Category: Spotlights

Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) is an initiative organized by Assistant Professor of History Kathleen Gutierrez and Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay in collaboration with Roy Recio, founder of the Tobera Project aiming to preserve and uplift the history and heritage of Filipino families in Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley. In April 2022, the initiative launched a digital archive, directed by History…

The Blum Center, directed by Professor of Psychology Heather Bullock, conducts community-engaged research on poverty alleviation – with a specific focus on food and housing insecurity, fiscal equity, and women and families– to advance economic justice. Since 2018, the Center has collaborated with their long-standing partner Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County, the…