We continue the RAC30 TOI–N-LA series with a two part fifth episode.  We transitioned from Sacramento and returned to Los Angeles where we caught up with Dr. Lindsey Perez Huber who is a Professor of Equity, Education & Social Justice in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach.

In part one of this episode, Lindsey shares about her early educational aspirations including her high school days in Murrieta, California to completing bachelor’s degrees in both Political Science and Chicano/Latino Studies at University of California, Irvine. Dr Perez Huber then shares how with the help of timely fementorship and how she was able to earn both her Masters and Doctorate from UCLA and appreciate the blessings as well as navigate the challenges of being a young mother. Part one also includes the early development of her relationship with Dr. Danny Solórzano.

In part two of this inspiring discussion with Dr. Perez Huber, we pivot to Lindsey’s experiences and insights of being part of Danny’s RAC community along with starting her own Research Apprenticeship space as a faculty member at California State University Long Beach. Dr Perez Huber also shares about co-authoring a book with Dr. Solórzano and, in turn, how she and her daughter Layla have partnered on research about how Latino’s are portrayed in Children’s literature.

Art Title: Pillars and Dreams of Our Generational Knowledge                                                                                   By: Luis-Genaro Garcia, PhD

Daniel Solórzano is a Professor in the University of California Los Angeles Department of Education as well as Chicana/o and Central American Studies. He is also the Director of the Center for Critical Race Studies in Education at UCLA.Danny is an interdisciplinary scholar with research and teaching interests in critical race theory, racial microaggressions and micro affirmations, and critical race spatial analysis. In 2017, Professor Solórzano was honored with the inaugrural Revolutionary Mentor Award by the Social Justice Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association.

“I see my mentoring as an extension of my teaching. To that end, I have been blessed with extraordinary students throughout my entire career at UCLA. Our students are the ones who carry forward the work for social and racial justice.”

Dr. Lindsay Pérez Huber is Professor of Equity, Education & Social Justice in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach. Her research specializations include race, immigration and higher education, racial microaggressions, and critical race feminista methodologies and epistemologies. Her work on disrupting systems of oppression for Communities of Color spans across all levels of the educational pipeline. Dr. Pérez Huber is a Ford Foundation Fellow and recipient of the 2019 Derrick Bell Legacy Award by the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA). In 2020, Dr. Pérez Huber published the co-authored book, “Racial Microaggressions: Using Critical Race Theory to Respond to Everyday Racism.” In 2021, she co-edited, “Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education.” Dr. Pérez Huber is a first-generation college student and mother of two amazing daughters, Layla and Luna. She continues the legacy of Danny’s mentorship through her support of graduate students. To date, Dr. Pérez Huber has supported over 80 thesis and dissertation Students of Color as chair and/or committee member.