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Tomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr.

Associate Professor • Chicanx-Latinx Histories • Pomona College

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“Ring of Red: A Barrio Story” is at the Bootleg Theater now! Check my bio for a link to buy tickets.

And so it begins. In another hour there’ll be people in these seats and actors on the stage below. All for a play I had the honor to write. I got to thank all the veteranos and their families who shared their stories with me. It’s been years of collecting oral histories; hundreds of hours of people sharing how they made meaning out of the chaos that is life. Thanks to my sister @doctora_dnice15 for the original idea to make this my next research project. Thanks to the Whiting Foundation for the fellowship to take this history and create a play from it. And thanks to the amazing Rose Portillo for her gifts in turning this guy’s inexperience into something amazing. Finally, all love to my dad and mom for their love and quiet courage, and for my amazing wife and kids who are the reason for any success I have in life. I hope you get to join us sometime in the next two weekends! #RingofRed #veteranos #Vietnam

Looking for something to do this week? Come see RING OF RED, a new play on the history of the Vietnam War in Chicano America. Link to tickets in bio.

Mijo marching at the LA County Fair

I’m ready a little early. #excited #firstdayofclasses #pomonacollege

Had a great time talking about Chicanx/Latinx Studies with some of our new Sagehens at this year’s Department Fair. From what I can tell the Class of 2022 is ready to get this academic life going. #idcls #chicanx #latinx #pomonacollege #chirpchirp