Skip to content

Tomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr.

Associate Professor • Chicanx-Latinx Histories • Pomona College

HOME
BIO
TEACH
WRITE
MEDIA
VIDEOS
CONTACT

VIDEOS

Instagram

What I do today? Just saw the amazing @questlove talk about his new book on creativity and the creative process. Plus @sordociego was there too! Plus plus I got a signed copy of the book! An all-around great day. Thanks for the tix @doctora_dnice15

Got to hang out with my grad school advisor, Professor Waldo Martin. He had such an impact on the ways I work, both inside and outside of the classroom. Great to catch up on life and family stuff...

The dog found her comfy place.

“won't you celebrate with me” by Lucille Clifton (1993) #poetry #inspiration

Today is Jackie Robinson Day. On April 15, 1947 he broke the color barrier and started a miraculous career including: a Rookie of the Year (1947); a National League MVP (1949); a NL batting champion (1949); two NL stolen base leader distinctions (1947, 1949); a World Series Championship (1955); and six All-Star appearances (1949–1954). His very first stolen base involved stealing home, a feat he performed 19 times in his MLB career including in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series. Of course, he was more than an exceptional baseball player. He was an all-around exceptional athlete; a commissioned officer in the US Army; the first black vice president of a major American corporation; a founder and board member of the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned bank; and the first black television analyst in Major League Baseball history. His number 42 is retired by all MLB baseball teams to remember him, his achievements, and the quiet dignity with which he was forced to face some of the most rabid racism any professional athlete has ever faced. There are precious few real heroes in our popular culture. This man was one. #jackierobinson #jackierobinsonday #dodgers #42 #blackhistory #americanhistory #baseball

Bay Area friends! I’m visiting Cal next week to talk about my current research. I’ll be speaking at the Center for Latino Policy Research (2547 Channing Way) next Thursday at noon. It’ll be my first time speaking at my alma mater, the place that shaped the scholar I am today. I’m beyond excited! Hope you can make it!