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HISTORY IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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Christine Marin, PhD
Curator/Archivist and Historian of the Chicano Research Collection, Department of Archives andd Special
Collections, Hayden Library, Arizona State University and received her PH.D in History from Arizona State
University. As an Adjunct Faculty Associate at ASU, she has taught courses on the history of Mexican
Americans and Latinos for the Departments of History, Chicano and Chicana Studies, and Women’s Studies.
Her journal articles and book reviews reflect her knowledge and expertise in various themes in 20th century
Mexican American history. Ms. Marin is among the “founders” of ASU’s prestigious Chicana/Chicano Studies
Department. Her dedication to the Arizona State University Chicano/Chicana community is recognized by her
colleagues, as the ASU Chicano/Chicana Faculty and Staff Association has named an award in her honor,
which is given yearly to a Chicano or Chicano faculty or staff member for their outstanding service to ASU
students. Ms. Marin was also awarded the “Outstanding Faculty Award, 2003” by Arizona State University,
College of Extended Education. She has served as a historical consultant on grants and media projects and
was presented with the Arizona Humanities Council’s “Distinguished Scholar Award.” At its 28th Annual
Conference in 2001, the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies awarded Ms. Marin its “NAACS
Community Award” in recognition of her commitment to the Latino community as a Reference Specialist and
Archivist in the field of Chicano and Chicana Studies. Her recent publications include the book Latinos in
Museums: a Heritage Reclaimed, published in 1998; and journal articles such as: “
The Union, Community
Organizing, and Civil Liberties: Clinton Jencks, Salt of the Earth, and Arizona Copper in the 1950s”, in the
Mining History Journal, 2001; and “LULAC and Veterans Organize for Civil Rights in Tempe and Phoenix, 1940-
1947,” in the Mexican American Studies & Research Center’s “Working Paper Series”, published by the U of A
Press in 2001. She is a member of the Society of Southwest Archivists; the Southwest Labor Studies
Association; and the Western Historical Association.  Ms. Marin is a proud native of Globe, Arizona, and a
regular contributor to
Barriozona Magazine.
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