Kristen Guzmán, Ph.D.

Welcome!

It's Dr. G here and I'm glad you've stopped by my page.

Check below for Student Office Hours and more about me.

Email: guzman_kristen@sac.edu

Phone: 714-564-6545

Office: Dunlap Hall, D406

Student Office Hours Spring 2024

Virtual Student Office Hours (Zoom)

Mondays from 2-3pm
Drop-in within that hour using this link:
https://rsccd-edu.zoom.us/j/86921694195

No drop in hours on the following Mondays:

Feb. 19 Presidents Day
April 1 Cesar Chavez Day (observed)
April 8 Spring Break
May 27 Memorial Day

Schedule an appointment that works for you!
I can make a 30-minute appointment with you anytime Monday-Thursday, 10am-6pm, to meet on Zoom or have a phone call, unless I'm teaching a class. Send me a request through the Canvas Inbox or the Pronto app to schedule an appointment.

Email:
Please send me a message through the Canvas Inbox or the Pronto App, which are my preferred methods of communication. If you need to, you can also send a message to work email address guzman_kristen@sac.edu.

Phone:
714-564-6545
You can always call me during my office hours to talk with me. You can also leave a message with your first and last name, your phone number and your specific question, and I'll get back to you within 24 hours during the week. (Please note, this phone number does not accept text messages.)

Hello current, prospective and past students of Santa Ana College!

My name is Kristen Guzmán. I've been a full-time history professor at Santa Ana College since the fall of 2006. I began teaching at Millikan High School in Long Beach through Teach For America in 1992!. I love teaching history. I think I often learn more from the students enrolled in my classes than they learn from me. Learning, curiosity, asking critical questions, digging through primary sources to find out about the past - I love it! I hope my enthusiasm will be infectious.

I've also published a book on the history of Self-Help Graphics & Art in East L.A. that has been around for over 50 years! Started by a group of folks who were outsiders, artists, Self Help Graphics Book Cover.jpg radicals, and friends...They saw a problem in the art world of L.A. (keeping Chicanx artists out of established galleries due to racism), and they came together to create a solution - a radical art space for East L.A. built by themselves. OG DIY project! Read my work about this historic space in Self Help Graphics & Art: Art in the Heart of East L.A.

Finally, I've been through some serious ups and downs in life...being broke when I was in college, facing chronic illness and cancer (I'm now a SURVIVOR!), dealing with just the stuff that life can throw at you. What have I learned from all that? I"M STILL HERE! And so are you! RIGHT ON!

I hope to get to know you, help elevate your strengths, help you problem solve your struggles, and make you say, "I LOVE the study of history!"

"See you" online and in class. ONWARD!

Kristen (Dr. G)