Xaviera Flores is the Librarian and Archivist at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. The center is dedicated to the development of scholarly research on the Chicano-Latino population and Flores is integral to this mission. She oversees all library, archives, and museum services, including outreach, instruction, grant projects, and donor relations. She also works closely with students and partner organizations to build stronger ties between the community and UCLA. Flores has worked in libraries since 2004 and holds a BA in Film Studies and MS in Library and Information Science with an Archives and Audiovisual Preservation concentration. She has worked for such institutions as the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Audiovisual Archive, Arizona State University, and Boston College.