America is a Hemisphere North, Central, South, United, not Divided, Historically and culturally Indigenous at its core, majestic land of the Eagle and Condor. Two continents centrally merged as one. We called ourselves, “Children of the Earth, Stars, Moon and … Read More
Call for Proposals: Extended Deadline, April 1 Rethinking Power & Resistance: Gender & Human Rights from Texas to the Transnational Americas Re-imaginando el Poder y la Resistencia: Género y Derechos Humanos desde Texas hasta las Américas Transnacionales 5-6 octubre 2012 … Read More
From Egla Martinez: We stepped onto the stage of the Teatro Nacional in Guatemala City as the credits rolled after the long anticipated Guatemala premiere of Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (Spanish title: Granito de Arena). Â The huge hall … Read More
The February 7, 2012, episode of Glee, titled “The Spanish Teacher†features Ricky Martin in a guest appearance as David Martinez, who, as a Latino teacher of Spanish, becomes a rival to Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) for both the affections of … Read More
Welcome to Our New Students! Friends of Freedom University and allies of undocumented youth, Thanks to your continued generosity and support, we’ve welcomed visiting scholars to Athens, Skyped in Pulitzer Prize winner Junot DÃaz and author Achy Obejas, provided books for … Read More
Hampshire College invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Comparative Reproductive Politics of the Americas. This Mellon-funded position is one of five to be filled in 2012-13 in cooperation with the Five College Consortium (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith … Read More
In the first two months of 2012, there are already major crises facing Latina/o and Chicana/o communities. From Alabama’s HB56, which makes all civic participation illegal for undocumented children and their parents, to Arizona’s recent “confiscating†of certain books from … Read More