Comparative Studies of Race and Ethnicity at Stanford


Student Profiles
		"I chose to major in CSRE because I wanted to integrate the experiences I had in community clinics with my more formal academic work. I saw how race, ethnicity, and gender play important roles in health behaviors and health care, and I hope that studying these issues as an undergraduate will ultimately help me to be a more compassionate physician. I've loved being a CSRE major because of the individual attention and support I receive from faculty and fellow majors, as well as the grants and special opportunities (such as PPI) made available by the program." A-lan Holt, Class of 2011 CSRE Major, Concentration: Identity, Aesthetics and Diversity
		"I chose to major in CSRE because I wanted to integrate the experiences I had in community clinics with my more formal academic work. I saw how race, ethnicity, and gender play important roles in health behaviors and health care, and I hope that studying these issues as an undergraduate will ultimately help me to be a more compassionate physician. I've loved being a CSRE major because of the individual attention and support I receive from faculty and fellow majors, as well as the grants and special opportunities (such as PPI) made available by the program." Janessa Nickell, Class of 2011 CSRE Major, Concentration: Middle East

Alumni Profiles
		"Majoring in CSRE gives me an opportunity to think critically and reflectively about identity and relationships both in the classroom and in my daily life. This kind of analytical thinking I am encouraged to do in the major has also proven useful in my other interests and endeavors. Moreover, the flexibility of the program, the accessibility of the faculty, and the responsiveness of the department are all reasons why my experience has been an extremely positive one." Henry Tsai, Class of 2010 CSRE Major, Concentration: Identity and Art
		"Majoring in CSRE has allowed me to critically explore issues of immigration and education through research and public service. I have taken advantage of the many resources that CCSRE has to offer, including summer internships and its Public Policy Institute. I have been inspired to affect change through policy advocacy thanks to the inspiring faculty and the incredible academic and public service support." Edgar Chavez, Class of 2009 CSRE Major with Honors, Political Science minor
		"I chose to major in CSRE because I wanted to integrate the experiences I had in community clinics with my more formal academic work. I saw how race, ethnicity, and gender play important roles in health behaviors and health care, and I hope that studying these issues as an undergraduate will ultimately help me to be a more compassionate physician. I've loved being a CSRE major because of the individual attention and support I receive from faculty and fellow majors, as well as the grants and special opportunities (such as PPI) made available by the program." Maggie Chen, Class of 2009 CSRE Major with Honors, Concentration: Health
		"Majoring in CSRE has given me the opportunity to pursue a deeper understanding of educational issues and inequities along racial and ethnic lines. The CSRE faculty continually provide their insights into the best ways to use public policy and politics to advocate on behalf on underserved communities of color from an interdisciplinary approach. Most importantly of all, it has pushed me to think critically about my role as a public servant as I continue to merge my interests in community work, academia, and advocacy in the near future." Sergio Rosas, Class of 2009 CSRE Major with Honors, Concentration: Identity, Race, and Culture in American Education, Political Science Major
		"As an artist and activist, I chose CSRE because it allowed me to syngergize all of my interests. My sense of being a CSRE major transcended the classroom; CSRE allowed me to constantly interrogate and engage with the world through my interdisciplinary coursework. CSRE has provided me with an unparalleled understanding of social stratification, both material and discursive, that enables me to pursue justice as a lived experience." Takeo Rivera, Class of 2008 CSRE major with honors M.A. Modern Thought and Literature 2009
		"I am currently an advanced PhD candidate in the American Studies program in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. CSRE provided the intellectual and political grounds for the work I continue to pursue today as a young scholar in critical ethnic, feminist, and queer studies. Many of the questions my research engages first emerged while I was a CSRE undergraduate at Stanford, surrounded by dozens of intellectually vibrant and politically engaged peers and faculty mentors. I am indebted to those experiences and to everyone affiliated with CSRE since it was one of the few sites on campus that embraced the challenging but important exchanges about the value of identity, difference, cultural expression, and social change. In many respects, choosing CSRE was a life-altering and life-affirming decision. I'm happy to call myself an alum." Ronak K. Kapadia, Class of 2005 CSRE Major with honors, Spanish Minor


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