IUPLR Siglo XXI: The State of Latino Studies
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research
Third Biennial Conference
September 24-25, 2009 University of Illinois at Chicago
September 26, 2009 National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Distinguished Speakers
Welcome
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Dear Colleagues,
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR) headquartered at the
University of Notre Dame in collaboration with the Latin American and Latino
Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago are very pleased to
welcome you to the IUPLR Third Biennial Siglo XXI Conference: The State of Latino
Studies. IUPLR is a national consortium of university-based centers dedicated
to the advancement of the Latino intellectual presence in the United States.
IUPLR works to expand the pool of Latino scholars and leaders and increase
the availability of policy-relevant Latino-focused research. The primary aim of
the conference is to examine the contemporary state of Latino Studies and the
variety of political, economic, cultural and institutional forces affecting its growth
and its ability to strive in the American academy. What is the continued role of
interdisciplinary fields? What new opportunities and challenges have ensued from
these new reconfigurations of Latino Studies? What new questions, theoretical
paradigms, topics and concepts have surfaced or been undermined (replaced) as
a result of these new larger comparative conversations. In sum, what is next?
The conference is comprised of two plenary sessions, a keynote address, 25
sessions, three panel/roundtables, and one performance. The first plenary
on The State of the Field will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the
University of Illinois at Chicago and will feature the following distinguished
speakers: Ramona Hernández, City College, City University of New York; Karen
Mary Davalos, Marymount Loyola University; Teresa Carrillo, San Francisco
State University; Marisel Moreno, University of Notre Dame; and Jorge Chapa,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The second plenary on The State of
Latino Art will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the National Museum
of Mexican Art and will feature distinguished speakers Tomás Ybarra-Frausto,
Independent Scholar, NY; Cesáreo Moreno, National Museum of Mexican Art;
Nitza Tufiño, Taller Boricua; Victor Alejandro Sorell, Chicago State University,
Carlos Francisco Jackson, University of California, Davis; and Bibiana Suárez,
DePaul University. Special Tribute to Frank Bonilla, Co-Founder and Executive
Director of IUPLR, 1988-1995.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the IUPLR Conference Planning
Committee comprised of Edward Murguia, Texas A&M University; Elena
Gutierrez, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Ramona Hernández, City
College, City University of New York. We would also like to recognize María Elena
Bessignano (IUPLR); Marta Elena Ayala (LALS); Christina Lewis, Zoë Samora,
Raúl Jara and Brett Keck, Caroline Domingo (ILS) and the entire ILS and LALS
staff for their outstanding work and invaluable contributions to this scholarly
conference.
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Ramona Hernández
Siglo XXI: The State of Latino Studies
Teresa Carrillo
Marisel Moreno
Thank you for your participation in the IUPLR Third Biennial Siglo XXI: The State
of Latino Studies Conference.
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Jorge Chapa
Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Cesáreo Moreno Nitza Tufiño Victor
Warmest regards,
ilberto Cárdenas
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IUPLR Executive Director
& Assistant Provost
Julián Samora Chair
Latino Studies
University of Notre Dame
3:30–5:30pmPlenary I: The State of the Field
Ramona Hernández, City College, The City University of New York
Karen Mary Davalos, Loyola Marymount University
Teresa Carrillo, San Francisco State University
Marisel Moreno, University of Notre Dame
Jorge Chapa, University of Illinois at Chicago
Friday, September 25, 2009
If you would like to learn more about IUPLR or LALS, please visit their respective
websites at http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr and http://www.uic.edu/las/latamst/index.
htm.
Student Center East, Illinois Room, 3rd Floor North
12–1:30pmLuncheon: IUPLR Distinguished Lecture
Christina Gómez, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Urgent Need for Immigration Reform: Students Sin Papeles
Location
Student Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
5–6:30pm
Tribute
Frank Bonilla, Thomas Hunter Professor Emeritus,
Hunter College, CUNY
Alejandro Sorell
Carlos Francisco Jackson Bibiana Suárez
Christina Gómez is Associate Professor of Sociology and Latino
and Latin American Studies at Northeastern Illinois University.
She received her B.A. and M.B.A from the University of Chicago
and her M.A. and Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. Her
research explores the construction of identity, specifically race
and ethnicity, as well as social inequalities and immigration.
María de los Angeles Torres
Professor and Director
Latin American and Latino Studies Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
Christina Gómez
Frank Bonilla
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Karen Mary Davalos
Student Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
Frank Bonilla is Thomas Hunter Professor Emeritus, Hunter
College, CUNY. He recieved his B.B.A. degree from the College
of the City of New York, his M.A. degree from New York University,
and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is a co-founder of
the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR), and
former managing co-director (1988-1993) and executive director
(1993-1995). IUPLR proudly presents this tribute to Frank Bonilla
in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding and lasting intellectual
contributions as a pioneer in Puerto Rican studies and as scholar,
mentor, and educator in Latino studies.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Location
National Museum of Mexican Art, Auditorium
9–11amPlenary II: The State of Latino Art
Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, Independent Scholar
Cesáreo Moreno, National Museum of Mexican Art
Nitza Tufiño, Taller Boricua
Victor Alejandro Sorell, Chicago State University
Carlos Francisco Jackson, University of California, Davis
Bibiana Suárez, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
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Conference Agenda Thursday, September 24, 2009
8am–3pm
Registration
Location Student
8am–5:30pm
Center East, Inner Circle Wall, 2nd Floor North
Hospitality Suite
Location Student
Center East, Prairie Room, 3rd Floor North
9–9:30am Welcome
Location Student
Remarks
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
Cárdenas, IUPLR Executive Director, University of Notre
Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Speaker Gilberto
IntroductionMaría
de Los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL
R. Michael Tanner, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
9:30–11amSession
1: Mapping Latino Studies in the
Heartland: The Experience in Illinois
Location Student
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3 Floor North
DiscussantMonica
Russel y Rodriguez, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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PanelistsLourdes
Torres, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University
Victor Ortiz, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Latino and Latin American Studies at a Hispanic Serving Institution:
Accomplishments and Challenges
Maura I. Toro-Morn, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Fighting Windmills in the Heartland: Latino Studies in the
Transnational Era
9:30am–11amSession
2: Trends in Pre-K to 12 Latino
Education
Location Student
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Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
Moderator
Belinda I. Reyes, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Panelists
elinda I. Reyes, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
B
& Elias Lopez, University of California, Davis, CA
Trends in Childcare and Preschool Enrollment among Latino Children
in California
Siglo XXI: The State of Latino Studies
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Jorge E. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
The Home Literacy Environment (HLE): How “Multi” is
Multidimensional?
