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New Event Recording: “An Interview with Dolores Huerta,” April 16, 2016

  Gainesville, FL–On April 16, 2016, the first Hispanic-Latinx Student Union Conference at the University of Florida welcomed Dolores Huerta as their keynote speaker. The conference, “Juntos Logramos Más: Together We Conquer,” highlighted Huerta’s work in a public event at the Latin American and Caribbean Collection Library, where Dr. Paul Ortiz acted as the moderator. […]

Now Online: “La raza: ¿Cómo me veo? ¿Cómo me ven?” SPN 3948 Documentary

Dr. Kathy Navajas’s Spring 2016 Service Learning Class created the film, “La raza: ¿Cómo me veo? ¿Cómo me ven? / Race: How Do I See Myself? How Do Others See Me?” Spanish-speaking immigrants come to the United States to create a better life for themselves and their families. During their life, race affects all of […]

“La voz de experiencia: The voice of experience” Fall 2015 Documentary with SPN 3948 Now Available

Immigrants come to the United States for many reasons, for economic, political, and family reasons. Hence, they should not be viewed and a single entity, since each one has different circumstances and distinct goals. Some come legally and with economic resources, others do not. Some have university degrees, some are illiterate. There are those who […]