PEOPLE
Héctor Beltrán
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Héctor Beltrán is a doctoral candidate in the Anthropology Department and the lead for the Latinos and Tech Initiative at CLPR. He is a California native, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Hector’s research combines his interests in Anthropology and Latina/o Studies with his training in computer science and engineering from M.I.T. On the ground, he works with young people developing technology platforms in the Bay Area and in Mexico. On the academic side, he thinks about the political economy behind the emerging tech startup ecosystem in Mexico and related organizations and hacking events, specifically those aimed at empowering communities and fostering transnational collaborations.
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Diana Arteaga
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Diana Arteaga is a 3rd year Sociology major, born and raised in California. Diana’s passion lies in diversity initiatives, especially in the tech industry. She began to work with the CLPR in Spring 2016 to organize the Beyond Bootstraps Conference and to work in the Latinos and Technology Initiative. Diana’s involvement in diversity initiatives spans from on-campus efforts such as being the Diversity Coordinator for FEM Tech Berkeley to interning at Atipica, a Latina founded and lead start up focused on helping companies recruit a diverse workforce. Diana was the lead organizer for the FEM Tech Latinas in Startups event in December 2015, which brought Latina CEOs to campus to speak about their experiences and empower other women to consider careers in technology. Diana will be spending her entire senior year abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to study the construction of race in the Brazilian context and expand her language skills.
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Yesenia Luis
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Yesenia Luis is a 4th year Applied Mathematics major. She hails from South Central Los Angeles, but moved to Berkeley to pursue her undergraduate degree. She joined the CLPR team in Spring 2016 as an undergraduate research assistant contributing to the Latinos and Tech Initiative and helping develop its Beyond Bootstraps Conference. Yesenia’s passion to increase diversity within STEM fields grew after constantly experiencing limited narratives in her math and computer science classes due to the lack of diversity. During her time at Cal, Yesenia has participated and contributed to the RAZA community, been an active member of the Berkeley Science Network, and mentored high school students of color at the YMCA’s Teen Center. A first-generation Latina, Yesenia will be receiving her B.A. at the end of Spring 2016 and hopes to continue the conversation surrounding the issues people of color face in STEM fields.
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Ulises Serrano
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Ulises Serrano is a 5th year Political Science & Ethnic Studies double major. He is a transfer student that arrived in Fall 2013. Ulises has been working with the CLPR since Spring 2015 and is working on the Latinos in Higher Education Initiative and the Latinos In Technology Initiative. He has been involved with various organizations on campus, such as: the Associated Students for the University of California (ASUC) in various capacities, the Raza Recruitment & Retention as an intern and Educational & Political Awareness Coordinator and currently as the Executive Director of the bridges Multicultural Resource Center. The work that he has done externally through his organizational involvement has informed his interests in regards to issues in higher education pertaining to diversity, especially when it comes to issues affecting students of color. Ulises will be graduating this upcoming Spring 2016 semester and will take a year off to figure out what program of study he will be doing for his Masters and/or PhD.
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