Red, Black and Brown: the Native American, Afro American and Latinx Connection
Bobby Gonzalez is a multicultural lecturer, storyteller, and poet based in New York City. His latest two books are titled "Taino Zen" and "The Last Puerto Rican Indian: A Collection […]
Treinta y tres – Sustainability, Conservation, and Environmental Justice
The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies at Northern Illinois University invites you to its annual conference, “Treinta y tres,” to beheld on Friday, November 19, 2021. This year’s […]
Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977
Mirelsie Velázquez, Associate Professor of Education, University of Oklahoma, is a historian of education interested in issues of race/ethnicity, historical research in education, and gender and sexuality. She teaches courses on […]
Making Mexican Chicago-From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification
Mike Amezcua, Assistant Professor, History, Georgetown University, is an expert in the study of history and Latinx Studies, with a focus on modern U.S. history, Latinx history, metropolitan studies, immigration and […]
The Land of Open Graves: Raising Awareness about Migrant Life and Death along the U.S.-Mexico Border
De León will discuss the politics of migrant death in Arizona, describe our ongoing global exhibition Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) that seeks to raise awareness about this issue, and highlight […]
Sustainability, Conservation and Environmental Justice. New approaches and methods in environmental studies
Priscilla Solis Ybarra, Associate Professor, English, University of North Texas. Dr. Ybarra's research is on Chicano contributions to environmental thought. Her publications include "Erasure by U.S. Legislation: Ruiz de Burton's Nineteenth-Century […]
Critical Meditations on Abundance, Abolition Feminist Aesthetics, and Accountability
Please join the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, Wednesday, April 13 at 6PM for our virtual talk with Dr. Priscilla Ybarra on “Critical Meditations on Abundance, Abolition Feminist […]
States of Return: Deportation and Activism in Mexico City and Chicago
Presented by the Department of Anthropology: "States of Return: Deportation and Activism in Mexico City and Chicago," with Dr. Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago. Monday, May […]
Tales from the Archives: “Research Tips and Travel Stories from History Professors Working on New Book Projects.”
Tales from the Archives: “Research Tips and Travel Stories from History Professors Working on New Book Projects.”
NIU: Becoming Hispanic Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges & Universities (Part 1)
NIU is on its way to becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Dr. Gina Ann Garcia will be discussing how NIU can accomplish this by drawing from her book ‘'Becoming […]
NIU: Becoming Hispanic Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges & Universities (Part 2)
NIU is on its way to becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Dr. Gina Ann Garcia will be discussing how NIU can accomplish this by drawing from her book ‘'Becoming […]
Latinx Languages and Identities Beyond Borders
The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, the Department of Anthropology and NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presents "Latinx Languages and Identities Beyond Borders" with Dr. Jonathan […]
For a Just and Better World: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands 1900-1938
The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies presents: A virtual event with Dr. Sonia Hernández on October 19th at 12:00 PM (CST) "For a Just and Better World: Engendering […]
Central Americans as Criminals and Crisis: The Legal Violence of US Foreign and Immigration Policies
The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies thanks you for your interest in attending the virtual event with Dr. Leisy J. Abrego on Thursday, November 17 at Noon. Trained […]