World Languages and Cultures
2025 Capstone
The Faculty in the School of World Languages and Cultures is pleased to present the 2025 WLC Capstone Festival of student presentations to be held live in Building 504, Friday, May 16, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. An awards ceremony will start at 12:15 p.m. Students earning the B.A. in Japanese Language and Culture (JLC), and the B.A. in Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures (SLHC) from CSU Monterey Bay will present their Capstone project work. These projects reflect the synthesis of knowledge, skills, and abilities developed over the course of a student’s learning experience at CSUMB. The WLC Major Capstone courses (WLC400) were taught by Dr. David Vila Diéguez and Dr. Dustin Wright in the Spring of 2025.
Japanese Language and Culture: Wade-Patillo, Levi Mahler, Caleb Wadlow, Chuck Oronan, and Xi Wen. Advisor: Dr. Dustin Wright
Format: Students will present their work in presentation format, and take questions following each presentation. Please see the student Capstone project descriptions will be added shortly.
The School of World Languages and Cultures is part of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS).
Presenting Students and Groups
The following students from the major programs in WLC will present their Capstone projects in groups:
Japanese Language and Culture
- Levi Mahler, Ajani Wade-Patillo
- Chuck Oronan, Caleb Wadlow, Xi Wen
Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures
- Alexandra Cecibel Aguilar García, José Hilario González Huerta
- Jesús Avina Jr., Cristian Cervantes-Gómez
- Tara Anne Cuffney, Guadalupe V. Martinez, Neida Sandoval
- Armando Guzmán, Alexis Muñoz, Jaimey Rivas
Schedule
9:00 am: Welcomes
9:10-9:35: Tara Anne Cuffney, Guadalupe V. Martinez & Neida Sandoval
Construcción y deconstrucción del “ángel del hogar”: Un análisis de La Llorona y las expectativas sociales de la mujer mexicana
Construction and Deconstruction of the “Angel in the House”: An Analysis of La Llorona and the Social Expectations of Mexican Women
Advisor: Dr. David Vila Diéguez
9:40-10:00: Levi Mahler, Ajani Wade-Patillo
日常生活と政府におけるスピリチュアリティの影響： 日米の視点の比較分析
The Influence of Spirituality in Daily Life and Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and American Perspectives
Advisors: Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott & Dr. Dustin Wright
10:05-10:30: Armando Guzmán, Alexis Muñoz & Jaimey Rivas
La identidad nacional a través de la música: Café Tacuba y Sepultura
National Identity through Music: Café Tacuba and Sepultura
Advisor: Dr. David Vila Diéguez
10:35-11:00: Chuck Oronan, Caleb Wadlow & Xi Wen
少子化に対する日米大学生の責任感
Responsibility of Japanese and U.S. College Students to the Declining Birthrate
Advisors: Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Dr. Dustin Wright
11:00-11:15: Break
11:15-11:35: Alexandra Cecibel Aguilar García & José Hilario González Huerta
La familia como aparato ideológico de estado en La casa de Bernarda Alba, El sí de las niñas y Las medias rojas
The Family as an Ideological State Apparatus in The House Of Bernarda Alba, The Maidens' Consent, and The Red Stockings
Advisor: Dr. David Vila Diéguez
11:40-12:00: Jesús Avina Jr., Cristian Cervantes-Gómez
Tres mujeres, tres épocas: Estrategias de empoderamiento en el arte de Sor Juana, Frida Kahlo y Natalia Lafourcade
Three Women, Three Eras: Empowerment Strategies in the Art of Sor Juana, Frida Kahlo, and Natalia Lafourcade
Advisor: Dr. David Vila Diéguez
12:00-12:15: Break
Awards 12:15-12:40
☀☀ Indicates recognition of Outstanding Capstone Award
CAHSS
Mission: The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) empowers students to critically examine their place in the world: to imagine, to communicate, to collaborate, to create, and to transform. Our graduates are engaged global citizens ready for the realities of the 21st century. They apply values, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to provide creative and socially-responsible solutions for the future.