Larissa Renteria

Department: 
Ethnic Studies
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Larissa Renteria (she/her) was born and raised in Reedley, California. Living in the rural Central Valley, she experienced firsthand the lack of educational opportunities provided to rural Mexican communities. Attending UC Berkeley has opened her eyes to the kinds of interventions that she can make as a future educator. It is one of her life goals to support and promote equitable education for first-generation, low-income students of color.Her research interests include queer Latinidad, Latinx history, and queer rurality. She plans on researching the history of the queer Latinx community of the California Central Valley. This project is profoundly personal and inspired by firsthand experience, but also by a love for history and ethnic studies. This project intends to further our knowledge of queer Latinx history to encompass the narratives of those in ruralized regions who have been often overlooked.