Julián Ángel

Letter: A Chicano's Journey in ASUNM: Navigating DEI at an HSI

My involvement with the Associated Students of The University of New Mexico (ASUNM) began with an Emerging Lobo Leaders application, which was rejected. As a first-generation college student from rural New Mexico, this revealed the need for better cultural understanding within ASUNM. My first year at La Universidad de Nuevo México (UNM) marked a profound cultural awakening through the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department. Chicanismo means bridging past, present and future while embracing our heritage and navigating Anglo-centric spaces.