Idalia Massa, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Underrepresentation of Hispanic/Latino Students with Emotional
Disturbance: Teachers’ Perceptions and Referral Practices
9:30am–11amSession
3: Literature I – Genres, Modes, and
Archetypes
Location Student
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3 Floor North
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ModeratorCristián
A. Roa de la Carrera, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL
lizabeth Coonrod Martínez, Sonoma State University, Rohnert
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Park, CA
Art Matters: The Importance of Literature in Latino Studies
Kim Potowski, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Latin@ Studies and Spanish Linguistics: Unexplored Connections
11–12:30pmSession
5: “Freedom of Expression” The Role
of Creativity and Social Justice in Latino/a
Education
Location Student
ModeratorPedro
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
Pedraza
PanelistsMelissa
Rivera, Hunter College, City University of New York, New
York, NY
Cristina Medellin-Paz, The Graduate Center, City University of New
York, NY
Pedro Pedraza, Hunter College, City University of New York, NY
11–12:30pmSession
6: Literature II–Readings and
Interpretations
Location Student
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorCamilla
Fojas, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
PanelistsEthriam
Cash Brammer, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Revolución y Repatriación: The Midwestern Hacienda in Torres’
La patria perdida
Lázaro Lima, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Science as Fiction in U.S. Latino Cultural and Literary Production
Anna M. Nogar, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
A 171h Century Spanish Nun in Contemporary (Re-)Production: Who is
the Lady in Blue in the 21s1 Century?
Julie A. Minich, Miami University, Oxford, OH
A Contaminated Body Politic: Metaphors of Illness and Health in
Hector Tobar’s The Tattoed Soldier
11–12:30pmSession
Bill Johnson Gonzales, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Sin Verguenza: Reading Shame in Rivera, Cisneros, and Islas
4: Latino Studies and
Transnationalism
Location Student
Discussant
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
Juanita Del Toro, University of Illinois at Chicago
PanelistsKatherine
Sugg, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
National Identity and Institutional Affect in Comparative Latino/a
Studies
J ohn D. Riofrio, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Reading against the Ethnographic Impulse: Jorge Franco’s Paraíso
Travel and the Future of Inter-American Latin@ Studies
ergio I. García Rios, University of Texas at EI Paso, El Paso, TX
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Political Participation and the Link to Home Countries in Latino
Communities
na Elena Puga, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
A
Poor Enrique and Poor Maria, Or, The Political Economy of Suffering
in Two Migrant Melodramas
12:30–1:30pmLunch
On your own. Please see attached list of suggested eateries in
conference packet
1:30–3pmSession
7: Latina/o Queer Studies
in the 21st Century
LocationStudent
Moderator &Richard
Respondent
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
T. Rodríguez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL
Conference Agenda
PanelistsLourdes
Torres, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Latina Lesbian Organizing in Chicago
Dara E. Goldman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL
Shattered Image: The Fractured Tale(s) of Marta Veneranda
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Performance and the Erotics of Queer Latino Testimonio
1:30–3pmSession
8: Transnational Representations of
Mexican Migrants in Hometown Associations
Location Student
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
ChairXóchitl
Bada, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
DiscussantRebecca
Vonderlack-Navarro, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PanelistsJudith
Boruchoff, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Political Efficacy of Mexican Home Town Associations: Divergent
Strategies and Outcomes of Guerrero Hometown Organizations in
Chicago
Lauren Duquette, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Continuities and Changes in Transborder Civic Engagement Practices
in Mexican Hometown Associations
Elizabeth Reddy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Place Subjectivities: Michoacan Hometown Associations and Programa 3 x1
Stephanie Schütze, Free University, Berlin, Germany
Chicago-Michoacán: Transnational Political Participation of Mexican
Migrants in Their Home Communities
1:30–3pmSession
9: Good Workers, Bad Criminals and
Innocent Students: Undocumented Youth
Strategizing for Access to Higher Education
LocationStudent
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorChristina
Gómez, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
PanelistsChristina
Gómez, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Daysi Diaz-Strong, Triton College, River Grove, IL
Maria Luna-Duarte, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Erica R. Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
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Conference Agenda Thursday, September 24, 2009
1:30–3pmPerformance:
Location Rafael
Latino Poetry
Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center
3:30–5:30pmPlenary
Location Student
Friday, September 25, 2009
Session I: The State of the Field
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorEllen
Placey Wiley, Guild Complex, Chicago, IL
DiscussantRamona
PoetsPaul
Martínez Pompa, Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize recipient, 2008
Distinguished Karen Mary Davalos, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Speakers
The State of Academic Journals in Latino Studies: Looking Back and
Jacob Saenz, Widely published, Chicago-based poet
1:30–3pmSession
Location Student
ModeratorDiana
10: Latino Studies and New Media
Center East, White Oak A&B, 3rd Floor North
I. Rios, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
PanelistsSandra
M. Gonzalez, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Twitter Revolutions in Chicano Discourse: Internet Research &
Alternative Epistemologies
Nadia Yamel Flores, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Guadalupe Vidales, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
April Plemons, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Cyber-Moral Panic against Latinos, Particularly Mexican Immigrants in
the United States at the Turn of the 21st Century
Katynka Z. Martínez, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
The Latino Press, Latina/o Studies, and ‘Citizen Journalism’ 40 Years
After the Kerner Commission
3–3:30pm
Break
Location Hospitality
Suite, Prairie Room, 3rd Floor North
Hernández, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY
Forward
Teresa Carrillo, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Transnational Citizenship and Latinos: Latino Studies Goes Global
Marisel Moreno, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
The State of US Latino/a Caribbean Literature: New Directions in U.S.
