Joel Frankel Awardees and Their Projects

Please read on for previous awardees and their projects and feel free to contact LALS Advising with any questions.


    Joel Frankel 2019 Awardees

  • photo of Andrea Rosas

    Andrea Rosas

    UC Center Sacramento - Latinas in Politics: summer internship and research project
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    Isa Sapo

    New Mexico - Preserving Indigenous Knowledge: presenting at the National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies (NACCS) conference in April 2019

  • Joel Frankel 2018 Awardees

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    Brenda De La Cruz

    San Francisco Mission District - Community Resistance: Murals in San Francisco’s Mission District
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    Alejandra Zeiger

    Ecuador - The Entanglement of Poverty: Quality of Life and Mental Health in the Ecuadorian Amazon

  • Joel Frankel 2017 Awardees

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    Daisy Orellana

    Bay Area/Central Valley, CA - Going The Distance: Central Valley Latinas Acessing Women’s Healthcare in the Bay Area
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    Guard Robinson

    San Francisco (Mission District), CA - When One Door Opens a Neighborhood Closes
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    Rosa Sanchez

    Watsonville, CA - Indigenous Oaxacan Youth Identity Formation

  • Joel Frankel 2016 Awardees

  • photo of Marisol Medina-Cadena

    Marisol Medina-Cadena

    Watsonville, CA - Mapping Watsonville's Mural Legacy
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    Anthony Sherman

    Santa Cruz, CA - Adaptive Yoga Project
  • photo of Alma Villa

    Alma Villa

    Los Angeles, CA - What is home?: Latinas facing housing insecurity in Los Angeles CA

  • Joel Frankel 2015 Awardees

  • photo of Andres Arias

    Andres Arias

    Los Angeles, CA - Eloteros, Paleteros, Fruteros; Urban Ethnography of Latino Informality
  • photo of Joanna Beltrán Girón

    Joanna Beltrán Girón

    El Salvador - Creating Social Alternatives by Understanding the Salvadoran Reality
  • photo of Elizabeth Lee

    Elizabeth Lee

    Costa Rica - Permaculture Apprenticeship
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    Mireya Mateo

    Mexico - The Birthing Paradox of Oaxacan and Mayan Home Births; A Capitalist Approach towards a Woman’s Birth
  • photo of Adriana Murguia

    Adriana Murguia

    Nicaragua - Sowing our Seeds: Seed Banking in Nicaragua
  • photo of Elsa Ramos

    Elsa Ramos

    San Francisco, CA - Resisting Cultural Displacement in a Gentrifying Neighborhood: Narratives by Latino/a Youth from the Mission

  • Joel Frankel 2014 Awardees

  • photo of Isivisi Alfaro

    Isivisi Alfaro

    Honduras - Investigating Policy Decisions in El Merendon
  • photo of Manual Burciaga

    Manuel Burciaga

    Chile - Disregarding Indigeneity: Mapuche Youth Migration to Urban Centers in Santiago, Chile
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    Willy Diaz

    Santa Cruz, CA - Iniciativa de Tecnologia Digital para Justicia Social
  • photo of Marina Gonzalez Flores

    Marina Gonzalez Flores

    Mexico - Obstacles Mayan Women Face When Organizing for Maternal Health
  • photo of Ignacio Carlo Gutierrez

    Ignacio Carlo Gutierrez

    Chile - Education Reform in Chile
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    Brian Jackson

    El Salvador - Salvadoran Identity: The Negation of an African Diaspora
  • photo of Mireya Mateo

    Mireya Mateo

    Mexico - Intra-ethnic comparison of Mayan and Zapotec women in their birthing experiences
  • photo of Soheyla De La Vida Modallalkar

    Soheyla De La Vida Modallalkar

    Colombia - Study abroad funding for Colombia
  • photo of Samantha Piñeda

    Samantha Piñeda

    El Salvador - Salvadorian women in transnational solidarity movements
  • photo of Marvin Centeno Recinos

    Marvin Centeno Recinos

    El Salvador - Salvadorians' Transnational Political Behavior
  • photo of Edward Trujano

    Edward Trujano

    North Richmond, CA - Youth living in the shadow of an oil refinery

  • Joel Frankel 2013 Awardees

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    Nicholas Bendinelli

    Ecuador - Research on the benefits of community gardening in Ecuador
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    Lucia Juarez

    Chile - Access to English Language Education: Exploring English language Learning and Educational Disparities in Santiago Chile
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    Sammy Mestizo

    El Salvador - Exploring anti-gay discourse by church official & anti-gay sentiment & behavior among in El Salvador

