Stephen Pitti

Stephen Pitti is a prominent Mexican American historian and academic currently serving as the Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration at Yale University. He was born around 1969 and grew up in Sacramento, California. Pitti graduated from Yale University in 1991 and later earned his Ph.D. in history from Stanford University in 1998, where he was advised by Albert Camarillo.12

Pitti's scholarly work primarily focuses on the history of Mexican Americans and other Latino groups in the United States, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries. He is the author of The Devil in Silicon Valley: Northern California, Race, and Mexican Americans, published in 2003 by Princeton University Press. His ongoing research includes two book projects: The World of César Chávez and Leaving California: Race from the Golden State.124

In addition to his directorship at the Center, he also leads the Latina/o History Project at Yale, which investigates the diverse histories and cultures of Latino communities in the U.S..23 Pitti teaches courses in Latino Studies, Ethnic Studies, Western History, and civil rights among other subjects.23 He is married to Alicia Schmidt Camacho, who heads Ezra Stiles College at Yale.1