Monse Garcia

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She/Her/Hers

Monse Garcia (Monserrat) is a third year undergraduate student majoring in both Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies. Monse is a first-generation student, and resides on the southwest side of Chicago in Little Village. Not learning much about Latinx experiences and history in school made her interested in continuing to learn the  deep history of Latinx movemements led by Latinx communities across the country. She is currently co-leading the organization Mexican Students de Aztlàn (Me.S.A.) at UIC and enjoys volunteering with UIC’s  Latinx Heritage Month and helping plan the LCC’s