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Cambio Center leads in research and outreach on Latines, immigrant integration, and communities undergoing demographic change.

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Midwest Dual Language Leadership Fellowship

Jan. 30, 2026

Dual Language Leadership

February 13, 2026 This February kicks off a new Midwest Dual Language Leadership Fellowship, a 4-month leadership and learning experience designed to deepen dual language educators’ and leaders’ impact as change agents specifically within the Midwest region. Applications are due February 13, 11:59 CT — apply here! Who should apply?: Current dual language educators, coordinators, instructional coaches, and leaders committed to personal development and interested in cultivating a community network. (Note: Preference will be given to educators who currently do not serve in district leadership roles.) Meeting Dates: We ask that applicants check their availability to ensure…

Jan. 19, 2026

Stories of Resilience

February 10, 2026 Stories of Resilience – An Asian American Legacy is a Evening of Storytelling to be held on February 10 at 6 pm at Webster University, Browning Hall auditorium, 8274 Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63119. This is a companion to the national traveling exhibit, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, sponsored by the St. Louis Japanese American Citizens League at the STL Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. As part of Cambio Center’s year-long storytelling festival funded by the Missouri Humanities, we are proud to support this event, which aims to develop greater access and interactions…
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Oct. 7, 2025

Symposium on Latin America

October 7, 2025 The Cambio Center is pleased to partner with the International Center for the Development of Education (CIIDE) for the 3rd Annual Symposium on Interdisciplinary Research on Latin American Studies: Tuesday, October 14th, 1-4 pm, in Townsend Hall 223 or via Zoom. For more information or the Zoom Link, please email cambio@missouri.edu. Presentations include results from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Researchers are based on the University of Missouri (United States) and Uniminuto (Colombia). Our amazing presenters include the following. Read the full abstracts below: Mother’s Background and Gender Gaps in the…
Missouri Humanities Council

Sep. 11, 2025

Storytelling Awards and Events

September 11, 2025 The Cambio Center is excited to share that we have granted eight incredible awards to keep the Cambio Storytelling Festival alive throughout the year! One of them is for a special storytelling event called Raices y Recuerdos, which was awarded to a community-based Latina moms-led support group. Another, called Alomi pa pa pa – Tales by Moonlight Across Oceans, centers on the oral storytelling traditions of the Igala people, a vibrant Nigerian ethnic group whose diaspora thrives in Missouri, particularly in Columbia.  An important focus of the awards is to support interactions between long-time residents of…