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Professor of Chicano",Latino Studies
Lea Ybarra, professor of Chicano-Latino
studies, believes that sometimes chance
determines a person's direction in life.
"For example, when / was in high
school, my counselor advised me to go
to a two-year community col/ege, even
though I had very high grades, "
explains Ybarra, "He just didn't thlf)/(
that I would make it in a four-year
university But I had a friend who was
Japanese, and she had the same grade
point average that I did One day she
just happened to mention that the same
counsetor had totd her to apply at CSU,
Fresno, I decided to apply with her and,
of course, we were both accepted"
According to Ybarra, a second
encounter with chance occurred during
her sophomore year at CSU, Fresno. "{
was walking across campus one day
when I met a couple of Chicanos who
were seeking directions, " she recalls.
"They were students at U C Berkeley
and we began to talk, They asked me if
! was interested in knowing more about
Berke/ey and promised to send me
some information. "
Ybarra, who grew up in the small town
of Sanger, admits that at the time, she
did not even know where Berkeley was
located. But her new friends followed
through and sent her application
materials,
"I applied to Uc. Berkeley, was
accepted, and eventually earned my
B.A, M.A, and PhD. in sociology
there, " she says. If I had walked across
the Fresno campus one second before
or one second after, I would not have
met those Chicanos, My life would have
probabty been very different, I doubt
that I would have gone on to get a
PhD, because, at that point, I didn't
even known what a PhD. was, II
"I often wonder how many thousands of
minds are wasted because people don't
meet other people who care enough to
give them accurate information and
encouragement, tt shouldn't be that
way. From the very beginning, every
available option should be given to all
students, "
A recipient of numerous awards for her
teaching, research and community
activities, Ybarra has also directed a
variety of projects that focus on youth
employmment, women and work,
mental health and other topics, She
receives requests for her published
articles from universities throughout the
United States, and from countries such
as France, West Germany, India, China,
England, and Bulgaria,
Q: Were your parents supportive 01
your decision to pursue higher
education?
A: A good education was very
important to my parents. Even though
my father only had the opportunity to go
to the eighth grade and my mother to
the second grade, they highly valued
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Object Description
| Title | 1985-86 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1985-04 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 029 |
| Full Text Search | Profile Lea Professor of Chicano",Latino Studies Lea Ybarra, professor of Chicano-Latino studies, believes that sometimes chance determines a person's direction in life. "For example, when / was in high school, my counselor advised me to go to a two-year community col/ege, even though I had very high grades, " explains Ybarra, "He just didn't thlf)/( that I would make it in a four-year university But I had a friend who was Japanese, and she had the same grade point average that I did One day she just happened to mention that the same counsetor had totd her to apply at CSU, Fresno, I decided to apply with her and, of course, we were both accepted" According to Ybarra, a second encounter with chance occurred during her sophomore year at CSU, Fresno. "{ was walking across campus one day when I met a couple of Chicanos who were seeking directions, " she recalls. "They were students at U C Berkeley and we began to talk, They asked me if ! was interested in knowing more about Berke/ey and promised to send me some information. " Ybarra, who grew up in the small town of Sanger, admits that at the time, she did not even know where Berkeley was located. But her new friends followed through and sent her application materials, "I applied to Uc. Berkeley, was accepted, and eventually earned my B.A, M.A, and PhD. in sociology there, " she says. If I had walked across the Fresno campus one second before or one second after, I would not have met those Chicanos, My life would have probabty been very different, I doubt that I would have gone on to get a PhD, because, at that point, I didn't even known what a PhD. was, II "I often wonder how many thousands of minds are wasted because people don't meet other people who care enough to give them accurate information and encouragement, tt shouldn't be that way. From the very beginning, every available option should be given to all students, " A recipient of numerous awards for her teaching, research and community activities, Ybarra has also directed a variety of projects that focus on youth employmment, women and work, mental health and other topics, She receives requests for her published articles from universities throughout the United States, and from countries such as France, West Germany, India, China, England, and Bulgaria, Q: Were your parents supportive 01 your decision to pursue higher education? A: A good education was very important to my parents. Even though my father only had the opportunity to go to the eighth grade and my mother to the second grade, they highly valued 29 |
