A Love Letter to Chicanx Studies

Abstract

The authors share their joint “love letter” to the field of Chicanx Studies, originally presented during the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) conference on April 14, 2021. This collection reflects on the successes, promise, and still deferred promise of a fully realized Chicanx Studies. They focus on the value of a graduate program and training in Chicanx Studies, the need for their work to be engaged in community struggle, the potentials of increased numbers of Chicanx Studies trained scholars, and their personal connections and challenges as graduate students of this field.