{"id":1284,"date":"2019-01-29T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pages\/multicultural\/?page_id=1284"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:42:30","slug":"alexander-gomez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/alexander-gomez\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gomez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Department Chair of Ethnic Studies Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2021\/05\/alex-Border-pic-432x270.png\" alt=\"Picture of Professor Alex Gomez\" width=\"322\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Office<\/strong>: MD-362 (San Marcos main campus)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:agomez1@palomar.edu\">agomez1@palomar.edu<\/a><br \/>Phone: 760-744-1150 x 2766<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Office Hours<\/strong>:<br \/><\/span>By appointment only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"570\">I am Alex Gomez, a historian specializing in the U.S.\u2013Mexico border region. For more than 25 years, I have guided college and high school students in examining the historical, social, and economic dynamics that shape globalization and migration. My teaching and research emphasize the responsibility of education to foster civic engagement and critical inquiry, empowering students to address issues of justice and equity in an increasingly interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Global migration has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, driven by conflict, climate change, and economic inequality. At the San Diego\u2013Tijuana border, the past decade has witnessed an unprecedented influx of migrants from around the world. This diverse movement of people has profoundly shaped local dynamics and tested the adaptability of current U.S. immigration laws, revealing the urgent need for more humane and comprehensive policy responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"690\" data-id=\"1572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.01-PM.png 1021w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.01-PM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.01-PM-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apurate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"1583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.37-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.37-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.37-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.37-PM-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.37-PM.png 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Let&#8217;s pray before we cross the border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" data-id=\"1582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.17-PM-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.17-PM-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.17-PM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.17-PM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.41.17-PM.png 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traffic at the Border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"1581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.55-PM-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.55-PM-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.55-PM-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.55-PM-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.55-PM.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I have not seen you in years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" data-id=\"1580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.42-PM-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.42-PM-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.42-PM-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.42-PM-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.42-PM.png 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hola que tal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"1579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.24-PM-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.24-PM-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.24-PM-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.24-PM-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.40.24-PM.png 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Border prototypes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"476\" data-id=\"1578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.39.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.39.47-PM.png 718w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.39.47-PM-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They got them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"1577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.39.35-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1577\" 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https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.57-PM-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How easy to dig a tunnel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"1574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.42-PM.png 794w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.42-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.42-PM-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En la oscuridad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"529\" data-id=\"1573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.21-PM.png 791w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.21-PM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.38.21-PM-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mi nueva casa mientras tanto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"701\" data-id=\"1569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.32.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.32.10-PM.png 931w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.32.10-PM-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.32.10-PM-768x578.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"694\" data-id=\"1570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.33.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.33.14-PM.png 927w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.33.14-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-6.33.14-PM-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My backyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department Chair of Ethnic Studies Department Office: MD-362 (San Marcos main campus) Email:agomez1@palomar.eduPhone: 760-744-1150 x 2766 Office Hours:By appointment only. I am Alex Gomez, a historian specializing in the U.S.\u2013Mexico&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/alexander-gomez\/\">Continue Reading<span> Alexander Gomez<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2OLer-kI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4092,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1284\/revisions\/4092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ethnicstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}