OMG! I am extremely thankful to have been part of the 2018 UROP-WAGSFP because it really was life changing. Being surrounded by an amazing cohort and having a supportive mentor has helped me in my 10-week journey at University of Michigan. Being away from home was difficult. There were numerous times I would cry because…
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Blog 9: My song! (Part 1)
MUY CHINGONAS! Being here, I’ve had a lot of time listening to music and when I came across this music video, I LOVED IT! Because Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzmán are extremely empowering and mujeres chingonas who summarize in the video my experience here. Being surrounded by such amazing, empowering, inspiring, and intelligent human beings in my…
Blog 8: Opportunities & Challenges
Ever since the Growth Mindset presentation by Joe Salvatore, I had time to reflect about how I need to give myself more credit for the work that I do. I am harsh towards myself because whenever I am given a task, the outcomes need to come out perfect. I am a perfectionist and I cannot…
WAGSFP Reflection
Now that I have the chance to reflect about my experience with WAGSFP I have come to a conclusion that being homesick is real. I would say research in general is isolating and lonely work. Then adding on being away from home doubles your isolation and loneliness. Honestly, my cohort, the seminars, Elizabeth Kupser, my…
Best movies to watch when I am homesick…
I have been homesick for the past couple of weeks and these are some movies that always make me feel happy because they always get me all emotional. Also, I would say they are my favorite movies! If you have any suggestions please leave them on the comment section below!
A day in my life as a research…
[su_quote cite=”Eloisa Gómez “]Love community, love people, and have love for the community you are serving because it will get you through the times your community may not have faith in themselves or you. Work WITH them, not FOR them. [/su_quote] [su_heading size=”19″ margin=”60″]Majority of the time I am alone in front of a computer…
Mexicans in Wisconsin
Recently, I went on a research trip to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin to interview two Chicanas about their activist work during the Chicano Movement. In order to prepare me, Professor Cotera had me read Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. González. The purpose of the reading was to provde me with some context of the history…
Chicana Por Mi Raza
[su_heading size=”19″ margin=”30″]The research project I am working on with Dr. Cotera is called Chicana Por Mi Raza. The project focuses on recovering and documenting the activism work of Chicana Feminists during the 60’s and 70’s through a digital archive.[/su_heading] The impact of my research challenges how the Chicano Movement and Second Wave Feminists have…
A little about me…
[su_heading size=”20″]Hola, my name is Sonia Aracely Olmos! I am currently an undergraduate student at California State University, Monterey Bay who is majoring is Human Communications with a concentration in Chicanx Studies and has a minor in Service Learning. Many times others may perceive me as a bookworm or organizational freak but, if you got…
Letter to Future Me!
Dear Sonia, First reminder, where you are right now was never given to you for free, you had to work hard to get to where you are. Yet two days before you would get on your flight to arrive to University of Michigan, you wanted to decline the offer because you continued to believe that…