Latin American & Latino Studies
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Year-long UC Santa Cruz seminar to examine global migration and non-citizenship
The phenomena of global migration, disenfranchisement, and hardships of living in territories while not holding traditional citizenship will be examined in a year-long seminar conceived by five UC Santa Cruz professors and funded with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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In memoriam: Laura Garciacano Sobrino, alumna became the ‘Mariachi Queen’
Laura Garciacano Sobrino (Porter, ’81, individual music major), who became one of the best-known female mariachi musicians in the United States and Mexico, died May 21 in Whittier, Ca., at age 60.
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Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day focuses on data, environment, and justice
The second annual Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day at UC Santa Cruz will take place Friday, October 24, 2014, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with a focus on data, the environment, and justice.
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Event Santa Cruz features talks by UCSC professors and alumni
Three UC Santa Cruz social science professors and three alumni who have started businesses in Santa Cruz are featured speakers at the next Event Santa Cruz set for 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, at the Nickelodeon Theatres.
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Gabriela Arredondo named to historians lectureship program
Gabriela F. Arredondo, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been appointed to the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Distinguished Lectureship Program for the 2014-2017 term.
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Latin American and Latino Studies professor wins career enhancement fellowship
Sylvanna Falcón, assistant professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a yearlong Career Enhancement Fellowship for junior faculty administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
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Screening of ‘Harvest of Loneliness, the Bracero Program’ set for January 23
The documentary film “Harvest of Loneliness, the Bracero Program” will be shown Wednesday, January 23 at 7 p.m. at the Kresge Town Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. It is free and open to the public.
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Legal strategies differ when labor rights and immigration policy conflict
In a new book, UC Santa Cruz professor Shannon Gleeson examines the paradox of federal labor rights enforcement and immigration policy and how the conflicts are dealt with in San Jose and Houston.
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Social Sciences division honors teaching, staff, and scholarship
Social Science faculty, staff, and students honored for outstanding achievement, teaching excellence, and scholarship.
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Dedication set for Terry Freitas cafe
A dedication ceremony is set for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, September 20 for the Terry Freitas Cafe at Colleges Nine and Ten on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Zimmerman scholarship ceremony leads to discussion of public service
Two families, linked by sorrow and promise, met for the first time as the Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship was presented to Yethzéll Díaz. A panel discussion on Careers with a Conscience followed the ceremony.