California Sociology Forum 
 

 

  

 

 

Student Journal of Sociology 

 

Volume 5 

 

Spring 2023 
 

 
Support for the publication of California Sociology Forum (CSF) came 

from the Instructionally Related Activities budget of the College of 

Natural and Social Sciences at California State University, Los Angeles. 

 

 

Special thanks to Victor Mojica (NSS Communications Specialist) and 

Kirstie Genzel (Electronic Resources and Digital Publishing Librarian) 

at California State University, Los Angeles 

 

 

Cover Image: Photograph by Victor Mojica. Cover design by Andrea 

Dominguez and Brittany Kalaj Margulieux. “Drowning in the American 

Dream” painting by Claudio Talavera-Ballón. This art mural captures the 

experiences of Latin American immigrants crossing the southern border 

of the United States. It depicts migrant families persisting through a river 

to greener pastures but encountering the obstacle of a border patrol on 

horseback using a whip. Monarch butterflies represent the right of living 

beings to move freely. The mural shows Dreamers in graduation attire, 

achieving the immigrant dream of upward mobility. In the center of the 

mural, a student depicted in graduation attire holds a sign that asks, 

“NOW WHAT?” Another student on the left holds a sign with the 

writing, “I AM A DREAMER. YOU CAN’T DEPORT IDEALS.”