September 7-10, 2019 – Long Beach, CA
Dr. Tom M. Rivera, or "Dr. Tom,” as he is commonly referred to, has over 47 years of experience in the field of education, including teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching at the elementary school level, the community college and college level, and serving...
In July of 1972, Frank Urquidez began his academic career as an Educational Opportunity Program student. He transitioned to a student assistant in 1974 and worked under James Clayton who helped establish the foundation of the EOP. After obtaining his B.A in 1976, Mr. Urquidez...
José Luis Vargas was born in Mexico City in 1949. Shortly after Mr. Vargas was born, his family settled in Echo Park, in the heart of Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Belmont High School and went on to pursue an education at the San...
In 1962, Dr. Joseph White began his tenure as a CSULB professor for the Psychology department. He was the second African-American professor at CSULB. Dr. White noticed that there was a very small number of African-American and Latino students on campus, considering that it was...
