History

The Andariega Collective was founded by three Chicanas who originally met as graduate students within the Mexican American Studies Program at San José
State University. Our graduate work inspired us to develop, provide, and engage in ongoing opportunities to discuss, debate, and reflect on shared experiences as women committed to community development. Out of that work emerged a framework grounded in the exploration of how women resist, challenge, and constantly navigate dominant discourses of gender and sexuality.

Moving forward as the Andariega
Collective, we shift toward exploring and building on resiliency amongst our
population to achieve our individual and collective potential as women.

Co-Founders

• Rosanna Alvarez
• Marlene Chavez
• Ana Lilia Soto