Supported by CSULB's Scholarly Intersections series by the American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Cultures (ASLD) program and the Chicano and Latin Studies (CHLS) department HISTORY OF MEXICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & RACE AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN LOS ANGELES Dr. Abigail Rosas Dept. of Chicano and Latin Studies; CSULB Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, the activism of resilient Latina/o and African American neighbors and friends have been formative to her scholarly pursuits. Dr. Rosas book…