Clark, Stella. Interview August 9, 2023.

Dr. Stella Clark grew up in Colonia Roma, Mexico City, and moved to the U.S. in her early childhood. She grew up in a family who valued education; both her parents received a PhD and she was expected to get one as well. Clark received her bachelor's degree in French and her master's and PhD degrees in Spanish. She began her professional career at California State University, San Bernardino and eventually applied to California State University San Marcos, where she founded the Modern Languages Department and created the university's language lab. In her interview, Clark discusses how she made an impact not only on her students learning but life as well by encouraging all to pursue their academic dreams, and on the struggles that working students and women students face in getting an education.

2023-08-09

California State University San Marcos University Library

Stella Clark

video

SC027-46

Oral Histories

CSUSM history, Immigrant experience, Latine experience, Women's experience

Stella Clark, “Clark, Stella. Interview August 9, 2023.,” Voices of North County, accessed December 21, 2024, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/350.