Camarillo, Calif., Feb. 10, 2010 - The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for the Irene and Jorge Garcia Chicano Studies Collection at CSU Channel Islands (CI). The event is sponsored by the John Spoor Broome Library and the Chicana/o Studies Program and will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Library’s Exhibition Hall. Food and refreshments will be provided.
CI is proud to introduce the collection encompassing over 3,500 books, pamphlets, videos, and music CDs. Some examples include books on Pre-Columbian Indigenous Groups, Chicano and Chicana Studies, Latin American Literature and Culture, Bilingual Children’s Books, Art and Music, Religious Studies, California History and Ventura County History.
California State University Northridge Professor Mary Pardo, author of Mexican American Women Activists, will speak about the significance of this collection to Chicana/o Studies, History, Spanish, and many other disciplines, and to the larger community in Ventura County.
Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org.
For additional event information contact Dr. Jose Alamillo, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-2685 or jose.alamillo@csuci.edu; or Amy Wallace, Dean of University Library at 805-437-8911 or amy.wallace@csuci.edu.
For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@csuci.edu.
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