IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION AND THE NEW LATINO
ACTIVIST
FOCUS OF CMAS CONFERENCE
One year ago, images of immigrant-rights marches around the country
filled headlines and newscasts. Now, the University of Houston’s
Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) examines the implications
of those historical actions in a two-day conference, “¡Sí
se Puede! Immigration, Latino Growth and the New Voices in American
Politics.”
The free event is Thursday and Friday, April 12—13, at the
Hilton-University of Houston Hotel.
“This is a significant time,” Lorenzo Cano, associate
director of CMAS, said. “There are a lot of new voices out
there, but many are from a critical mass of immigrant activists,
not the old Chicano voices.”
The annual CMAS conference features experts on various aspects
of immigration, including Armando Navarro of University of California-Riverside
discussing Chicano and Immigrant Empowerment and the 2008 Election;
Nestor Rodriguez, professor and chair of the UH Department of Sociology,
lecturing on the Battle for the Border, and Ramiro Martinez,
UH visiting professor with CMAS, discussing Latinos, Immigrants
and Crime: Challenging the Nativists.
Acclaimed photojournalist David Bacon will display photos from
his latest book, “Images and Voices of Indigenous Mexican
Migrants,” which also will be available for purchase. In addition,
filmmaker Yolanda Cruz will screen her film “Suenos Binacionales,”
which chronicles the struggles of indigenous Mexican migrants in
California.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12 SPEAKERS:
- Ramiro Martinez, UH visiting professor, Latinos,
Immigrants and Crime: Challenging the Nativists During Election
Time
- Maria Theresa Hernandez, UH professor of modern
and classical languages, Undocumented
Students, Higher Education and Legislative Initiatives
- Eliseo Medina, vice president, Service Employees
International Union, Latino Immigrants
and Revitalization of the American Labor Movement
- David Bacon, photojournalist, Communities
Without Borders: Images and Voices of Indigenous Mexican Migrants
- Maria Jimenez, UH visiting professor, On
the Road to Immigration Reform: Social Movement Building in the
21st Century
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 SPEAKERS:
- Nestor Rodriguez, professor and chair, UH Department
of Sociology, The Battle for the Border
- Yolanda Cruz, filmmaker, Suenos Binacionales,
film screening
- Adolfo Santos, professor and chair, UH-Downtown
Department of Political Science, Political
Participation Among Naturalized Latinos
- Armando Navarro, University of California-Riverside,
professor of political science, Chicano
and Immigrant Empowerment: Implications for the 2008 Elections
and Beyond
WHAT: “¡Sí
se Puede! Immigration, Latino Growth and the New Voices in American
Politics”
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., April
12-13
WHERE: Hilton-University of Houston Hotel
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