During the last thirty years, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) has promoted the study of Mexican Americans and others of Latino descent in the United States.  The CSRC was established by visionary scholars in 1969 and has since remained a leader in the field.  Through these efforts, the center has supported the research of distinguished UCLA faculty, as well as several generations of students.  Its library collection and archives constitute a primary national resource and its publication unit continues to disseminate outstanding materials in the area of Chicano Studies.  The research emphasis at the CSRC is on interdisciplinary and collaborative research that analyzes issues critical to the knowledge of Chicano and Latino communities in the United States.  The CSRC seeks to establish and maintain collaborative  relationships with diverse academic, private, and public communities at the state, national, and international levels.  The increasing demographic presence of Chicanos and Latinos in the United States ensures that Chicano Studies will have a prominent role in the next century.