CSULB students entered the tumultuous Mexico City merely a week ago in an effort to learn about U.S.-Mexico relations.The California-Mexico project was created to improve U.S. and Mexico educational collaboration. This seemingly untimely trip enabled students to enter Mexico during a period of drug cartel issues and allowed them to study the history, language and culture of Mexico firsthand.
Trip attendees had the opportunity to study at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City and at a Spanish language institute in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
This 11-day trip also allowed attendees to climb pyramids, attend football games, and view Mexican artwork at the Museum of Anthropology and History.
This trip was led by Armando Vasquez-Ramos a Chicano/Latino studies professor. His vision for the trip was to essentially exchange ideas between the U.S. and Mexico and negate any preconceived notions influenced by the media."I hope Vazquez-Ramos continues his journey educating students on the importance of California and Mexico relations — and brings a new group of students to Mexico every year with no fear," said Jaclyn Rivera, a California-Mexico Project attendee, to the Daily Forty-Niner.
A seminar will be held Friday, April 14, in LA5-149 to debrief on the UNAM trip and allow students to compare their experiences with one another.
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