(October 1958 – April 2021) It is with great sadness that the U.S. Latino/a Studies Program says goodbye to Dr. Hector Avalos. It is also with great pride that we celebrate his life and all he did for his students, his colleagues, and the different communities of which he was a valued member and leader. … Continue reading In Memoriam – Dr. Hector Avalos
“Hola! I am Iris Martinez a student at Iowa State University currently taking part in a very important internship called Voces of a Pandemic. It is an oral history project with a focus on the Latinx community. My job is to record personal interviews and stories about how the pandemic affected the lives of Latinx … Continue reading Iris Martinez
USLS 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies Click to watch video (Dr. Lucía Suárez) Click to watch video (Dr. Brian Behnken) Click to watch video (Dr. Megan Myers) EDUC 420/520: Bilingualism and the Education of Latinx Youth HIST/USLS 371: Mexican American History SPAN 324: Latin America Today SPAN/USLS 325: Culture and Community: Iowa and Midwest Latino/as … Continue reading Fall 2021 Classes!
Why do you believe that the USLS program is important on campus? USLS serves several important functions on campus. First, its presence legitimizes the idea that Latinx culture contributes to the national mosaic and is worthy of being studied and understood. Second, it provides a centralized and focused source of knowledge to Iowa State students, … Continue reading Dr. José Rosa
Dr. Shannon Harper just taught, “Latinas and Victimization: Examining Survival Strategies and Justice,” for the first time at ISU in the Fall of 2020. She taught it face-to-face. Here’s what a couple of her fabulous students had to say about their experience: “CJ ST 360 was my favorite class last semester, I felt as … Continue reading Featured Course: USLS/CJST 360X
“My name is Cassandra Bucklin and my major is Spanish with a double minor in U.S. Latinx Studies and Biology. During the memorable summer of 2020, I got the opportunity to intern (virtually) for the Iowa Department of Human Rights under the exceptional guidance of Soñia Reyes-Snyder. Soñia and I would meet weekly via zoom … Continue reading Cassandra Bucklin
“I chose USLS as my minor because I am a Latina. I thought that it would be nice to learn a broader spectrum of how different cultures face different difficulties. Dr. Suarez recommended that I join the minor, and that then I could do an internship through the USLS program. I thought that that was … Continue reading Neylise Larregui-Cintron