Puerto Rican and Dominican-American Literatures
Jorge Chapa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Latino Studies and the Big Bang; or, How Latino Studies Programs
May Mitigate the Inevitable Collision of the Unstoppable Force—
Latino Population Growth—with the Immovable Object—American
Higher Education
5:30–7pmOpening Reception Offered
Location by UIC Chancellor
Student Center East, East Terrace
de Los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago
IntroductionMaría
RemarksDr.
Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago
8am–12pmRegistration
Location Student
8–5:30pm
Hospitality Suite
Location Student
Developing a Curriculum
on the Contributions of African Americans
and Latinos to Higher Education
Location Student
Toney, Urban Health Program, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago, IL
José Perales, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
PanelistsValerie
C. Johnson, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Elizabeth F. Ortiz, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Leonard Ramirez, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mary Reaves, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
D.J. Wells, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
8:30–10amSession
Dwight McBride, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
University of Illinois at Chicago
PanelistsJohn
Lectura PoesíaJuana
Iris Goergen, Poeta de Contratiempo
Desarraigos
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorsMichael
Location Student
Trio al Sur
Center East, Prairie Room, 3rd Floor North
8:30–10amPanel/Roundtable:
Gary Chico, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Board of
Directors Vice Chair
Music Center East, Inner Circle Wall, 2nd Floor North
11: Identity and Diversity
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorJorge Chapa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
J. Betancur, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
What is a Latino? Latino Racialization and the Challenges of Race
Relations
Priscilla Falcón Lujan, University of Northern Colorado, Greely, CO
Student Dialogues: Today We Live in a Globalized World...Who Needs
Chicana/o Studies or Latina/o Studies
Ana Aparicio, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Beyond Gangs, Dropouts, & Drugs: Re--Framing Latino Youth for the
21st Century
Conference Agenda
8:30–10amSession
12: Comparative Perspectives on
Immigrant and Second Generation Youth
Location Student
ChairSonia
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
Oliva, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
PanelistsEvelyn
Rodriguez, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Princesses, Parties, and Protests: Mexican American Quinceañeras and
Filipino American Debutantes as Instruments of Cultural Resistance
Kara Cebulko, Providence College, Providence, RI
Documentation Status and Participation in the Immigrants Rights
Protest Activities among Brazilian Immigrant Youth
Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago , IL
Who Represents the Undocumented? First and Second Generation
Youth in the Immigrant Rights Movement
Lucila Vargas, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Migration, Mental Health, and Popular Culture
Sonia Oliva, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
When Mexican Immigrants Become Latinos: Latino Solidarity in a
Multiracial High School
8:30–10amSession
13: Transformations of La Familia on
the US-Mexico Border
Location Student
ModeratorRaquel
Center East, White Oak A&B, 3rd Floor North
R. Márquez, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
PanelistsRaquel
R. Márquez, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
Transformation of La Familia
Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso, TX
Public Policy Changes on the US-Mexico Border
Harriett Romo, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
The Extended Border: A Case Study of San Antonio as a Transnational City
Amelia Malagamba, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
The Family in the Border as a Place and Space
Patricia Foxen, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC
Latino Youth Speak: Perceptions of Institutional Barriers and
Opportunities in Education, Employment and Juvenile Justice
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Conference Agenda Friday, September 25, 2009
8:30–10amSession
14: DeCentering Latino Dancing:
New Approaches to the Moving Body and the
Performance of Culture
10:30–12pmSession
16: Mexican Migration, Transnational
Families and Development
Location Student
LocationStudent
Center East, Monarch, 3 Floor North
ModeratorAllert
ModeratorFrances
R. Aparicio, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
PanelistsRoger
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L. Madrid, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Transnational Cultural Translations and the Meaning of Danzón across
Borders
10–10:30am
Location Hospitality
15: The IUPLR Higher Education
Working Group: A Synergy of Scholarship on
Latino Higher Education Policy Issues
Location Student
ModeratorVictor
José Luis Santos, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Higher Education Financial Landscape and Policy Implications for
Latinas/os
Lisa Chávez, University of California, Berkeley, CA
The Implication of Aligning High School Graduation Requirements
with College Entry Requirements for Latino Students
Pallares, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Emilie Prot & Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN
Migration, Gender and Health: A Case Study in Guanajuato, Mexico
17: Entrepreneurship, Service and
Industry in the [Trans] National Latino
Community
Location Student
ModeratorElena
Center East, White Oak A&B, 3rd Floor North
Gutierrez, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
PanelistsEmilia
E. Martinez-Brawley & Paz M-B Zorita, Arizona State
University, Phoenix, AZ
Immigration Human Services: The Perils of Professionalization
John G. Bretting & Francisca Reyes, The University of Texas at El
Paso, El Paso, TX
Intersectionalities: Mexican American Female Entrepreneurs
Preliminary Findings and Implication for Latino(a) Studies
10:30–12pmPanel/Roundtable:
Location Student
Moderator
The Consejo Gráfico
Center East, Monarch, 3rd Floor
Brookes Ebetsch, Consejo Gráfico
Coronado, Coronado Studio, Austin, TX
Joe Segura, Segura Publishing Company, Tempe, AZ
Poli Marichal, Los de Abajo, Los Angeles, CA
Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde, Oakland, CA
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18: Latino Civic Engagement:
Rethinking the Paths to Immigrant Political
Incorporation (A Chicago Community Trust
Project)
ChairAmalia
eidi Ekstein & Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, Notre
H
Dame, IN
Tourism, Emigration and Development in Central Mexico
PanelistsSam
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1:30–3pmSession
B. Saenz, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
B. Saenz, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
The Gender Gap within the Latina/o Educational Experience
Gómez, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Urgent Need for Immigration Reform: Students Sin Papeles
DiscussantMaría
de los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago
PanelistsJoanna
Schmit, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Civic Participation of Mexican Migrants in Community Garden Group
Nancy Villafranca, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
The National Museum of Mexican Art: A Case Study on the
Engagement and Incorporation of the Mexican Community
Nawojka Lesinski, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Valorizing the Oft-overlooked: The Political Importance of Informal
Engagement
Vanessa Guridy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Latino Civic Engagement in Chicago: Recent Patterns and New
Challenges
1:30–3pmSession
Location Student
Moderator &
Discussant
19: Historicizing Latino/a Chicago
Center East, Cardinal Room. 3rd Floor North
Juan Mora-Torres, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
PanelistsMérida
Rúa, Williams College, Williamstown, NY
Footnotes of Social Justice: The Scholarship and Activism of Elena Padilla
Lilia Fernández, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Forming a Spanish-Speaking Community: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans
