Dr. Martin Alberto Gonzalez is a Xicano raised in Oxnard, California. He completed his undergraduate studies at California State University, Northridge, then earned his doctorate from the Cultural Foundations of Education Department at Syracuse University, where he became the first Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in the university's history. Because he personally observed his older siblings and his community's talents and interests be denied and repressed due to a lack of resources and opportunities, he became interested in issues related to social justice. As a teacher-scholar-activist, Dr. Gonzalez takes pride in telling stories that challenge stereotypes and empower his community and communities alike. El Dr. Martin Alberto Gonzalez es Xicano, crecio en Oxnard, California. Terminó sus estudios superiores en la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge. Obtuvo su doctorado por parte del Departamento de Educacion de Fundaciones Culturales de la Universidad de Syracuse, donde se convirtio en el primer becario predoctoral de la Fundacion Ford en la historia de la universidad. Debido a que presenció cómo a sus hermanos/a mayores y a su comunidad se les negaron y reprimieron talentos e intereses debido a la falta de recursos y oportunidades; se intereso por las cuestiones relacionadas con la justicia social. Como profesor-academico-activista, el Dr. Gonzalez se siente orgulloso de contar historias que desafien los estereotipos y empoderen su propia comunidad y otras comunidades similares.
