Steward of the Land: Multiracial Roots of Envrionmentalism
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, May 30, 2026 10:30am - 12pm
Location
San Luis Obispo Library
995 Palm Street
Details
Join Professor Stevie Ruiz of CSU Northridge as he discusses his new book, "Stewards of the Land." In this compelling history of the environmental movement, Stevie Ruiz reassesses the movement and reveals that it has always been a multiracial endeavor. From Southern California berry fields to Japanese American concentration camps, from Chinese cooks in national parks to Chicano Civilian Conservation Corps workers, Ruiz traces how the racialized labor and environmental knowledge of Asian migrants and Chicana/o communities built the material foundations of modern environmentalism.
