Researcher ORCID Identifier

0009-0000-7459-3740

Graduation Year

2024

Document Type

Open Access Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Chicano Studies

Reader 1

Tomas Summers-Sandoval

Reader 2

Rita Alcala

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Destiny A Rivera-Gomez

Abstract

This research thesis critically analyzes the influence of culture and ethnic identity in the community organizing practices and values of the non-profit, Gente Oraganizada. Gente is based in the City of Pomona whose population is predominately Hispanic and Latine identifying residents. Gente works to support and advocate for youth and immigrant family rights through civic engagement and social action. Looking a the context of community organizing and the characteristics of Gentes formation of their values and strategic frameworks in organizing, it is important to question how their organizing resonates and empowers a community with cultural and ethnic specifics needs, interests and struggles. By looking at a few of their modeled strategies they implement in their social action campaigns, it can be identified how Gente guides their practice for efficiency and longevity. In this paper lives a framework for an informative workshop on communtiy organzing, informed by interviewees from the Gente organization how have shared on the values and practices that they appreciate from their work and the environment Gente has created.

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