Faculty Scholarship
Publications and Grants

Erika Esquivel

Sr. Assistant Librarianeesquivel3@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0002-5802-8124

Appointments

Professional History
  • Latin American and Indigenous Communities Archivist, 2023-Present
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Special Collections Assistant Librarian, 2022-2023
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Chicanx & Latin American Studies Assistant Librarian, 2021-2023
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Research, Instruction & Outreach Assistant Librarian, 2020-2021
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
Education
  • MLIS, 2019
    Library and Information Science, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • Bachelor of Arts, 2015
    Anthropology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US

Profile updated June 27, 2026.

Grants

Unearthing the Chicana/o Movement in San Diego: Digitizing the Education Movimiento
Erika Esquivel
Council on Library and Information Resources, 2025 - 2027, USD 300,000.00

Scholarship

Academic Conferences

Unearthing the Chicano Movement (in San Diego): A talking circle on encountering and cultivating hope in archival work during times of social upheaval
Erika Esquivel; Andrea Dominguez; Kate A. Felipe
Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting, 2026, conference presentation
En Confianza: Developing a Sustainable and Intentional Relationship with a Latinx Resource Center
Erika Esquivel
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 2024 Annual Conference, 2024, conference poster
Archivists AND : Transitioning from and Sharing with Other Responsibilities
Gillian Goldberg; Erika Esquivel; Stephanie Geller; Ignacio Sanchez-Alonso
2024 Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting, 2024, conference abstract
Empowering Ourselves Through Community to Grow Together and Teach Better
Jenny Wong-Welch; Suzanne Maguire; Mara Cota; Erika Esquivel
California Conference on Library Instruction, 2023, conference abstract
Becoming an Insta-Influencer: How Librarians Inspired Connection by Sharing their own Voices in Times of Uncertainty
Jenny Wong-Welch; Cota, M.; Mara Cota; Erika Esquivel
84th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Dublin, Ireland., 2022, conference poster

Colaboraciones internacionales de bibliotecas para apoyar las necesidades de información de los usuarios
Erika Esquivel; Anna Culbertson; Lisa Lamont; James Simon
VIII Foro Itinerante de la RUIO, Desafios para las unidades de informacion, 2022, conference paper