“To me, having a minor in Latino/a studies means understanding how history and present events have affected and continue to affect the lives of people with Latinx decent, especially when talking about the particular demographic in the United States. I am currently majoring in child, adult, and family services, but I see myself working with … Continue reading Sarahi Peralta
“I chose the USLS minor because I had taken 211 as a diversity credit and loved the course content. I also realized that it would be a good match for my major, which is Spanish. The coursework complemented the coursework for my major, and that helped to enhance my learning. I would love to work … Continue reading Kacey Berry
“My Latino/a studies minor is my way of exploring a subject that I find interesting, specifically the history and cultures of Latin America. It also has helped me gain a better understanding of the growing diversity in the United States. Since I was already a Spanish major, it felt very natural to add a USLS … Continue reading Grace Trembath
“A Latino studies minor to me means more opportunities to understand different cultures that come together through language, history, and ancestry. It means that I get to expand my knowledge about how other countries live, adapt, and the challenges they face in order to have a better understanding of society. It also gives me the … Continue reading Anlis Mercado-Rios
Spring 2021 Dear USLS faculty, students, staff, and community, I am delighted to welcome the new year and the new semester with a hopeful spring of fabulous courses, continued student collaborations, and graduating seniors. All of this is happening during a pandemic that has asked us all to be courageous, compassionate, flexible, … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Spring 2021
USLS is delighted to welcome its latest faculty affiliate, Dr. Rodríguez at the School of Education. I have had the pleasure to communicate with her via email. Here are some fascinating shared bits: Dr. Suárez (LMS, Lucía M. Suárez): How do you identify? Dr. Rodríguez (NNR, Noreen Naseem Rodríguez): To folks I don’t know well, … Continue reading Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodríguez
USLS is thrilled to welcome and feature its 2020-21 Graduate Student Assistant, John A. Osorio Torres. John is an industrial designer and graduate student in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at Iowa State University. He was born in Colombia and raised in Texas for 4 years before returning to his home country. John learned English before starting … Continue reading John A. Osorio Torres
US Latino/a Studies at ISU is proud to announce a new collaborative partnership with the Parks Library and the Voces Oral History Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Student, staff, and faculty interviews are welcomed. Please see link for more information: https://voces.lib.utexas.edu/voces-pandemic
When: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2020, AT 7PM Where: Webex Virtual event URL –> bit.ly/3gMTbNS Prof. García Peña is the author of The Borders of Dominicanidad: Race, Nations and Archives of Contradictions (Duke University Press, 2016) a study of the impact of stories — historical and fictional — on the national and racial identity of a … Continue reading JOIN US for a talk by eminent scholar, Dr. Lorgia García Peña!