in Postwar Chicago
Gabriela F. Arredondo, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity and Nation: 1916-1939
Frances R. Aparicio, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Chicago Latinidad: The MexiRican and other IntraLatino Subjects
Conference Agenda
1:30–3pmSession
20: Emerging Discourses on
Educational Accountability: Reflections on
the 2009 81st Texas State Legislature
SpeakerChristina
Center East, White Oak A&B, 3rd Floor North
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
PanelistsVictor
IUPLR Distinguished Lecture
Center East, Illinois Room, 3rd Floor North
Location Student
Suite, Prairie Room, 3rd Floor North
10:30–12pmSession
Location Student
Brown-Gort, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
10:30–12pmSession
Break
12–1:30pmLuncheon:
Prisma Garcia & Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN
Dolls and Development
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Queering the Border: Dance and Politics in the Southwest
Cindy García, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Dance and Latino Studies: Theorizing Queer Choreographic
Ethnography and Salsera Femininities
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
Knight & Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN
La Tercera Edad: Immigration,Transnational Families and Retirement
PanelistsAlejandro
Melissa Blanco Borelli, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Mulata Encounters: Ninón Sevilla, Olga Guillot and Representations of
Afro-Cuban Dance in the film Yamba-O!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Location Student
ModeratorAngela
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
Valenzuela, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Panelists
ngela Valenzuela, Patricia D. Lopez, Emmanuel Garcia, The
A
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Disrupting the 81st Texas State Legislature and Informing the Policy
Making Process in the Making of Texas’ “New” System of Curricular
Tracking
1:30–3pm
Session 21: Latino Health
Location Student
DiscussantJuan
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
Carlos Guzmán, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
PanelistsPaula
A. Espinoza, University of Colorado , Denver, CO
Latino Health as an Important Area of Scholarship in Latino Studies
Ester R. Shapiro, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Hacer De Tripas, Corazones: Intersections of Gender, Culture and
Health in Latino Studies
María Idalí Torres, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
& Aline Gubrium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Para un Futuro Mejor: Testing the Feasibility of Photovoice as a Dualmethodology for Research and Intervention Focused on Sexual Health
Protection
1:30–3pmSession
22: Pedagogies of Community
Engagement
Location Student
ModeratorLorena
Center East, Monarch, 3rd Floor
Garcia, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
PanelistsTeresa
L. Cordova, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Conscious and Strategic Research: The Work of the Resource Center for
Raza Planning
Ramon Del Castillo & Adriann C. Wycoff, Metropolitan State
College of Denver, Denver, CO
The Role of Chicana/o Studies in Advancing Hispanic Serving
Institutions: A Pragmatic Approach Combining Pedagogy y la Práctica
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Conference Agenda Friday, September 25, 2009
Brigitte Davila, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Latina/o Studies and Civic Engagement: Shaping the Future of
Political Participation in the U.S.
3–3:30pm
23: A Model for a Multi-Disciplinary,
Multi-University Research Program for
Latino Community Development (A Chicago
Community Trust Project)
Break
Location Student
3–6:30pm
3:30–5pmSession
Center East, Prairie Room, 3rd Floor North
ModeratorJohn
Art Fair
Location Student
ArtistsRené
Location Student
Center East, Illinois C, 3rd Floor North
Koval, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
PanelistsSam
Rosenberg, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Latino Engagement and Mobility in the Labor Force and Economy of
Metropolitan Chicago
Center East, Fort Dearborn A & Illinois Foyer, 3rd Floor North
Hugo Arceo, Arceo Press, Chicago, IL
Jesús Barraza, Taller Tupac Amaru, Oakland, CA
Antonio “Pepe” Coronado, Pepe Studio, Hastings on the Hudson, NY
Sam Coronado, Coronado Studio & The Serie Project, Austin, TX
Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde, Oakland, CA
Richard Duardo, Modern Multiples, Los Angeles, CA
Juan Fuentes, Pajaro Editions, San Francisco, CA
Evonne Gallardo, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
onia W. Soltero & José Soltero, DePaul University, Chicago IL
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Latinos and Education in Metropolitan Chicago
Larry Bennet, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Urban Change and Its Impact on the Latino Community
Waldo Mikels-Carrasco, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Latino Civic Engagement: Initial findings from the Chicago Community
Trust Research Collaborative
Carlos Jackson, Taller Nuevo Amanecer, Davis, CA
3:30–5pmSession
Poli Marichal, Los de Abajo, Los Angeles, CA
Location Student
Ramiro Rodriguez, Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN
ModeratorGuillermo
Joe Segura, Segura Publishing Company, Tempe, AZ
Francesco Siqueiros, El Nopal Press, Los Angeles, CA
3:30–5pmPanel/Roundtable:
Moving Beyond Borders:
Julian Samora and the Establishment of
Chicano/Latino Studies
Location Student
Moderator
Center East, Monarch Room, 3 Floor North
rd
Carmen Samora, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
PanelistsMiguel
Carranza, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Coming of Age with Samora: The Influence of Mentoring for a Great
Plains Chicano
Alberto López Pulido, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
The Samora Legacy: Institutional and Personal Perspectives
Carmen Samora, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Grace and Redemption: Julian Samora - A Life
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24: Latinos and the City
Center East, Fort Dearborn B, 3rd Floor North
J. Grenier, Florida International University, Miami, FL
PanelistsStephen
Armet, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Ring and Edge Cities: The Suburbanization of Latinos in Chicago
Nancy Raquel Mirabal, San Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA
Historical Futures, Geography, and the Politics of Possibility: Latina/o
Studies in the 21st Century
Guillermo J. Grenier, Florida International University, Miami, FL
The Etiology of the Cuban Exile Ideology: The Social Creation and
Maintenance of the Miami-Dade Enclave
Marc Zimmerman, University of Houston, TX
Orbis/Urbis Latino
3:30–5pmSession
26: Transnational Encounters. Music
and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Location Student
Center East, White Oak A&B, 3rd Floor North
ChairAlejandro
L. Madrid, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Friday, September 25, 2009
ModeratorRuth
Rosenberg, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
RespondentBrenda
Romero, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
PanelistsJosé
E. Limón, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Music and Ethnic/Regional Nationalism: Tejanos and Mexican
Immigrants
Josh Kun, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
The Sound of Two Tijuanas: The Lonely Bull, The Electric Guitar, and
the Musical Borders of the 1960s
Helena Simonett, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Re-localized Rap and its Representation of the Hombre Digno
Luis Alvarez, University of California, San Diego, CA
Reggae on the Border: The Political Possibilities of a Frontera
Soundscape
5–6:30pmReception,
Book Signing & Tribute
Location Student
Center East, Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor North
RemarksRicardo
Romo, University of Texas, San Antonio
Book SigningGabriela
Arrendondo
Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity and Nation, 1916-1939 (University of
Illinois Press, 2008)
Xóchitl Bada
Latino Immigrant Civic Engagement Series (Woodrow Wilson Center
for International Scholars) Edited by Xóchitl Bada, Andrew Selee
and Jonathan Fox
Alberto López Pulido, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado & Carmen
Samora, Eds.
