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Xóchitl L. Santillán Reyna was born in Durango, México. Her family migrated to the U.S when she was three years old. Xóchitl was raised in Parker, AZ and has loving memories of time spent with her siblings on the Colorado River. She is a Librarian and Archivist and completed a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science at the University of Arizona. Xóchitl also completed a Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies, focusing on Community-Centered Archives and Participatory Approaches. She has worked in various information environments including special collections, government information, community-centered archives, and public libraries. She completed her undergraduate studies in Spanish at Arizona State University with concentrations in Literature and Cultural Studies.

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Research Topics

Queer Xicana & Indigenous Feminisms | Xicane Indígena Diasporas & Histories | Jotería Studies | Community-Centered Archives | Literary & Cultural Studies