[1] After completing her high school education, Najera-Ramírez enrolled at University of California Santa Cruz and majored in History and Latin American Studies.
[1] Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) was founded in 1972 at Merrill College.
Najera-Ramírez's participation in Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas sparked her interest in the dance and folklore traditions of Mexico.
In 1979, she returned to the United States and took a Master's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas.
[6] in 2011, Najera-Ramírez produced a documentary entitled Danza Folklórica Escénica: El Sello Artístico de Rafael Zamarripa.