MARTÍN ALBERTO GONZALEZ

DR. MARTÍN ALBERTO GONZALEZ

Dr. Martín Alberto Gonzalez is a first-generation Xicano raised in Oxnard, California. He completed his undergraduate studies at California State University, Northridge, then earned his doctorate from the Cultural Foundations of Education Department at Syracuse University, where he became the first Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in the university’s history. Aside from being a university professor in Chicanx & Latinx Studies at Portland State University, he is regularly invited to K-12 schools as a guest speaker, and even has a TEDx talk titled, “Boxnard,” which recently became an animated short film that has been officially selected to be screened at multiple film festivals. As an educator-scholar-activist, he takes pride in telling stories in all shapes and forms that challenge stereotypes and empower his community and communities alike. He is the author of 21 Miles of Scenic Beauty... and then Oxnard: Counterstories and Testimonies, The Key to the City | La Llave de la Ciudad, and Boxnard: Counterstories as Counterpunches | Contrahistorias como Contragolpes. His newest book, Why You Always So Political? The Experiences and Resiliencies of Mexican/Mexican American/Xicanx Students in Higher Education, documents the various ways Mexican students navigate and challenge racism in higher education. Why You Always So Political? was awarded the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Book of the Year Award in the Early Career Category.