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November 18, 2002
Patricia Zavella receives national honor
Patricia Zavella, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies
at UCSC, is being recognized nationally for her scholarship in the field
of Chicana and Chicano studies.
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Patricia Zavella
Photo: Willis Preston Campbell |
Zavella has been awarded the 2002-03 National Association for Chicana
and Chicano Studies (NACCS) Scholar Award. Established in 1980, the
award recognizes lifetime contributions by scholars in Chicana and Chicano
studies.
Zavella will receive the award at a ceremony during the annual NACCS
conference, which will take place April 3-6, 2003, in Los Angeles.
Also receiving the honor is Richard Chabrán, director of Communities
for Virtual Research at UC Riverside and founder of the Chicano Periodical
Index, now the Chicano Database.
In selecting Zavella, the association described her as "an exceptional
teacher, a first-rate scholar, and an activist committed to social change."
Zavella, codirector of the UCSC Chicano/Latino Research Center, joined
the UCSC faculty in 1983. Her research interests focus on U.S.-Mexico
immigration issues, feminist theory, work, poverty, and sexuality.
"Professor Zavella has been at the forefront of scholarship in
Chicano and Chicana studies, and her leadership benefits her colleagues
and students," said Martin Chemers, dean of UCSC's Division of
Social Sciences. "The campus is proud to have a scholar of her
caliber, and I look forward to congratulating her on many more honors."
NACCS cited Zavella's support of undergraduates and her dedication
to scholarship and fieldwork that serves the community. With her first
book, Women's Work and Chicano Families: Cannery Workers of the Santa
Clara Valley, now in its fourth printing, Zavella became the first
Chicana to publish a single-authored book focusing on Chicanas.
Zavella earned her undergraduate degree from Pitzer College and her
M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from UC Berkeley. She had a postdoctoral
fellowship at Stanford's Center for Chicano Research before joining
the UCSC faculty.
Last month, Zavella was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics
by Hispanic Business magazine, and she is serving a four-year
term as chair of the systemwide UC Committee on Latino Research, which
advises the Office of the President regarding research related to Latinas
and Latinos in California.
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