Moving Beyond Borders: Julian Samora and the Establishment of
Latino Studies (University of Illinois Press, 2009)
Karen Mary Davalos
Yolanda M. Lopez (CSRC/UCLA, Distributed by the University of
Minnesota Press, 2008)
Conference Agenda
Carlos Francisco Jackson
Chicano and Chicana Art: Protestarte (University of Arizona Press, 2009)
Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes
Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora (University of
Minnesota Press, 2009)
Uñas pintadas de azul/Blue Fingernails (Bilingual Press, 2009)
Alejandro L. Madrid
Sounds of the Modern Nation. Music, Culture, and Ideas in PostRevolutionary Mexico (Temple University Press, 2009)
Nor-tec Rifa! Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
Ignacio Corona and Alejandro L. Madrid, Eds.
Postnational Musical Identities: Cultural Production, Distribution, and
Consumption in a Globalized Scenario (Lexingon, 2007)
Raquel R. Márquez & Harriet D. Romo, Eds.
Transformations of La Familia on The U.S.-Mexico Border (University
of Notre Dame, 2008)
Paul Martínez Pompa
My Kill Adore Him (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008)
Francisco A. Lomelí, Victor A. Sorell, Genaro M. Padilla, Eds.
Nuevo Mexicano Cultural Legacy (University of New Mexico Press, 2002)
Marc Zimmerman
Orbis/Urbis Latino (2008)
Ir y venir: Procesos transnacionales entre America Latina y el Norte
(LACASA, University of Houston, 2007)
Paul Martínez Pompa
My Kill Adore Him (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008)
Tribute
Frank Bonilla
Olga U. Herrera & Tracy Grimm
Toward the Preservation of a Heritage: Latin American and Latino
Art in the Midwestern United States (Institute for Latino Studies,
University of Notre Dame, 2008)
Elena Gutierrez
Fertile Matters: The Politics of Mexican Origin Women’s Reproduction
(University of Texas Press, 2008)
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Conference Agenda Saturday, September 26, 2009
:00am–12:30pm
9
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
9–11am Welcome
Location IntroductionMaría
Location Remarks
Luis V. Gutierrez, IL-4th District
II: The State of Latino Art
NMMA Auditorium
Introduction & Tomas Ybarra-Frausto
Discussant
Independent Scholar, New
Location NMMA TBA
Hugo Arceo, Arceo Press, Chicago, IL
Jesús Barraza, Taller Tupac Amaru, Oakland, CA
Antonio “Pepe” Coronado, Pepe Studio, Hastings on the Hudson, NY
Sam Coronado, Coronado Studio and The Serie Project, Austin, TX
de Los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago.
9–11amPlenary
Art Fair
ArtistsRené
NMMA Auditorium
SpeakerCongressman
9–12:30pm
Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde, Oakland, CA
PanelistsNitza
Tufiño, Artist, New York, NY
Full Circle as Artist, Activist, Scholar: The Politics in the Struggle for the
Recognition of Puerto Rican and Nuyorican Art in the Global Market
Cesáreo Moreno, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Latino Museums and Their Role in Latino Arts and Studies
Victor Alejandro Sorell, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
An Enduring and Venerable Mexican Legacy: Abbreviated Reflections
on Davíd Alfaro Siqueiros and the Evolving State of Chicana/o Murals
[1932–2009, and Beyond]
Carlos Jackson, University of California, Davis, CA
The Difficulty of Defining Chicana and Chicano Art
Bibiana Suárez, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Oye Como Va! Divergence and Convergence in Contemporary
Latino/a Art
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Established in 1983, IUPLR is a national consortium of university-based
Centers dedicated to the advancement of the Latino intellectual presence in
the United States. IUPLR works to expand the pool of Latino scholars and
leaders and increase the availability of policy-relevant Latino-focused research.
IUPLR headquarters, located at the University of Notre Dame, and the IUPLR
Washington DC office, located at the University of California Washington Center,
work to strengthen the network of Centers and to enhance their institutional
capacity.
Richard Duardo, Modern Multiples, Los Angeles, CA
Objectives
Juan Fuentes, Pajaro Editions, San Francisco, CA
Promote comparative, interdisciplinary, and Policy-focused Research.
Evonne Gallardo, Self Help Graphics Los Angeles, CA
Develop collaborative national programs that support Latino students
and faculty in higher education.