  • Joel Frankel 2012 Awardees

  • photo of Nidia Bautista

    Nidia Bautista

    Mexico - ¡No Se Olvida! - Student Activism in Mexico City
  • photo of Yethzéll Díaz

    Yethzéll Díaz

    Salinas, CA - PACT: Parents Accessing Computers and Technology
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    Cynthia Ruiz

    Ecuador - Identify formation, self-steem, consumption & material aspirations among Huaorani youth in Amazonian Ecuador
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    Elizabeth Sanchez

    El Salvador - CISPES Literacy Brigade Documentary
  • photo of Susana Sepulveda

    Susana Sepulveda

    El Salvador - CISPES Literacy Brigade
  • photo of Nestor Silva

    Nestor Silva

    Ecuador - Petroleum Extraction and Perceived Health in two Cofan communities in Ecuador

  • Joel Frankel 2011 Awardees

  • photo of Nidia Bautista

    Nidia Bautista

    El Salvador - El Salvador and Internationalismo
  • photo of Andrea Van Duran

    Andrea Van Duren

    Argentina - Confronting Racial Discrimination against Afro-Argentinos
  • photo of Ysidora Guevara

    Ysidora Guevara

    Mexico - Investing in Economic Justice
  • photo of Lara Marotta

    Lara Marotta

    Brazil - The discovery of "Pre-Sal" in Brazil and the challenges on social inequality
  • photo of Tessa Mizokami

    Tessa Mizokami

    Colombia - Internal Displacement in Colombia: A Comparative study of communities in resistance in Bogotá and Uraba
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    Emily Morrison

    Guatemala - Field Study at AHNH in Quatzaltenango
  • photo of Brian Sumstine

    Brian Sumstine

    Ecuador - Amazon Community and Indigenous Health in Ecuador

  • Joel Frankel 2010 Awardees

  • photo of Marcela Aristizabal

    Marcela Aristizabal

    Ecuador - Emotional Well-Being of Ecuadorian Shuar Women
  • photo of Aleshia Barajas

    Aleshia Barajas

    Watsonville - The Socio-Cultural and Economic Effects of Foreclosures and Inadequate Housing in Watsonville, CA
  • photo of Ysidora Guevara

    Ysidora Guevara

    Honduras - Micro-Finance in Honduras
  • photo of Leah Henderson

    Leah Henderson

    Ecuador - Changes in Funerary Practices and Perceptions of the Shuar
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    America Portillo

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • photo of Katherine Vining

    Katherine Vining

    Honduras - UCSC Microfinance Brigade

  • Joel Frankel 2009 Awardees

  • photo of Jose Daniel Fuentes

    Jose Daniel Fuentes

    El Salvador - Sustaining High Crop Yields with Shade Grown Coffee
  • photo of Angel Garcia

    Angel Garcia

    Watsonville - Oaxaqueno: The Assertion of an Ethnic Identity among Oaxacan Youth in Education
  • photo of Emma Gaskill

    Emma Gaskill

    Colombia - Ecovillages Reduce Violence in Colombia
  • photo of Amanda Rose Kessner

    Amanda Rose Kessner

    Ecuador - Rural and Social Sustainable Development in Esmeraldas
  • photo of Krissia Martinez

    Krissia Martinez

    El Salvador - Documenting Salvadoran University Students' Transnational Movement
  • photo of Rhea M. Phillips

    Rhea M. Phillips

    Brazil - Struggles of Women as Domestic Laborers in Brazil
  • photo of Krystal Rodriguez

    Krystal Rodriguez

    Colombia - Colombia Delegation
  • photo of Solymar Sola-Negron

    Solymar Sola-Negron

    Mexico - Workshops for Lesbian Women Incarcerated in Mexico City

  • Joel Frankel 2008 Awardees

  • Alejandra Paola Bonilla

    Honduras - Ixchel
  • Justine Briones

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Danielle Frazier

    Los Angeles - Art as an expression for Immigrant Health Organizations
  • Patricia Gomez

