Danny Bonitz

Danny Bonitz

Graduate Student

Email: dannybonitz@g.ucla.edu

Biography

Danny Bonitz studies the biopolitical connections between racialized sexuality and immigration. He focuses on Latin American, Asian, and mixed-race populations. Write to him if you have any inquiries.

Education

  • Ph.D. Chicana/o and Central American Studies, In Progress, University of California, Los Angeles, 20XX.
  • M.A. English, University of California, Riverside, 2025.
  • M.Ed. University of California, Berkeley, 2019.
  • B.A. Sociology; Minor: English, California State University, Sacramento, 2018.
  • A.A. Sociology, Sacramento City College, 2016.

Research

Ethnic Studies; Chicana/o and Central American Studies; Asian American Studies; Gender & Sexuality

Selected Publications

  • “Fifteen Minutes of Holiday Cheer (Fear).” UCLA Writing Project’s Anthology: Opening the Windows 2022: 12-14.

Honors & Awards

  • Eugene Cota Robles Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025.
  • Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship, University of California, Riverside, 2023.
  • UCLA Writing Project Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, 2022.
  • Berkeley Educators for Equity and Excellence, General Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2018.
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Honors, California State University, Sacramento, 2018.
  • Kakehashi Project Diplomat, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japanese American Citizens League, 2017.
  • Dean’s Honor List, California State University, Sacramento, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Courses

At the University of California, Riverside:
  • English 1A: Beginning Composition English
  • English 1B: Intermediate Composition
  • English 1C: Applied Intermediate Composition
  • Highlander Early Start Academy 001: Transition to College
  • Media & Cultural Studies 266: Punk and Post-Punk Cultures