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Ruben is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, but has spent a large portion of his life growing up in Los Angeles, California. His experiences in Mexico and the United States have motivated him to explore Mexican and Chicanx culture at UNM, looking specifically at the sociocultural effects of border art. 

Ruben has a BFA in graphic design from the Savannah College of Art and Design and hopes to incorporate some of his design abilities into this field of study while putting time into research. He wants to help in breaking borders and communicating important messages, and believes he will get closer to that goal through UNM and the Chicana/o graduate studies program which very much embraces this breaking of borders.

Research Topics

• Integration of the US-Mexico Border in Different Mediums of Art
• Chicanx and Mexican Culture on a Global Scale
• US-Mexico Relations
• Chicanx Underrepresentation in Popular Media