County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries Book Talk
Join Professor Stevie Ruiz of CSU Northridge as he discusses his new book, "Stewards of the Land." In this compelling history of the environmental movement, Stevie Ruiz traces how the racialized labor and environmental knowledge of Asian migrants and Chicana/o communities built the material foundations of modern environmentalism.
Stevie Ruiz in Conversation with Linda Quiquivix
Join author Stevie Ruiz and geographer Linda Quiquivix for a conversation on race, labor, and the history of the environmental justice movement. In Stewards of the Land, Stevie Ruiz overturns white-centered environmental narratives, revealing how multiracial workers shaped environmental justice through struggles over land, labor, and survival long before the 1970s.
Book Talk at University of California, Riverside
Join us for a book talk with Stevie Ruiz from Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge. He will be discussing his newest book publication, Stewards of the Land: Race and Reclaiming Environmental Labor in the American West (UNC Press, 2026) with interlocutor Dr. Cathy Gudis from History at University of California, Riverside.
Stewards of the Land Book Celebration
Join us for a celebration of Stewards of the Land: Race and Reclaiming Environmental Labor in the American West by Dr. Stevie Ruiz, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Chicana/o Studies. Dr. Ruiz will be in conversation with interlocutor Dr. Amanda Baugh, Professor and Associate Chair of Religious Studies.
About Stewards of the Land
Stewards of the Land traces nearly a century of immigrant labor within the American environmental movement — the Chinese workers, Chicana/o communities, and the broader multiracial workforce whose contributions have been systematically overlooked.
About Stevie Ruiz
Stevie Ruiz is a historian and environmental justice scholar whose work focuses on the intersection of labor, immigration, and the American environmental movement. Stewards of the Land is his first book.