Cindy Santos is a writer, educator and historian whose work centers on American history and the ways historical narratives are used to explain, justify, or obscure systems of power. Cindy has a background in journalism and education. Currently, she resides in Orange County, California, where she has lived for most of her life.

The majority of her work examines systemic and institutional forms of oppression, including racism, sexism, and economic inequality, with particular attention to how social, cultural, economic, religious, and political structures operate together to maintain hierarchies of power. She is especially interested in divide-and-conquer strategies embedded in historical narratives that normalize inequality, assign blame downward, and keep marginalized communities in prescribed social positions.

Her writing approaches current events through historical analysis by tracing how conflicts over power have unfolded through wars, reform movements, and civil rights struggles in American history. In addition to her non-fiction work, she writes fiction with multicultural themes by using character-driven narratives to explore identity, memory, and lived experiences within broader contemporary contexts.

Cindy’s work is historical scholarship that is intended for public consumption rather than the halls of academia. It is meant to be accessible to the masses by bridging historical research, investigative journalism, and contemporary discourse by using history not to simplify the present but to uncover its underlying tensions.

These essays are written for readers interested in how historical narratives continue to shape contemporary American society. Full-length essays are available on Substack.

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