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Olga Najera-Ramírez is an American anthropologist employed at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has published academic works in the field of Mexican culture. Since 1996, she has been an advisor to Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas. == Early life and education == Najera-Ramírez was born in Davenport, California to parents who were immigrants to the United States from Mexico.〔(''UCTV's State of Minds interview with Olga Nájera-Ramírez.'' ) UCTV 2010. Accessed 5 September 2105.〕 When Najira-Ramirez was eight, her father died and so she worked in the agricultural fields to help support her family.〔 After completing her high school education, Najera-Ramírez enrolled in teacher education at University of California Santa Cruz.〔 Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) was founded in 1972 at Merrill College. At the time, the Mexican population in Santa Cruz were a minority. Students were not permitted to speak in Spanish in school and the playing of Spanish music was forbidden. In the background was the Chicano movement (the Mexican civil rights movement in the United States). Through Los Mejicas, students reached out to the local community in ways that supported the Chicano movement. For example, they performed Folklorico dance during Chicano protests and rallies. Throughout her high school years, Najera-Ramírez participated in Folklorico dance and in 1974, she was one of the first members of the Los Mejicas experienced in this dance form. Najera-Ramírez continued to dance with Los Mejicas until the end of her undergraduate studies. Najera-Ramírez's participation in Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas sparked her interest in the dance and folklore traditions of Mexico. In 1976, Najera-Ramírez met Rafael Zamarripa, a Baile Folklorico master from the Asociacion Nacional de Grupos Folkloricos whose presentation furthered her interest.〔 Najera-Ramírez enrolled at the University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to study dance. In 1979, she returned to the United States and took a Masters degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas.〔(''Anthropology.'' ) Anthro.ucsc.edu Accessed 7 December 2014.〕 In 1987, Najera-Ramírez received a doctoral degree in Anthropology (Mexican folklore) also from the University of Texas.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olga Najera-Ramirez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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