BA Student, Sociology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Dahlia Sandoval, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Adamaris Ramirez-Diaz, BA Student, International Relations (UC Davis)
- Vanessa González, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Cassie Tadeo, BA Student, Political Science and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Aaron Gutierrez, Alumnus, BA in Political Science (UC Davis)
- Salvador López, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Valencia Scott, BA Student, Anthropology and International Relations (UC Davis)
- Alma Karen Rosas Rodríguez, BA Student, History (UC Davis)
- Nickolas Barba, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Maria Teresa Pescador Osorio, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Cintia Arechiga Ramírez, BA Student, Sociology and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
- Ani Braude, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sage Lauwerys, BA Student, Human Development (UC Davis)
- Myra Casillas, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Ruth Martinez, BA Student, Sociology, Spanish and Education (UC Davis)
- Marissa Nunez, BA Student, Biology (UC Davis)
- Mariadelsol Mora, BA Student, Sociology and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
- Fabiola Valdez Cordero, BA Student, Spanish, Sociology and Education (UC Davis)
- Itzel Perez, BA Student, Sociology (Law and International Relations) (UC Davis)
- Mrinalini Singh, BS Student, Cognitive Science (UC Davis)
- Hannia Barrera, BS Student, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (UC Davis)
- Sergio Domínguez, BA Student, Spanish and Human Development (UC Davis)
- Briana Vargas, BA student, International Relations and Communication (UC Davis)
- Oana Alexan Katz, Independent researcher and fundraising specialist
- Xiaoyu Cai, BA student, Linguistics and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Abril Sánchez, BA student, Spanish and Sociology (UC Davis)
- Yazmín Muñoz, BA student, Spanish and Education (UC Davis)
- Jasmín Méndez Flores, BA student, Spanish and Psychology (UC Davis)
- Jannet Torres Espinoza, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Jazmín García, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Shinal Kumar, BS Student, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior (UC Davis)
- Amanda Limón, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Cynthia Macías, BA Student, Spanish and Psychology (UC Davis)
- Yasury Melgoza, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Argelia Mendoza, BA Student, Linguistics (UC Davis)
- Barub Mendoza, BA Student, Spanish and Psychology (UC Davis)
- Karina Rocha, BA Student, English (UC Davis)
- Gabriel A. Valdovinos, Alumnus, BA in International Relations and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Samantha Shepherd, BA Student, Mathematical and Scientific Computation, Spanish and Accounting (UC Davis)
- Nerea Goni, Alumnus, BA & BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Jennifer Vazquez Linares, BA Student, Linguistics and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Haley Williams, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Emma Padilla-Zavala, BA & BS Student, Spanish, Education & Animal Science (UC Davis)
- Gabriela Villalobos, BA Student, Linguistics (UC Davis)
- Audrey Maskiewicz, Alumnus, BA in Biology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Briana Vargas, BA Student, International Relations and Communication (UC Davis)
- Sofia Biren, BA Student, Political Science and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sonel Kedia, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Lizet Guzman, BA Student, International Relations and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Kate Boyce, BA Student, International Relations and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Kaelyn Nerey, BA Student, Spanish and Communications (UC Davis)
- Mara Uriol Garate, PhD student, Spanish and Portuguese (UC Davis)
- Liliya Galenkova Riggs, PhD student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
- Eli Streicker-Hirt, BA Student, Spanish and International Relations (UC Davis)
- Elena Aquino, BS Student, Animal Science (UC Davis)
- Montserrat Arambula, BA Student, Spanish and Psychology (UC Davis)
- Kevin Castro, BA Student (UC Davis)
- María Galarza, BS Student, Psychology (UC Davis)
- Bianca González, BA Student, Spanish and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
- Balint Szigeti Csucs, BS Student, Civil Engineering (UC Davis)
- Galilea Villagrana, BS Student, Managerial Economics (UC Davis)
- Santiago Eslava Bejerano, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Karime Yamile Lozano, BA Student, Sociology and Spanish (UC Davis)
- Sydney Alper, BA Student, International Relations (UC Davis)
- Ivana Perez, BA Student, Communications (UC Davis)
- Joanna Heredia, BA Student, International Relations (UC Davis)
- Harumi Arvizu Nansen, BS Student, Managerial Economics (UC Davis)
- Christopher López, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Mariana Pérez Sierra, BA Student, International Relations and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
- Edgar Alejandro Ibáñez, BA Student, Chicano Studies (UC Davis)
- Tomas A. Flores, BA Student, Cinema and Digital Media (UC Davis)
- Carol Pérez, BA Student, Spanish and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
Ciudad de México
