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TheUCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, abbreviated asCSRC, is aresearch center for multidisciplinary research that is located inUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), founded in 1969. One of the fourethnic studies centers situated at UCLA since the year of establishment, the center also focuses onethnics andracial communities.[1]
The CSRC serves the entire campus and supports faculty and students in thesocial sciences,life sciences,humanities, and the professional schools. Its research focuses on theChicano andLatino populations, who have historically faced limited access tohigher education.[2]
The CSRC is part of the Institute of American Cultures (IAC),[3] which reports to the Office of the Chancellor at UCLA. The CSRC is also a founding member of the national Inter-University Program for Latino Research[4] (IUPLR, established in 1983), aconsortium of twenty-five Latino research centers across the United States.[5]
The CSRC houses a library, research programs, and two competitive grant/fellowship programs organized through the IAC. Each year, the CSRC is able to augment grants and fellowships through funds created specifically for research at the CSRC. These include the Los Tigres del Norte Fund,[6] the Tamar Diana Wilson Fund,[7] and the Carlos M. Haro Scholarship Fund.[8]
Since the 1970s, the CSRC has held six of the "institutional FTE (full-time equivalent)" faculty positions, which are assigned to academic departments on a loan basis.[citation needed]
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press publishes research aboutMexican Americans. The press has publishedAztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies for over 53 years.[9] Four books published by the CSRC in 2012 won 10 awards in eight different categories at Latino Literacy Now's 15th annual International Latino Book Awards.[10] As of 2013, the Press has received a total of 24 book awards. In 2020, the Press received three first-place awards in Latino Literacy Now's 22nd Awards Ceremony.[11]
TheA Ver: Revisioning Art History book series documents the work of prominent Latino artists.[12] TheChicano Archives book series includes reference guides to UCLA library special collections on Chicanos.[13] TheChicano Cinema & Media Arts series is an effort to preserve Chicano films and videos.[2] The first DVD is about the two earliest Chicano art documentaries.[2]
Established in 1969, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library is a non-circulating library, though most materials may be photocopied within the premises. The Library has entered partnerships to provide online digital collections of music, photography, and the visual arts.[citation needed]
The CSRC Archive holds over 120 collections, including periodicals, original prints by Chicana artists, and records. The Archive has recently undertaken on digital archive projects and works with UCLA-based libraries.[citation needed]
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