Contributed by Ari Romano-Verthelyi In the U.S., Latino children are more likely than non-minority children to have unmet mental health needs. In order to understand and promote Latino families’ treatment engagement, several studies have examined the contribution of socio-cultural factors, identifying stigma as a key barrier. However, the term “Latino” encapsulates different national origins, which […]
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The U Turn
Contributed by Megan Fountain On May 12, 2008, the U.S. government sent 900 heavily armed immigration agents to the tiny town of Postville, Iowa, to arrest 389 undocumented immigrant workers in the Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant. This event forms the backdrop for Luis Argueta’s documentary film, The U Turn. Argueta visited UConn in […]
Tertulia Con Solsiree del Moral
Contributed by Julia Marchese On October 10th, 2018, Dr. Solsiree del Moral (Visiting Professor in History from UMass Amherst) discussed her forthcoming book Street Children, Crime, and Punishment. It is the first historical study of street children and incarcerated youth in post-World War II Puerto Rico. Minors in jails and correctional schools suffered from dire […]
Illuminating the Path with Maria Hinojosa
Contributed by Rocio Orozco A vison in red and black six inch heels, Maria Hinojosa shared the Jorgensen Auditorium stage on the evening of 10 September 2018 with PR/LACC director Fany Hannon, to share the wisdom of her experience as a journalist and media entrepreneur. Hinojosa is best known for her NPR show, Latino […]
The History of the Largest Foreign-Born Population in the State
Dr. Fiona Vernal’s research on Connecticut’s West Indian immigration history has been featured on the Uconn Today page. Dr. Vernal’s research discusses– “Guest workers arrived in America through bilateral labor agreements between British West Indian colonies and the United States, says Vernal, whose family origins are in Jamaica. They were men who replaced the thousands of […]
Dr. Maria Martinez, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success
Dr. Maria Martinez, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education (CALAHE) on Friday, November 16, at the Association’s annual meeting at Goodwin College. This is CALAHE’s highest honor, recognizing those individuals who have made significant contributions to the educational and […]
Daisy Reyes Book Talk
Contributed by Victoria Almodóvar Students, friends, and faculty gathered in the UConn Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center community room on October 22nd to get a preview of Dr. Daisy Verduzco Reyes’ book, Learning to Be Latino, a book she just published with Rutgers University Press. Reyes, an Assistant Professor with a joint […]
Tertulia con Scott Wallace
Contributed by Julia Marchese Last Tribes of the Amazon: Protecting Earth’s Most Threatened People can be found on the following link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/10/isolated-brazil-peru-amazon-tribes-remote-protected/ Photographs by Charlie Hamilton James / National Geographic On September 20th, 2018, Professor Scott Wallace (UConn, Journalism) gave a talk at El Instituto titled, Speaking for Those Who Cannot Speak for Themselves: The […]
UConn Survey: Local Hurricane (Maria) Evacuees Need Basic Necessities
July 17, 2018 – Combined Reports – UConn Communications About 13,000 residents of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands who arrived in Connecticut in the aftermath of the hurricanes Maria and Irma continue to struggle with obtaining basic needs including adequate housing, food, medical care, and jobs, according to a survey by UConn researchers for the Hartford Foundation […]
Joint Statement of UConn Centers, Institutes, and Programs
As leaders of centers, institutes, and programs at the University of Connecticut dedicated to advancing critical understanding of social justice and human rights, we are fully committed to the aim, outlined in the university’s mission, of helping students grow intellectually and become contributing members of society. We pursue this work with full consciousness that many […]