Carlos Jackson, Taller Nuevo Amanecer, Davis, CA
York, NY
Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR)
Poli Marichal, Los de Abajo, Los Angeles, CA
Ramiro Rodriguez, Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN
Joe Segura, Segura Publishing Company, Tempe, AZ
Francesco Siqueiros, El Nopal Press, Los Angeles, CA
11-11:30am
Disseminate publications generated by the IUPLR national network of scholars.
IUPLR Research
Session & Discussion: The Future of
Latino Studies
For over 25 years IUPLR has promoted research on issues of importance to Latino
communities and the broader US society. IUPLR has established working groups,
comprised of scholars from member centers as well as unaffiliated scholars, to
advance research on critical social and policy issues. Through its working groups
model, IUPLR brings together researchers from different regions, national origins,
and intellectual perspectives to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary
research on U.S. Latinos
NMMA Auditorium
de Los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago
Areas of Research
Break
Location
11:30–12:30pmClosing
Location Establish collaborative projects with scholars in the arts, culture,
and the humanities.
SpeakersMaría
Gilberto Cárdenas, University of Notre Dame
Ricardo Romo, University of Texas, San Antonio
Social Sciences
Humanities
Public Policy
Arts & Culture
Education
Health & Well-Being
Dissemination & Outreach
IUPLR serves as an information clearinghouse for research on Latinos. IUPLR
disseminates information to Policymakers, academics, and the general public
about the history, culture, and current socioeconomic conditions of Latino
communities.
As an official Census Information Center, IUPLR also disseminates the most
current data and studies from the U.S. Census Bureau.
IUPLR maintains an active website and distributes a monthly electronic
newsletter, El Noticiero, and a monthly IUPLR Grant Alert.
Education
IUPLR seeks to create and enhance higher education opportunities for Latinos
and increase their rate of college completion. Through its short-term intensive
seminars and training and long-term internship programs, it encourages
students to move through the higher education ‘pipeline’ from the undergraduate
to postdoctoral level. IUPLR creates opportunities for students and young
researchers to increase their qualitative and quantitative skills, join research
teams with senior scholars, and learn to effectively use research for policy analysis.
IUPLR Headquarters
Gilberto Cárdenas, Executive Director
María Elena Bessignano, Assistant Program Manager
230 McKenna Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
bessignano.1@nd.edu
574-631-3481
Olga Herrera
National Coordinator, IUPLR Washington Office, 1608 Rhode Island Avenue, Suite
356, Washington, DC 20036
202-974-6282
oherrera@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr
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Conference Location
Directions to
Floor Plans
Directions to
ational Museum of Mexican Art
N
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
niversity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
U
Student Center East, Conference Center, 3rd Floor
750 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
UIC is just west of the junction of three major expressways- Eisenhower
(1-290), Kennedy (190/94 west), and Dan Ryan (1-90/94 east) -and
several exits provide access to the campus.
From NTake the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to the Eisenhower Expressway
(I-290) westbound and keep to the right; take the first exit from the
Eisenhower Expressway, which is Morgan Street; then take Morgan
Street south one block to the campus.
From WTake the (I-290) Eisenhower Expressway to the Racine Avenue exit; then
go south to Harrison Street and east to the campus.
From ETake Harrison Street or Roosevelt Road; if you take Roosevelt Road, go
west to Halsted Street.
From STake the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) and exit on Roosevelt Road
(1200 south); go west on Roosevelt Road to Halsted Street.
Mass Transit
TrainUIC is served by the CTA trains (the “L”) Blue Line train (UIC-Halsted
and Racine stops) and the Pink Line train (Polk stop), connecting the
campus with downtown, O’Hare International Airport, northwest and
west side neighborhoods of Chicago, and the western suburbs of Oak
Park, Forest Park, and Cicero.
BusCTA bus lines serving campus include the 7-Harrison, 8-Halsted,
9-Ashland, 11-Lincoln/Sedgwick, 12-Roosevelt, 38-Ogden/Taylor, 60Blue Island/26th, 127-Madison/Roosevelt Circular, and 168-UIC-Pilsen
Express.
From NTake the Kennedy (90/94) to the Eisenhower (290). Proceed west on the
290 and exit on Damen. Head south on Damen to 19th Street.
From WTake the Eisenhower (290) east and exit on Damen. Head south on
Damen to 19th Street.
From ETristate Toll (294) or Northsouth Tollway (355): Take the 55 east to
Damen. Head north on Damen to 19th Street.
From STake the Dan Ryan (90/94) north to the Stevenson (55). Proceed west on
the 55 and exit on Damen. Head north on Damen to 19th Street.
Mass Transit
TrainNMMA is served by CTA trains (the “L”) 54/Cermak Pink Line and get
off on the 18th Street stop. When exiting the train station, proceed
west on 18th Street to Wood Street. Take Wood Street south to 19th
Street and turn right (west) on 19th Street until you reach the Museum,
Approximately 3 blocks. Take the Orange Line and get off on Ashland,
take the Ashland #9 bus north to 19th Street . Turn left (east) on 19th
Street and walk until you reach the museum, approximately 2 blocks.
From the Purple, Green or Brown Lines: Transfer to the Blue Line at
Clark & Lake. From the Red Line: Transfer to the Blue Line on either
Washington or Jackson.
BusCTA bus lines serving NMAA include Damen #50 bus south to 19th
Street, Ashland #9 bus south to 19th Street. hrough the collaboration
between the NMMA and Pilsen Little Village Information Center, a FREE
Chinatown/Pilsen Shuttle Bus is available on the weekends. For bus
routes please visit: www.chinatownpilsen.com
Parking
Park in the garage (lot #4) located at the corners of Halsted and Polk.
Enter Lot #4 and take a ticket. Student Center East (SCE) is located at
750 South Halsted Street, between Harrison and Taylor Streets.
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IUPLR Member Centers and Institutes
IUPLR Member Centers and Institutes
Arizona State University
Hispanic Research Center
Box 872702
Tempe, AZ 85287-2702
Tel: (480) 965-3990
Fax: (480) 965-0315
Director: Gary Keller, Ph.D.
