Devon G. Peña
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Environment |
| Location | San Acacio, Colorado, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | A lifelong activist in the environmental justice and resilient agriculture movements, Devon G. Peña is a Professor of American Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, and Environmental Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also works on the family's historic acequia farm in San Acacio, Colorado. A pioneering interdisciplinary research scholar and widely-cited author, his most recent books include Mexican Americans and the Environment: Tierra y Vida (U. of Arizona Press, 2005) and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (senior editor, Oxford University Press, 2005). Dr. Peña is the Founder and President of The Acequia Institute, the nation's first Latina/o charitable foundation dedicated to supporting research and education for the environmental and food justice movements. The opinions and perspectives expressed in this blog do not represent the official views or policies of the University of Washington or The Acequia Institute. |