Hello! My name is Erika Meza and I am a junior Applied Math/Spanish double major. I am from Wilmington, CA, not too far from LMU. This is my first Chicano Studies/Women Studies course at LMU. I became interested in the content of the class becuase I think there is a lot to learn from the progress that Chicana women have made over the past years. My mother was born and raised in Mexico and while she always tells me stories, I am very interested in knowing more about the history of the “Mexican woman” and how the struggles and advances that they have been through have changed up until today for other fellow Chicanas. I am not entirely sure of what will come after LMU, but I would like to take the opportunity to learn more about my culture starting with this class. The content sounds great and I am very excited to learn more about it!