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James Mestaz is an Assistant Professor at Sonoma State University, specializing in Latin American and Environmental History. His research focuses on marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous groups in Mexico, emphasizing their interactions with environmental and social justice issues. He holds a PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago, alongside degrees from UCLA and the University of Miami.
His academic interests include Ethnohistory, Borderlands Studies, and Indigenous Knowledge, with a focus on oral histories and global perspectives. His first book, Strength from the Waters, examines Mayo Indigenous mobilization through water resource struggles in northwest Mexico.
Professor Mestaz has taught at institutions like Harvard and the University of Iowa. His courses connect historical analysis to contemporary grassroots activism in the U.S. and Latin America. Recent publications explore topics like sugar cooperatives, Indigenous resource struggles, and hydraulic development impacts.
He has presented at major conferences, including the Conference on Latin American History and Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies, discussing themes like Indigenous resistance, environmental change, and Mayo oral histories.
