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LATINO/A COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST
20th Anniversary Celebration Conference
Nov. 5-7, 2009 • East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing Marriott at University Place

The Samora Institute hosted a conference Nov. 5-7, 2009 celebrating its 20th anniversary as a Midwest Latino research institute. The 20th Anniversary Conference theme was “Latino/a Communities in the Midwest.”

The platinum conference, held over a one-and-a-half-day period, focused on issues affecting today's Latino populations in the Midwest. Conference attendees selected from 18 different panels or presentations during the Friday and Saturday morning events and were part of a scheduled Plenary Lunch on Friday featuring Dr. Jorge Bustamante. An assortment of nationally-known and emerging scholars and researchers presented and participated in panel discussions about some of the following topics:

• Aging • Art • Community building • Criminal Justice • Empowerment • Demographics

• Education • Ethnic Identity • Environmental Justice • Globalization • Health • Immigration • Leadership

• Politics • Poverty and Income • Teen Families • Social Justice • Work and Employment • Youth Development

 

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LATINOS & IMMIGRANTS IN
MIDWESTERN COMMUNITIES
An Organizational Meeting of NCERA 216
Nov. 4-5, 2009 • East Lansing, Michigan

JSRI hosted an organizational meeting of North Central Education/Extension and Research Activity 216 (NCERA 216) to organize collaborative research, education, and outreach opportunities on Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities. NCERA 216 is an interstate initiative that encourages and fosters multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach efforts on Latinos and immigrants in the region. It seeks to establish and maintain regional linkages among researchers and outreach specialists, promote community development, and develop plans to identify and obtain funding for single- and multi-state projects relating to Latinos and immigrants.

Faculty and Extension employees were invited to participate at the NCERA 216 meeting, as were members of Chicano/Latino Studies research centers and programs, and community organizations. Former members of the Midwest Consortium for Latino Research were also invited to participate in the event. There was no charge for this event.

All events were held at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place.

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