¡Wachale! Department of Chicano and Latino Studies| University of Minnesota, TC
E-newsletter connecting departmental friends, family, alumni, allies, and others interested in issues impacting Chicanx and Latinx communities and the
Chicano & Latino Studies Department.
Content: Campus Happenings|Community Happenings| Career Corner
Departmental Happenings
Chicano and Latino Studies historian Jimmy Patiño offers this reflection connecting today's immigrant rights work with the Chicano Movement of the 1970's.
This is an excerpt from a reflection essay thinking through the current #AbolishICE movement and the Chicano Movement struggle for immigrant rights in the 1970s. Enjoy, contemplate and feel free to ask question, give feedback, start a conversation…
… When she was a congressional candidate, Ilhan Omar revealed the idea that #AbolishICE simply means doing away with the recent bureaucratic entity of ICE rather than a larger critique of border policing in general. She explains, “ICE’s mission was created...
Next Thursday Nov. 13th! Students-There are only two opportunities left in fall term to connect y platicar con Dr. Karen Mary Davalos, chair of Chicano and Latino Studies, regarding how our classes, a major or minor in the department can support your goals--be they academic, professional or personal. Knowing our history and community voice; strengthening writing and analytical skills; connecting with community via individual or class projects; receiving great mentorship and resources for graduate school--we got it all! Hard to get to Scott Hall? No problem--we also have a Google Hangout Option!
ATTN Chicano and Latino Studies Majors (or anyone who will be declaring this semester)!
As a student declared in the Chicano & Latino Studies major, you will be eligible to apply for one of the upcoming department scholarships. Scholarships range from $500-700 and applications will be due in December. Updated information will be listed on the website soon and you will be sent details in the next couple weeks, so watch your email!
Chicano and Latino Studies core and affiliated faculty well represented nationally speaking and presenting workshops, platicas and roundtables.
Many of our departmental faculty and affiliated faculty will be presenting or chairing sessions at the ASA-American Studies Association Annual Meeting being held this week! The theme for the 2019 annual meeting – “Build As We Fight” – seeks to create space for the multiplicity of political critiques, imaginaries, and actions created by Indigenous peoples and communities of color in response to the threats of authoritarianism, genocide, dispossession, and extractive capitalism.
Also outside of the University of Minnestoa this week is Dr Davalos, who presents at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Her talk is entitiled, "Spectacular Brownness: the 21st CEntury ARt of Linda Vallejo". Additionally, she will speak to a Digital humanities class about Rhizomes of MExican American Art since 1848.
Campus Happenings
Dia de los Muertos 2019
Once again, Chicano and Latino Studies and La Raza Latinx Student Cultural Center collaborated to share this beautiful DDLM celebration to the University of MN TC campus. Other collaborators included the Latino International Student Organization (LISA), The Philipine Student Association and the American Indian Cultural Center. Thank you to everyone who contributed, educated, attended and supported!
Pics Clockwise from top left: Students in the Chicano and Latino Studies first year seminar class work with altarista Monica Vega to turn their cajitas into two altars housed in Scott Hall. Middle: Kalpuli KetzalCuatlique opened by honoring the four directions. Pictured is danzante Joselin Navarro-Cano, La Raza President and Chicano and Latino Studies major! Bottom: Danzantes led the procession from Scott Hall to Coffman Memorial Union and completed a few more dances before closing. Key organizers discuss the role and various traditions of Dia de los Muertos in their communities as well as the, "We're a Culture, Not a Costume" campaign.
It is First Gen And Proud Week at the U of M TC!
There are still eventsthis week, including an all campus first gen photo in front of Northrop tomorrow, Friday. Check this sitefor info on the university's focus supporting first gen students. Find resources, tell your story and be part of a larger community.
BIPOC Healing Art Series
The BIPOC Healing Art Series creates community healing spaces for graduate and undergraduate students to experience wellness through movement and art. This is a space for Black,Indigenous, Latinx, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA), Desi, Asian, and/or People of Color voices, experiences, and stories. Mixed race, QTIPOC, and trans-racial adopted folks, we see you and welcome you into the space.
The Artist Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (ANPI) provides small grants to artists of color and Native artists working in neighborhoods in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs. ANPI is a program of theCenter for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). They are accepting applications until December 22.
As always, there is so much to share in Career Corner. Hats off to all the work of the CLA Career Center in supporting students to connect time here at the U of MN with current and future career ideas, hopes and dreams.
CLA Career Exploration Days: November 11-14 This is a four-day event where current first-year students visit CLA Career Serivces for a fun and informative fifteen-minute tour of the office.
Links below lead to more information on: Internship opportunities. Explore the many options already avaialable and connect back soon for Chicano and Latino Studies options!
Practice Interview Days November 19-22, 2019. Practice answering common interview questions and receive helpful feedback from professionals with experience.
Exploring Graduate School. Of course, talk with any of our professors and instructors about the overlap of Graduate school and CLS and/or identity and self as a graduate student!
Exchange to another school in the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands for a summer, semester, or year. There are 165 campuses to choose from, including HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions) in the US, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Most students pay U of M tuition, receive financial aid, and NSE credits easily transfer back to the U of M. Final applications due Feb. 2020.