Gary.Keller@asu.edu
http://www.asu.edu/clas/hrc
Florida International University
Cuban Research Institute
University Park Campus, DM 364
Miami, FL 33199
Tel: (305) 348-1991
Fax: (305) 348-3593
Director: Uva de Aragón, Ph.D. (Interim)
Uva.de_Aragon@fiu.edu
http://lacc.fiu.edu/Centers_Institutes
California State University, San Marcos
National Latino Research Center
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Tel: (760) 750-3500
Fax: (760) 750-3510
Director: Arcela Núñez-Alvarez, Ph.D.
anunez@csusm.edu
http://www.csusm.edu/nlrc/
Michigan State University
Julian Samora Research Institute
301 Nisbet Building
1407 S. Harrison
East Lansing, MI 48823-5286
Tel: (517) 432-1317
Fax: (517) 432-2221
Director: Rubén O. Martínez, Ph.D.
rmartinez@jsri.msu.edu
http://www.jsri.msu.edu
CUNY, City College
Domincan Studies Institute
Convent Avenue & 138th St. NAC 4/107
New York, NY 10031-9198
Tel: (212) 650-7496
Fax: (212) 650-7489
Director: Ramona Hernández, Ph.D.
rhernandez@ccny.cuny.edu
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi/index.html
CUNY, Hunter College
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños
695 Park Avenue, Room E1429
New York, NY 1002
Tel: (212) 772-5688
Fax: (212) 772-5715
Director: Edwin Meléndez, Ph.D.
Edwin.melendez@hunter.cuny.edu
http://www.centropr.org
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Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Latino Center
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 7042, MRC 512
Washington, DC 20024
Tel: (202) 633-1240 Fax: (202) 633-1132
Director: Eduardo Diaz, J.D.
diazedo@si.edu
http://Latino.si.edu
Texas A&M University
Mexican American & US Latino Research Center
512 Blocker Building
College Station, TX 78437
Tel: (979) 845-3157
Fax: (979) 845-3090
Director: Edward Murguia, Ph.D.
murguia@tamu.edu
http://www.malrc.tamu.edu
University of Arizona
Mexican American Studies & Research Center
César Chavez Building, Room 208
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-7551
Director: Antonio Estrada, Ph.D.
aestrada@u.arizona.edu
http://masrc.arizona.edu
University of California, Berkeley
Center for Latino Policy Research
2420 Bowditch Street #5670
Berkeley, CA 94720-5670
Tel: (510) 642-6903
Fax: (510) 643-8844
Chair: Nelson Maldonado-Torres
nmt@berkeley.edu
http://www.clpr.berkeley.edu
University of California, Davis
Department of Chicana/o Studies
2102 Hart Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Tel: (530) 752-2421
Fax: (530) 752-8814
Director: Adela de la Torre, Ph.D.
adelatorre@ucdavis.edu
http://chi.ucdavis.edu
University of California, Los Angeles
Chicano Studies Research Center
193 Hanes Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544
Tel: (310) 206-1784
Fax: (310) 206-1784
Director: Chon Noriega, Ph.D.
cnoriega@ucla.edu
http://www.chicano.ucla.edu
University of Colorado at Denver and Health
Sciences Center
Latino/a Research & Policy Center
1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80204
Tel: (303) 352-3700
Fax: (303) 825-0977
Director: Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
Christine.Johnson@UCDenver.edu
http://www.lrpc.cudenver.edu
University of Connecticut
Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
Beach Hall Room 413
354 Mansfield Road Unit 2137
Storrs, CT 06269-2137
Tel: (860) 486-3997
Fax: (860) 486-2906
Director: Diana I. Rios, Ph.D. (Interim)
Diana.rios@uconn.edu
http://web.uconn.edu/prls
University of Illinois at Chicago
Latin American and Latino Studies Program
1525 University Hall, 601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Il 60607-7115
Director: María de los Angeles Torres, Ph.D.
Phone: 312-996-2445 Fax: 312-996-1796
E-mail: torresma@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/las/latamst/index.htm
University of Massachusetts Boston
The Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community
Development & Public Policy
100 Morrisey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Tel: (617) 287-5790
Fax: (617) 287-5788
Director: María Idalí Torres, Ph.D.
Idali.torres@umb.edu
http://www.gaston.umb.edu
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Latino Research Initiatives
Institute for Ethnic Studies
309 Seaton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0688
Director: Miguel Carranza, Ph.D.
Phone: 402-472-3080 Fax: 402-472-6070
E-mail: mcarranza1@unl.edu
http://www.unl.edu/lri/index.htm
University of New Mexico
Southwest Hispanic Research Institute
1829 Sigma Chi Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Tel: (505) 277-2965
Fax: (505) 277-3343
Director: Manuel Garcia y Griego, Ph.D.
mgarciay@unm.edu
http://www.unm.edu/~shri/About_SHRI.htm
University of Texas at El Paso
Chicana/o Studies
Graham Hall, Room 104
500 W. University Avenue
El Paso, TX 79968
Tel: (915) 747-5462
Fax: (915) 747-6501
Director: Dennis Bixler-Marquez, Ph.D.
dbixlerm@utep.edu
http://utep.edu/chicano
Wayne State University
Center For Chicano-Boricua Studies
656 W. Kirby F/AB Room 3326
Detroit, MI 48202
Tel: (313) 577-4378
Director: Jorge L. Chinea, Ph.D.
jchinea@wayne.edu
http://www.clas.wayne.edu/cbs
University of Notre Dame
Institute For Latino Studies
230 McKenna Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0764
Tel: (574) 631-4440
Fax: (574) 631-3522
Director: Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D.
cardenas.7@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~Latino
University of Texas at Austin
Center For Mexican American Studies
West Mall Building, Suite 5.102, MC F9200
Austin, TX 78712
Tel: (512) 471-4557 Fax: (512) 471-9639
Director: José Limón, Ph.D.
limonada@mail.utexas.edu
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/cmas
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Latin American And Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois at Chicago
Welcome to the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at UIC! This is a
unique multidisciplinary program that compares and combines the study of Latin
America and Latino communities in the United States. The Chicago metropolitan
area is home to over a million Latinos from nearly every country in Latin America.
