Highlights from the recent poverty report, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018, at .census.gov/library/publications/2019/demo/p60-266.html. 1. The 2018 poverty rate--the percentage of the population under federal poverty lines--was 11.8%. Since 1959, the rate has been under 12 eleven times: seven times in the 1970s; three at the end of the Clinton-Greenspan boom (1999-2001); and then only once more, in 2018. 2. Of course, poverty rates are much higher for some social groups. The black rate in 2018 was 20.7%, the Hispanic rate 17.6%. Even after a decade-long economic recovery, one in five black Americans and almost the same fraction of Hispanics were poor. 3. Since they ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: September 2019
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Corina Benavides-Lopez, assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, delivered the keynote address on Sept. 12 at “Si a la Exelencia Academica!: Celebrating the Cultural Wealth of Familial Resistance in Turbulent Times." Cal Poly Pomona's Hilda Solis Scholarship Dinner and Reception. Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, presented his paper ... Read More
University Art Gallery Exhibits ‘Legend and Legacy: José Guadalupe Posada and Contemporary Latinx Art’
(Carson, CA) - “Legend and Legacy: José Guadalupe Posada and Contemporary Latinx Art,” a multimedia exhibition tracing the influence of Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada on contemporary Latinx artists, will run Oct. 7-Dec. 13, Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment at the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The public opening reception for the exhibition takes place Saturday, Oct. 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. The exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Known for his animated skeleton figures–or calaveras–used in annual Day of the Dead observances, Posada chronicled and satirized his society in street art that appealed to the ... Read More
CSUDH is ‘Ripe for Growth, Change, and Transformation’
During the opening of his 2019 Fall Convocation address on Sept. 18, President Thomas A. Parham described California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) as “ripe for growth, change, and transformation,” and he offered ways to make the most of it to enrich students' lives. “We are at a unique and especially rare point in time for this university,” he said. “All of the factors are aligning in our universe to support our vision of possibility and potential. We just need to step outside of our daily grind to see what I believe is right before our eyes.” The president set the stage for his remarks with an update of the current major construction projects in progress on campus. This ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Comedy of Ill Manners ‘Asunción’ Opens Oct. 11
(Carson, Calif.) - “Asunción,” a thought-provoking comedic play written by Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Jesse Eisenberg that challenges the audience's views of politics and race, will open at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) October 11 at 8 p.m., and run Oct. 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m; and Oct. 12, 13, 18, 20 at 2 p.m. “Asunción” is produced by CSUDH's Department of Theatre and Dance and directed by Professor of Theatre Arts Naomi Buckley. The hilarious, heartbreaking, and at times uncomfortable play explores the complicated ways culture and politics are exploited for one's own needs. When a young Filipina woman named Asunción becomes the roommate of Edgar ... Read More
