¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond!

How to Join Raíces! | ¡Cómo Unirse a Raíces!

Visit our "How to Join" page to learn more about the Raíces program and the services we offer!  If you have any questions about or need assistance joining, please email us at raices@sbcc.edu or visit our student center, La Plazita (West Campus Center 206).

How to Join!

How to Join Raíces! | ¡Cómo Unirse a Raíces!

Visit our "How to Join" page to learn more about the Raíces program and the services we offer!  If you have any questions about or need assistance joining, please email us at raices@sbcc.edu or visit our student center, La Plazita (West Campus Center 206).

How to Join!

Raíces presents
Dr. Martín Alberto Gonzalez
Professor. Author. Speaker.

March 5, 2026 @Santa Barbara City College (Time and Location: TBA)

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, he is regularly invited to K-12 schools as a guest speaker, and even has a TEDx talk titled, “Boxnard,” which is available on YouTube and is now a bilingual children’s book and an award-winning short film animation.