- John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- María José Gutiérrez, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Dubravka Sužnjević, Independent Scholar
- Óscar Miranda Villanueva, Profesor/ Researcher (Tec de Monterrey)
- Roberto Domínguez Cáceres, Profesor/ Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
- Jacob Bañuelos Capistrán, Professor/ Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
- Ailyn Ríos, BA Student, Communication and Journalism (UNAM)
- Aida Lizalde, Alumnus, BA in Arts (UC, Davis)
- Anna Paola Millán Barrueta, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Estefanía Juárez Ruiz, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Mauricio Alejandro Medrano Castro, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Tania Izveth Aguirre Ortega, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Pedro Luis Larios Dominguez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Denisse Anahí Guerrero Rodríguez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Diego Ezequiel Salas Nolasco, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Karla Mariana García Camargo, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Brandon Tapia García, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Rosa Hilda Lara Sandoval, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Daniela Monserrat Ozuna González, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
- Anayansi Alexia Tafoya Soto, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
Guadalajara
- Enrique Martínez Curiel, Profesor/ Researcher, Social Sciences and Humanities (U de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de los Valles)
- Patricia Gascón, Director of Migrant Services (Zapópan City Hall)
- José Brian Guzmán, BA Student, Sociology (U de Guadalajara)
- Pedro Magallón, Independent Scholar
- Javier Contreras, Case Section Coordinator (Instituto Jaliscience para Migrantes)
- Padre José Juan Cervantes, Codirector (Casa Scalabrini Guadalajara)
- Antonio Mena, Independent Scholar
- Lizbeth de la Cruz, Phd Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Ana Lucía Magdaleno, MA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- María de Lourdes García Curiel, Professor/ Researcher, Social Communication (U de Guadalajara)
- Karla Irán Hurtado García, Student, Bachillerato Unitario (U de Guadalajara)
- María del Carmen Lizárraga Ramos, BA Student, Sociology (U de Guadalajara)
- Salvador Leetoy López, Professor/ Researcher, Media and Digital Culture (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Juan Gerardo Castillo García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Juan Carlos Guízar Ramírez, BA Student, Marketing (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Gerardo Huerta Ruiz, BA Student, Art and Digital Design (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Mariajosé Díaz Calero Aceves, BA Student, Industrial Design (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Isaac Jahaziel Cabrera García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Gladys Melissa Martínez Pérez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Lizeth Anahí Ortiz García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Santiago Miguez Rodríguez, BA Student,Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
- Dylan Ricardo Astilla Lara, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
Ciudad Juárez
- Emilio López Reyes, Professor, Political and Social Sciences (U Autónoma de Chihuahua)
- Daniel Sierra, Professor, Political and Social Sciences (U Autónoma de Chihuahua)
- Mario Ávila Melgar, MA Student, Public Action and Social Development (COLEF/Programa Compañeros)
- Marlené Mercado, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
- Josefa Melgar Bayardo, Professor/ Researcher, Coordinator, Business Management (U Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez)
- María Inés Barrios de la O, PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
- Zurisadai González de León, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
- Alexandra Molina García, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
- Minerva Rosario Hernández Saucedo, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
- Jesus Aarón Navarrete Bernal, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
- Melissa Fernanda Ramírez Mota, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
- Anna Daniela Vélez Arroyo, BA Student, International Relations (UACH)
- Mónica Analy Ruiz Regalado, BA Student, International Relations (UACH)
- Benjamin Rangel, Research Secretary (UACH)
Monterrey
- Adriana Castro Aguirre, Coordinator, Master’s in Education Technology (Tec de Monterrey)
- Juan Manuel Fernández Cárdenas, Professor/ Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
- Sandra Gudiño Paredes, Professor/ Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
- Yuliet Bedoya Rangel, Professor, Political Science and International Relations (U Autónoma de Nuevo León)
Tapachula
- Brooke Kipling, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
- Ross Hernández, PhD Student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
- Karla Deyanir Sarmiento Aguilar, MA Student, Cultural Studies (UNACH)
- Jeison Andrés Cortés Zuñiga, MA Student, Cultural Studies (UNACH)
- Norma Lorena Guichard Lozada, MA Student, Cultural Studies (UNACH)
Legal Advisers:
- Leticia Saucedo, Professor, UC Davis Law School
- Raquel Aldana, Professor, UC Davis Law School
- Kathia Quiros, GWP Immigration Law