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Janice Menendez

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Dani Molina

    UC Santa Cruz - My Community, My Concern
  • Natalie Nuno

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Karina Orocio

    Mexico - The Effect of Immigration in Local Communities
  • Cindy Yuliana Osuna

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Valeria Paniagua

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Cindy Sandoval

    Costa Rica - Ayudando Niños en Centro America (ANECA)
  • Dayana Stockdale

    Honduras - Honduras en Acción
  • Danae Tapia

    Mexico - Reconstructing and Remembering my Family's History

  • Joel Frankel Awardees from 1990 - 2007

  • 2006-07

    Cruz, Edith

    2006-07

    Fernandez, Jessica

    2006-07

    Lechuga, Maricela

    2006-07

    Martinez, Rocio

    2006-07

    Navarro, Claudia

    2006-07

    Paez, Elizabeth

    2006-07

    Ruacho, Crystal

    2006-07

    Sanchez, Irene

    2006-07

    White, Crystal

    2005-06

    Blondet, Micaela

    2005-06

    Castillo, Ana Ruth

    2005-06

    Cordoba, Luz

    2005-06

    Preciado, Josef

    2005-06

    Sanchez, Irene

    2004-05

    Berg, Leia

    2004-05

    Lisboa, Clarissa

    2004-05

    Maxam, Leo

    2004-05

    Mendoza Garcia, Cynthia

    2004-05

    Salomon, Gabrielle

    2004-05

    Saunders, Hilary

    2004-05

    Skiljan, Stefanie

    2003-04

    Babin, Nicolas

    2003-04

    Bolthouse, Rebecca

    2003-04

    Keegan, Simon

    2003-04

    Molina-Victorio, Sandra

    2003-04

    Smith, Robert

    2002-03

    Emery, Sara

    2002-03

    Jordan, Jamillah

    2002-03

    Kuhn, Elliott

    2002-03

    Lukin, Emma

    2002-03

    Piz, Angelica

    2002-03

    Saldivar, Edith

    2001-02

    Bru, Jorge

    2001-02

    Castro, Gabriel

    2001-02

    Dean, Samuel

    2001-02

    Evans, Alyson

    2001-02

    Hyman, Staci

    2001-02

    King, Cristin

    2001-02

    Krochmal, Maximilian

    2000-01

    DeLaRosa, Roberto

    2000-01

    Lokting, Rochelle

    2000-01

    Mendez, Roberto

    2000-01

    San Mames, Carmelo

    2000-01

    Yeoman, Kara

    1999-00

    Aguas, Jenny

    1999-00

    Castro, Gabriel

    1999-00

    Grumet, Elizabeth

    1999-00

    Lopez, Pia

    1999-00

    Verduzco, Sonia

    1998-99

    Chaufan, Claudia

    1998-99

    Cruz, Calos

    1998-99

    Ehle, Lisa

    1998-99

    Hollowell-Fuentes, Angela

    1998-99

    Mendez, Roberto

    1998-99

    Stavely, Zaidee

    1998-99

    Vadakan, Vivan

    1997-98

    Bock, Susannah

    1997-98

    Liautaud, Kinja

    1997-98

    Moreno, Erlinda

    1996-97

    Dluhy-Smith, Radovan

    1996-97

    Marquez, Maria

    1996-97

    Park, Kym

    1996-97

    Peyton-Broullon, Claudia

    1995-96

    Chavez, Janein

    1995-96

    Covarrubias, Brenda

    1995-96

    Krieger, Robin

    1995-96

    Martin-Atilano, Lola

    1995-96

    Ruiz, Marianne

    1994-95

    Blaser, Kelly

    1994-95

    Bryan, Joseph

    1994-95

    Diaz, Allegra

    1994-95

    Guzmaan, Krystell

    1994-95

    Hall, Melanie

    1994-95

    Harris, Roekmini

    1994-95

    Knapton, Nancy

    1994-95

    Lory, John

    1994-95

    Silvera, David

    1994-95

    Vintimilla, Inga

    1993-94

    Benavente Zuniga, Javiera

    1993-94

    Ogden, Skye

    1992-93

    Chiera, Laura

    1992-93

    Grant, Gia Nicole

    1992-93

    Knapp, Irma

    1992-93

    Kraus, Tatiana

    1992-93

    Lapidus, Alex

    1992-93

    Le Roy, David

    1992-93

    Myers, Paul

    1992-93

    Smedley, Lucinda

    1992-93

    Solano, Jose

    1991-92

    Brener-Suarez, Angela

    1991-92

    Cada, Jamie Marie

    1991-92

    Franca, Ana Flavia

    1991-92

    Maddox, Heath

    1991-92

    McLean, Leslie

    1991-92

    Metzger, Carolyn

    1991-92

    Tynes, Elizabeth

    1991-92

    Zenack, Samantha

    1990-91

    Aparicio, Elena

    1990-91

    Aquilar, Elena

    1990-91

    Auriemma, Chris

    1990-91

    Bowers, Wendy

    1990-91

    Flores, Eleanor