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当谈到价值观时，很明显David Barillas Chon博士.D., priorities are about the community. Barillas Chon最近被聘为助理 大学奇卡那/o和拉丁美洲研究系教授 of Northern Colorado.

February 16, 2024 | By Carlos José Pérez Sámano

当谈到价值观时，很明显David Barillas Chon博士.D., priorities are about the community. Barillas Chon最近被聘为助理 大学奇卡那/o和拉丁美洲研究系教授 of Northern Colorado.   

Barillas Chon出生在危地马拉的Palin，搬到美国.S. when he was 9 years old. 他带来了丰富的知识、个人经验和深刻的承诺。 to community impact to his new role in the CLAS program in the College of Humanities 和社会科学-以及热爱教学. 

“Part of my undergraduate education was training me to go into the public school classroom,” said Barillas Chón. “我爱教学的一部分是在互动中找到实现 与学生们一起，成为他们学习成长的一部分.” 

Barillas Chón studied Education and participated in a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Denver’s Interdisciplinary Research Insitute for the Study of (in)Equality where he focused on Indigenous populations. As a member of the Maya community, he emphasizes the interconnectedness of individuals within a community and the far-reaching impact of personal actions. 他的观点植根于这样一种理解: 经验不是孤立的，而是影响和影响的更广泛背景的一部分。 shapes the community. 

“We are excited to have Dr. Barillas Chon加入我们的学院，”院长Jim Doerner说。 人文和社会科学学院. “His background and experiences will be critical to the university’s efforts to become an HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution), 这是一个很好的机会，让你的朋友和家人分享他们的想法和想法。. David will also 协助制定土著研究、移民政策等领域的新课程 and ethnic studies. He will be a great fit in HSS.” 

Barillas Chon说:“对我来说，社区永远是第一位的。. “As Maya, I understand 如果我在这里，这不仅仅是因为我的努力. I am here because of all 人们已经帮助我在我的旅程. Since we are young, we learn that our actions are directly related to the future of our communities, the future of our home.” 

他开始在加州攻读博士学位，但社区工作更多 他决定推迟他的研究.  

“Central Americans have been in the U.S. for over a century. The population of Central 美国移民在科罗拉多州和其他州继续增长. Therefore, teaching 对主修或主修的学生来说，介绍中美洲研究是必不可少的。 in Chicana/o and Latinx Studies and those interested in working with Latinx communities.” 

–David Barillas Chón, Ph.D.

Barillas Chón faced challenges such as being undocumented, a factor that has significantly 塑造了他的学术和社区导向的追求. He is keenly interested in ensuring 他的学术工作不仅限于大学环境，但 it resonates meaningfully with a broader audience, particularly those who share similar lived experiences. 

He is constantly working to support and amplify the voices of marginalized communities, like when he studied the relationship between immigrants from Oaxaca and other immigrant communities from Mexico.  

When Barillas Chón moved to Seattle to work at the University of Washington, he decided to return to his doctoral path. 

“我以前做过所有的社区工作，我的研究兴趣现在是如何 Indigenous peoples who are immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico, understand themselves as Indigenous peoples. 和这意味着他们现在在美国.S. and still be Indigenous, how they were treated as Indigenous [people] in Guatemala and how they 在这里受到来自自己国家和其他社区的同样的人的待遇。” “换句话说，歧视是如何随他们迁移的。. But here in the U.S. 这是因为我们的制度对他们的歧视更严重。.”   

Previously, the new CLAS faculty member taught Indigenous Education, through an Indigenous Studies lens at Western University in London, Canada, for three years and then decided to come back to Colorado. 在博天堂官方，Barillas Chon将教授《博天堂官方网站》 美国研究与墨西哥美国政治与领导. 

Barillas Chon很兴奋能把他的研究带到课堂上. He looks forward 通过帮助学生有更广泛的理解来丰富学生的体验 促进土著文化和加深他们对继续开展政治活动的承诺 mobilize for the economic, political, cultural, and linguistic sovereignty of Chicana/os and Latinxs regionally and nationally.  

“Central Americans have been in the U.S. for over a century,” said Barillas Chón. “The population of Central American migrants continues to grow in Colorado and other states. 因此，教授《博天堂官方》至关重要。 这门课程的目的是让学生在阅读和写作的同时，更深入地了解写作过程。 in working with Latinx communities.” 

Barillas Chón is planning to bring Indigenous guest speakers and people working directly with Indigenous communities to his classroom so students can learn from their first-hand 经验，提出问题，并专业地与他们联系.  

帮助学生取得学业上的成功只是Barillas Chon的一小部分 mindset. 对他来说，一切都是相互联系的，帮助学生也有帮助 their communities. 关系的概念已产生重大影响 Barillas Chón's pedagogy. 他的世界观是，人类总是在一个互惠 与他人和世界的关系.  

“关系是我作为原住民的一个重要方面，以及如何做到这一点。 I see learning and teaching. 所以，我包括课堂活动，学生学习 Barillas Chon说:.  

Barillas Chon对发挥作用的深刻承诺超越了学术领域. Drawing 在他的经历中，他参与了社区工作，认识到社区工作的重要性。 bridging theory and practice. 此外，他还与非营利组织合作，例如: as Puentes Community Bridges, or Para los Niños, (For the Kids) where he helped low-income children pursue a formal education.   

他对社区参与的热情在他与教师和社会的工作中显而易见。 workers. 通过与教育工作者合作，Barillas Chon努力提高认识 博天堂官方网站最近移民和土著社区的各种经历. Taking 一个协作的方法，他的目标是加强教学实践和促进更多 inclusive educational environment. 

The dual focus on academia and community work is a unique strength that Barillas Chón brings to UNC. 他认为这些方面是相互关联的，强调学术界的作用。 在大学围墙之外创造有意义的变化. His goal is not just to 为学术论述做出贡献，但也见证了切实的改善 lives of the communities he serves. 

“I hope that, in the future, I won't have to write about the same issues repeatedly,” said Barillas Chón. “从现在起10年，希望，土著人民不是 going to be mistreated anymore.”  

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