OCC student Nancy Estrada took the course last fall. For Chicanos and Latinas, it incorporates an understanding of our history and our culture, which is one of fusion.” “There’s a definite focus on critical thinking, emotional intelligence and cross-cultural competency. “I wanted the course to serve as a platform for students to be able to experience a cultural sensitivity and a culturally responsive view,” Cuellar told Cardine of the curriculum, which clarifies the “Mestizo perspective,” a mixture of backgrounds and beliefs common to Chicano and Latino culture. The program encourages participants to explore where they come from, who they are and where they want to go, according to founder and associate professor of counseling Eric Cuellar. The Counseling Latinos for Equity and Engagement Project at Orange Coast College is a program intended to guide Latino students as they learn about their shared cultural roots and develop the skills to succeed in college and in life.Īs our Daily Pilot colleague Sara Cardine writes, since 2016, the CLEEO Project has offered a counseling course - the Chicano/Latino Experience in Higher Education - that focuses on issues of identity, sociology, politics and student experiences. My colleague, Carol Cormaci, is taking a well-deserved break. I’m Vince Nguyen, bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter, with a compilation of the latest local news and events.
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