About me
Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco is an award-winning historian, author, educator, and National Historian for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). For decades, she has helped preserve and tell the story of the Mexican American civil rights movement, ensuring that the contributions of Latino leaders and communities are recognized as an essential part of American history.
Dr. Orozco has taught at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of New Mexico, and Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso, where she is now Professor Emeritus of History and Humanities. A respected scholar, she has appeared on C-SPAN and National Public Radio and has been invited to share her work at the Smithsonian Institution.
She is the author of several landmark books, including No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento, and Pioneer of Mexican American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales. Her scholarship has helped document the history of LULAC and the broader struggle for civil rights, educational opportunity, and political participation for Mexican Americans.
A two-time Ford Foundation fellow, Dr. Orozco has also served as a research associate for the Texas State Historical Association, writing dozens of entries for the New Handbook of Texas, and has held leadership positions with historical and humanities organizations across the Southwest. Her work has earned numerous honors, including the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Lifetime Achievement Award and LULAC's Raymond Telles Award in Education.
As LULAC's National Historian, Dr. Orozco continues to remind new generations that understanding the past is essential to shaping the future. Her scholarship has preserved the stories of those who fought for equality and ensured that their legacy remains part of the nation's history.
