The Power of Counterstory with Dr. Martín Alberto
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Date & Time
Thu, Mar 05 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Address (map)
MacDougall Administration Center, A-160, 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
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SBCC
Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | MacDougall Administration Center: Room A-160
Dr. Martín Alberto Gonzalez will discuss the importance of telling stories that empower and challenge stereotypes. In addition to explaining why he tells stories of empowerment, Dr. Gonzalez will share various examples of his own stories and the impact his stories have on people, especially youth.
Dr. Martín Alberto Gonzalez is a first-generation Xicano raised in Oxnard, California. He completed his undergraduate studies at California State University, Northridge, then earned his doctorate from the Cultural Foundations of Education Department at Syracuse University, where he became the first Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in the university’s history. Aside from being a university professor, he is regularly invited to K-12 schools as a guest speaker, and even has a TEDx talk titled, “Boxnard,” which is available on YouTube and is now a bilingual children’s book and an award-winning short film animation.
