World Languages and Cultures
WLC Alumni Stories
Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC) students bring their proficiencies in language and culture to a host of opportunities. Our students have gone into many different fields including education, law, law enforcement, entertainment, hospitality, non-profit management, localization, translation, interpretation, programming, and more, at many of the schools in our area and across California, as well as at higher-profile employers such as SONY, Google, Apple, JET, and various NGOs. Read more about our graduates, how their educations prepared them, and what they've pursued since leaving CSUMB. WLC offers majors in Japanese Language and Culture (JLC) and Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures (SLHC).
Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles
Graduate Student in Japan
Monte Vista Christian Middle School, Spanish Teacher
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, Assistant Language Teacher
Audible Magic, Sales Development
FIELD, Language Instructor
Alder Graduate School of Education, Alder Resident
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, Assistant Language Teacher
Brian Chávez Bolaños, SLHC 2020
King City High School & CSUMB PT Faculty
Kiara Yvonne McLaurin, JLC 2016
CSUMB, M.Ed. Student
Japan Education and Teaching (JET), City of Matsue in Shimane, Japan, Coordinator for International Relations
CSUMB, M.A. in Education and Single Subject Credential in Spanish
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WLC Alumni News
Congratulations to WLC's Grad-School-Bound students!
The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers a big congratulations to our students who have announced acceptance to graduate school for Fall 2025!
- Yeritzi Victoria, Double major in Psychology and Spanish Language and Cultures: PhD in Education Program at *both* UC Irvine and UC Davis;
- Xi Wen, Japanese Language and Culture: Master of Arts Translation and Localization Management at Middlebury Institute of International Studies;
- Levi Mahler (pictured), Japanese Language and Culture: Master of Arts Global Governance & Policy Program at Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Congratulations to Davis (JLC '21) accepted to ICU Japanese language program
Alyssa Davis, JLC '21, was accepted into and has begun study in the Stanford University Inter-University Center (IUC) for Japanese Language Studies 10-month program of intensive Japanese language study located in Yokohama, Japan.
Davis joins Nicholas McCullough, JLC '19, as the second CSUMB student to be accepted into this competitive program.
Bennett ('10) named 2023-24 Student Club Advisor of the Year
Congratulations to 2024-25 District TOY, Kelly Martinez
District Teacher of the Year, Kelly Martinez (née Stone) JLC ‘11 teaches Japanese at Rosemont High School in Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and credits her undergraduate and credential training and mentoring at CSUMB for her success. Learn more
WLC Alum recognized with Provost Award
Congratulations to Ana Maria Treadwell-Delgado, Class of 2004 B.A. in World Languages and Cultures, Emphasis in Spanish, and 2023 M.S. in Instructional Science and Technology, to be recognized for her academic excellence with the Provost’s Graduate Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement at the 2023 graduation ceremonies. In the CSUMB announcement of the award, Treadwell-Delgado recognizes the impact of her studies with Dr. Maria Zielina, WLC faculty emeritus, as transformative to her understanding of literature.
Treadwell-Delgado's 2004 Capstone project explored Colombian culture through the work of Fernando Botero, the renowned Colombian artist, painter, and sculptor known for large and exaggerated figures.
6 earn MA in Spanish
A note about degree titles
*The School of World Languages and Cultures has been offering degrees since CSUMB was founded in 1995 and until 2011 the degree was titled Bachelor of Arts in World Languages and Cultures, Emphasis in Japanese or Emphasis in Spanish. In 2011 our faculty grew and now WLC offers majors in Japanese Language and Culture (JLC) and Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures (SLHC). Students listed with a star icon completed work under a WLC degree with an emphasis in either Japanese or Spanish, but are listed here according to the new major organization.