Rodolfo Acuna

Chicano Studies pioneer and educator

Rodolfo Rudy Acuna is a pioneering political activist, historian, and educator who has made significant contributions to the field of Chicano Studies. He founded one of the nation's first Chicano Studies programs at California State University Northridge in 1969 and taught there for nearly fifty years. Acuna is the author of the influential textbook 'Occupied America', which remains a staple in classrooms today. He i...