Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
hlesperance@palomar.edu

EDUCATION:
PhD Cultural Studies concentration on Visual Studies, Claremont Graduate University.
MA Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego.
BA Philosophy, University of California, San Diego.
Minor: International Migration Studies

DOCUMENTARY & FILM PRODUCTION:

• “Cantos Deserticos” (2025). Duties: Director. Comcáac with English Subtitles.
• “Pies Ligeros” (2014). Duties: Producer & Photography. Rarajipar with Spanish and English subtitles.
• “Yo Soy Teresa Castro” (2010). Duties: Director and Producer. 26’ Pai’Pai with English subtitles.
• “The American Tapes” (2013). Duties: Translator, Subtitling, and Research Assistant. 134’ Director Louis Hock, Professor of Visual Arts, UCSD.
• “Pomba Branca: Dove” (2006). Duties: Director and Producer. 20’ Portuguese with English subtitles.
• “Tlacuitapa: Realities Behind a Migrant-Sending Community” (2005). Duties: Director and Producer. 30’ Spanish with English subtitles.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Henry Lesperance, A Navajo/Anthro Perspective: Wesley Thomas on Diné Landscape, Identity, and Spirituality. Smithsonian Folklife Magazine (2024).
• Henry Lesperance, Daughter of the Sea: An Intimate Portrait of Yoruba Traditions on Film. Smithsonian Folklife Magazine (2023).
• Cornelius, Wayne A., and Jessa M. Lewis, eds. Impacts of Border Enforcement on Mexican Migration, the View From Sending Communities. San Diego: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 2007. Chapter 4, Impacts of U.S. Immigration Policies on Migration Behavior—J. Fuentes, H. L’Esperance, R. Pérez, and C. White.
• Henry Lesperance, American Hegemony And its Influence on Brazilians’ Decision To Come to the United States. University of California, San Diego, 2008, 1457801 ProQuest.