Co-Authors Michael Wilson and José Antonio Lucero Book Talk, Feb 11
What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life across Borders
Michael Wilson and José Antonio Lucero's book talk, 4-6pm, feb. 11, 2026 in the atl (007-002)
The Ethnic Studies Department, organized by Dr. Lydia Heberling, will be hosting co-authors Michael Wilson and professor José Antonio Lucero from the University of Washington for an in-depth talk about their book, What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life Across Borders (UNC Press).This event will take place on February 11th, from 4pm to 6 pm in the ATL (Bldg. 07, Rm 02). Please join us to hear more about this topic and their book!
About Michael Wilson
Michael Steven Wilson (Tohono O’odham) is a human rights activist, US military retiree, and film documentarian. In May 2024, Mike received an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity from the San Francisco Theological Seminary, now part of the University of Redlands.
About José Antonio Lucero
José Antonio (Tony) Lucero was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up on both sides of the imposed US-Mexico boundary. A graduate of Stanford (BA, Political Science) and Princeton (MA/PhD, Politics) Lucero teaches courses on Indigenous politics, critical university studies, international political economy, research methods, cultural theory, social movements, Latin American politics, and borderlands. Lucero is the author of Struggles of Voice: The Politics of Indigenous Representation in the Andes (University of Pittsburgh Press) and co-author with Mike Wilson of What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life Across Borders (forthcoming, University of North Carolina Press). He is also co-author of several works with fellow CHID Professor María Elena García (CHID), the most important of which is their son José Antonio Simón (Toño) Lucero-García (future UW Class of 2034).
What Side Are You On, book here
Hosted by the Cal Poly Ethnic Studies department and the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).