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What you'll find in this September
newsletter:
- Language Services Program
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Immigrants & Immigration Policy - MU
events & activities
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Latin@ Heritage Month - Events in Columbia,
MO
- Cambio Center Fellows News
- Other Events & Opportunities
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Cambio Center News - September 2017
The University of Missouri's Cambio
Center leads research and outreach on Latinos
and changing communities.
What you'll find in this September
newsletter:
- Language Services Program
-
Immigrants & Immigration Policy - MU
events & activities
-
Latin@ Heritage Month - Events in Columbia,
MO
- Cambio Center Fellows News
- Other Events & Opportunities
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Language Services Program
Language Services Program - The Cambio Center LSP provides
high-quality, detail-oriented translation
services (written word), interpretation
services (spoken word), and transcription
services (writing down the recorded spoken
word). Our experienced staff are bilingual in
English and Spanish, and only translate into
their native language, a requirement for
strong, natural-sounding translations. All
translations are reviewed for accuracy and
flow. Learn more and see current fee schedules.
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Latin@ Heritage Month - Events in Columbia,
MO
October 4
Culture Couture
Oct. 4 @ 7 PM at The Shack in the MU
Student Center.
This fashion show will display ensembles of
varying cultural dress. Join us for fashion,
food, and fun! Find details here. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center
October 5
Ariela Schachter - "Who are the 'Illegals'?: The Social
Construction of Unducumented Status in the
U.S."
Ariela Schachter, Assistant Professor of Sociology
at Washington University in St. Louis,
will present her lecture “Who are the
“Illegals"?: The Social Construction of
Undocumented Status in the U.S.” on Thursday,
October 5 from 12:30-1:30pm in Student Center
Room 1209 on the Mizzou campus.
Sponsored by the MU Population, Education
and Health Center (PEHC), the Cambio Center,
and Sociology.
October 11
Andrea Gómez Cervantes - "The
Immigration Regime and Latinx Mental
Health in the Heartland"
Andrea Gómez Cervantes - University of
Kansas
Wednesday, October 11th at noon in S110
Memorial Union
Hosted by the Cambio Center.
October 12
Pan Dulce Talk with Dr. Gustavo Carlo
October 12 @ 6 PM in Walt Disney Room,
Memorial Union. Enjoy sweet bread and
discussion with Dr. Carlo, who will present
his research on Latino youth prosocial
behaviors. Sponsored by the Latino Graduate and
Professional Network.
October 13-14
Black Studies Fall Conference
October 13 in MU Student Center;
October 14 in Memorial Union.
“This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Black Studies:
Centering Pleasure and Anti-Respectability as
Methodology.” See details here. Sponsored by MU Black Studies
October 14
Celebrating Our Cultures
October 14 @ 2-5 PM at Boone County
Courthouse Plaza.
Join us for a gathering in downtown Columbia
to celebrate Latino cultures and heritages.
See Facebook event. Sponsored by MU Voz Latina.
See more upcoming events at http://vozlatina.missouri.edu/hhm/lhm2017.pdf.
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Cambio Center Fellows News
We share news about our fellows on the Cambio Center Website, where you can find more details about
the updates provided below.
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Welcoming New Fellows
Claire E. Altman, Assistant Professor in Department of Health
Sciences and the Truman School of Public
Affairs, MU
As a social demographer her work broadly
focuses on population health and immigrant
well-being. She has done research on topics
such as obesity, fertility, weight
perceptions, and self-assessed health. Her
current research examines the role of legal
status on health and life course transitions
for young adult unauthorized immigrants.
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Cambio Center Fellows Updates:
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Student fellow Isabel Montes presented a
paper co-authored with P. R. Mendoza in
Santa Fe, Argentina on May 4th.
Montes, I. & Mendoza, P. (2017, May 4).
Research and Teaching in Colombian
Universities: Two Case Studies from
Academic Capitalism and Institutional
Change (Spanish). Paper presented at the
VIII National Summit and V
Latin-American The University as Subject
of Study (Spanish). Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Congratulations to Fellow Dr. Juanamaría
Cordones-Cook for her recent awards and the
premiere of her new film!
At the XV Festival “Santiago Alvárez In
Memoriam,” in March 2017 in Santiago de Cuba,
J. Cordones-Cook received two awards for her
documentaries:
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Rogelio Martinez Fure: un griot cubano/ A
Cuban Griot (2014), by the Centro Provincial
de Casas de Cultura, from
Santiago de Cuba
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Alberto Lescay, alma y
tierra/ tierra/ Earth and
/Soul (2016), by the Centro Provincial del Libro
y la Literatura y el Centro de Promoción
Literaria Jose Soler Puig, from
Santiago de Cuba.
During her research trip to Havana in May
2017, Cordones-Cook completed her film África en la danza moderna cubana: Eduardo
Rivero / Africa in the Cuban Modern
Dance: Eduardo Rivero, ca. 42 minutes with subtitles in English.
This film documents the life history and
artistic legacy of Cuba’s great dancer
and choreographer Eduardo Rivero Walker
(Havana 1936 - Santiago de Cuba 2012) told by
himself and by some prominent personalities of
Cuban culture who knew him well.
Cordones-Cook premiered this film at the
international conference Diversidad Cultural en el Caribe. The film will premiere at the University of
Missouri on February 15, 2018 (see events
below).
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Other Events & Opportunities
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October 3
Amer F. Ahmed - "Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking Down
Barriers"
October 3 at 7pm in Cornell Auditorium of the
Trulaske College of Business
Sponsored by the MU Division of Inclusion,
Diversity & Equity
October 18
Carol Rojas - "Organizing after the Peace
Accords: The Feminist Resistance in
Colombia"
October 18 at 7pm in Memorial Union Stotler
Lounge
Co-sponsored by MU Voz Latina, Cambio Center,
Peace Studies and the Multicultural
Center.
October 19-21
MALAS 67th Annual Conference
Registration is open for the Midwest Association
for Latin American Studies (MALAS) 2017
conference, "Borders and Bridges: Culture,
Politics, and Resistance in the Americas", which
will take place at the Webster University
Gateway Campus in St. Louis, MO. Learn more and
register here.
November 6
“More Than One Story: Immigrants in the
United States”
Monday, November 6 at 5:30 in Hill Hall
Room 314
Panel, dinner, and discussion. Details will be
available here.
Co-sponsored by The Bridge, MU Latino
Graduate, Professional Network, and the
Cambio Center
November 9
Chenoa Allen - "The Effects of State Omnibus Immigration
Laws on Public Benefits Enrollment for
Latino Children in Immigrant Families"
Chenoa Allen, Health Disparities Research
Scholars, University of Wisconsin
November 9 at 12:30pm
Student Center Room 1209
Sponsored by the MU Population, Education and
Health Center (PEHC).
January 23
“MU Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
with featured speaker Junot Díaz”
Tuesday, January 23 at 7-8:30 PM in Jesse
Auditorium. Find details here.
Sponsored by the MU Division of Inclusion,
Diversity & Equity and the MLK Planning
Committee.
February 15
MU Premiere of Film by
Fellow Juanamaría Cordones-Cook
For the first time at the University of
Missouri, Dr. Cordones-Cook's
documentary África en la danza moderna cubana: Eduardo
Rivero / Africa in the Cuban Modern
Dance: Eduardo Rivero will be screened on Thursday, February 15, 2018
at 7pm in the Leadership Auditorium in the
Student Center.
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