Collection
Latinx Civil Rights
Contributor
Sanchez, Claudia (Interviewer & Transcribed by); BellidoDeLuna, AJ (Interviewee)
Publication Date
2022
Description
Assistant Dean A.J. Bellido de Luna recounts his higher educational experience as a white passing Cuban Latino. He covers his upbringing, where his family is from, what it means to be Latino to him, and his experience as a Latino faculty member in higher education.
Biography
A.J. Bellido de Luna is the assistant dean of advocacy programs and Hardy professor of law at St. Mary’s University. Originally born in California, he was raised in Miami, Florida in a predominantly Cuban area. His family originally immigrated from Cuba in the 1960s. A.J. currently teaches Trial Advocacy and Arbitration and directs the law school’s Advocacy Program National Team consisting of The National Moot Court Team, National Trial Team, National Dispute Resolution Team, Jessup International Moot Court Team, and is the faculty advisor to the Board of Advocates.
Interview Index
04:01 A.J.’s introduction
05:26 A.J. on his Latino identity
12:30 A.J.’s undergraduate experience
19:48 A.J.’s experience as a professional in higher education
23:53 Racism experienced as a police officer
28:09 A.J.’s Maryland Law mentors
32:07 A.J.’s early legal career
33:45 A.J. becomes an instructor at Maryland Law
35:46 Latino faculty from A.J’s experience at Maryland Law
40:06 A.J.’s experience as an instructor at Maryland Law
55:13 A.J.’s experience at St. Mary’s University
1:05:53 Challenges of being a Latino working in higher education
1:12:49 Importance of Latinos in higher education faculty
1:18:01 Advice to Latinos pursuing higher education
Keywords
Cuban, first-generation college student, higher education, Latino, law
Size or Duration
24 pages; 1 hour, 24 minutes, 40 seconds
Format
Docx; M4A
Disciplines
Chicana/o Studies | Latina/o Studies | Oral History | Public History
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Sanchez, Claudia, "AJ BellidoDeLuna" (2022). Latinx Civil Rights. 2.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/mascroh/2
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Chicana/o Studies Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, Public History Commons