MarkÌýOcegueda
MarkÌýOceguedaÌýis an Andrew W. Mellon Gateway Fellow and incoming assistant professor of history at Brown University.ÌýHis research and teaching specializations include U.S. Latinx, labor, immigration, race & ethnicity, sports & recreation, and urban history. He also engages in the field of public history and his work has been featuredÌýon media outlets like National Public Radio’sÌýLatino USAÌýandÌýCalifornia Foodways, KNBC Los Angeles, and KCRA Sacramento.Ìý
His bookÌýSol y Sombra, examines the formation of Mexican communities in the inland region of Southern California, commonly referred to as the Inland Empire.Ìý
He has contributed as an advisor to the Latino Baseball History Project, the Smithsonian Institute and the National Museum of American History (NMAH) in their development of an exhibit entitled ¡Pleibol! InÌýTheÌýBarrios and the Big Leagues.Ìý In addition, he has served as an advisor to a California Humanities-sponsored documentary entitled The WomenÌýOnÌýThe Mother Road, which explores the history of women along Route 66.Ìý
Book manuscript:ÌýSol y Sombra: Mexicans, Race, and Culture in the Making of San Bernardino and the Inland Empire, 1880-1960Ìý