This provides students with meaningful opportunities to reflect and engage with
social issues of contemporary importance such as globalization, immigration,
and equality as well as questions related to identity including race, nationality
and gender. Through our community collaborations, we encourage conversations
among scholars and people working and living in Chicago’s Latino communities.
Degrees Offered
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Latin
American and Latino Studies as well as a graduate concentration. Next year,
pending approval of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, we will be launching
a Master’s degree.
Research Initiatives
Faculty in our program is active in a series of collaborative inter­disciplinary
research projects in the United States and Latin America:
Immigrant Mobilization Project
In 2006 an interdisciplinary group of UIC Faculty and advanced graduate students
created the Immigrant Mobilization Project (IMP) at the University of Illinois at
Chicago. The IMP is a collaborative research endeavor designed to provide an
in-depth and multidisciplinary analysis of the immigrant rights rallies in Chicago
in 2006 and 2007, and more broadly, of the immigrant rights movement in the
city and its relationship to the national movement. Chicago has a longstanding
and complex history of immigrant activism and it has been at the forefront of
contemporary activism: it was the first city that held a massive march in 2006; it is
a major center of hometown association national and international organizing and
hosts the first church to provide sanctuary to an undocumented immigrant facing
deportation. Relying on both the results of two surveys of marchers and extensive
qualitative research, the IMP has focused on a variety of themes relevant to
immigration and Latino studies: engaged citizenship and political participation of
the undocumented and mixed-status families, emerging actors such as youth and
hometown associations, the role of schools, media and the churches in immigrant
activism, the effect of immigrant activism on Latino subjectivities, the discourse
and impact of anti-immigrant groups, among others.
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Latin American And Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois at Chicago
Community Oral Histories
Border Music
With a rich tradition of labor and political activism, the Pilsen neighborhood,
just south of UIC, became a bastion of the Mexican struggle for civil rights in
the 1970s. In spite of its rich history, many in the Pilsen community and city of
Chicago more generally still know little about this institution or about the history
of Mexican activism in the Midwest. A comprehensive oral history project has
been undertaken with faculty and community activists to help construct a more
complete picture of the rich social and political history of Mexican activism.
This interdisciplinary project brings together scholars from anthropology,
literary studies, musicology, ethnic studies, history, performance studies, and
ethnomusicology, to discuss a large variety of musical manifestations in an
attempt to understand how they inform the transnational experiences of the
people who live at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Civic Engagement
Our faculty has been involved in several collaborative research projects aimed
at understanding Latino civic engagement. One which included political
scientists, geographers and anthropologists was funded by the National Science
Foundation. Faculty and students conducted surveys and in depth interviews
aimed at understanding residents sense of place and engagement in three Latino
neighborhoods; Pilsen, Garfield and Little Havana.
Another initiative is an interuniversity-based project funded by the Chicago
Community Trust and the Institute for Latino Studies at University of Notre Dame.
This project focuses on the state of Latino civic engagement in metropolitan
Chicago. The aim of this project is to document what we know about Latino civic
engagement and begin developing research questions which can deepen our
knowledge in order to make informed policy recommendations that can enhance
this engagement.
Engaged Youths in the Americas
This research projects is on-going collaborative effort among faculty from
CIESPI, at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, the Universidad
Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and at UIC Chicago. The research team
aims to gain an understanding of how young people from global cities (Chicago,
Río de Janeiro, Mexico City) perceive citizenship and public action as well as
their own participation in society. What are the similarities and difference among
actively engaged youths in these three cities? Is there any shared background
experiences which led these youths to become involved in their schools and/or
communities? Faculty and graduate students have participated in conferences in
each of these cities and continue to collaborate on on-going research projects. The
Kellogg Foundation as well as the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall has helped
fund this project.
Social Networks in the Access to reproductive Health
Services to Migrant Women in Chicago, Illinois
As recent scholarship has demonstrated, social networks are central to assisting
migrants during both the process of migration and settlement. In this bi-national
project we aim to understand if and how these informal social networks impact
the reproductive health (RH) experiences of female migrants. The objectives
of this investigation are to identify needs and barriers to access RH services;
to identify RH services available in Chicago, Illinois; to identify social networks
that immigrant women report using to access RH services; and to implement a
community intervention approach in an effort to improve access to and quality of
RH services for female Mexican migrants.
María de los Angeles Torres, Professor and Director
University of Illinois at Chicago
Latin American and Latino Studies Program
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UH 1525 - (MC 219)
601 S. Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 996-2445
Fax: (312) 996-1796
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Conference Sponsors
Sponsored by the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR); The
Latin American and Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois at Chicago; The
Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame; The University of Illinois at
Chicago Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Local Host Committee: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics
and Culture at the University of Chicago; The Latin American and Latino Studies
Program & The Center for Latino Research, DePaul University; The Latino and
Latin American Studies Program, Northeastern Illinois University
Welcoming Reception sponsored by The University of Illinois
at Chicago’s Office of the Chancellor, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alumni Association, The Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) Department of
Medical Education; The Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services
(LARES); The Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center–The
Jane Addams College of Social Work, The Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural
Center, The Chancellors Committee on the Status of Latinos, Latino Committee
on University Affairs; The University of Illinois Alumni Association; The Center
for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago; The Latin
American and Latino Studies Program & The Center for Latino Research, DePaul
University; The Latino and Latin American Studies Program Northeastern Illinois
University, The Latina and Latino Studies Program, Northwestern University
Keynote Luncheon co-hosted by the University of Illinois at
Chicago’s Mexican Students de Aztlan (MeSA), the Union of Puerto Rican
Students (UPRS), Gentlemen Making a Difference (GMD), Health Oriented
Latino Association (HOLA), and the Society of Hispanic Engineers – University
of Illinois at Chicago (SHPE-UIC)
Suárez, El Corazón That Speaks Spanish and The Heart Que
Habla Inglés, 2009
Front Cover Bibiana
Design
Christina Lewis and Zoe Samora