{"id":11503,"date":"2025-10-23T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/?p=11503"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:58:51","slug":"migration-in-the-americas-yesterday-and-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/migration-in-the-americas-yesterday-and-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration in the Americas, Yesterday and Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, November 13
\n<\/strong>6:00pm – 7:30pm CT
\n51ÁÔÆæ Student Union, Alumni Fireside Lounge
\nbuilding map and directions below<\/em>
\n2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee WI 53211<\/p>\n

Free and open to the public
\nNo RSVP required \u2013 contact clacs@uwm.edu for access needs<\/em><\/p>\n

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/strong> and the Institute of World Affairs<\/strong> present<\/p>\n

Migration in the Americas, Yesterday and Today<\/h2>\n

Join us for a panel conversation on how U.S. immigration policy relates to the broader shared history of North, Central, and South America. Speakers Silvia Giorguli (Sociology and former President, El Colegio de M\u00e9xico) and Mar\u00eda Fernanda Bozmoski (Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, The Atlantic Council) will discuss past and present migration trends in the Americas, including the historical roots and driving factors in Central America and Mexico, situating current U.S. policy debates within this larger hemispheric context. The discussion will be moderated by 51ÁÔÆæ Institute of World Affairs Director Doug Savage.<\/p>\n

Silvia Giorguli<\/strong> Saucedo <\/strong>is a sociologist and demographer who was president of El Colegio de M\u00e9xico from 2015 until 2025. She studied a B.A. in Sociology at Mexico\u2019s National University (UNAM) and received a Master\u2019s in Demography at El Colegio de M\u00e9xico. In 2004, she earned her PhD in Sociology from Brown University. She has been Professor and Researcher at the Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies (CEDUA) of El Colegio de M\u00e9xico since 2003. She was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2007-2008), and she is currently a Tinker Fellow at the University of Chicago. She is a member of the prestigious El Colegio Nacional in Mexico.<\/p>\n

Giorguli\u2019s demographic research has concentrated on three main lines of research: (i) international migration in the Americas; (ii) transitions to adulthood in Mexico and Latin America; (iii) the intersection between demographic dynamics, education, and public policies. She is currently the principal co-investigator in the Mesoamerican Migration Project and the Latin American Migration Project.<\/p>\n

Mar\u00eda Fernanda Bozmoski<\/strong> is Lead for Central America and Director of Impact and Operations at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, where she leads the center\u2019s work on Mexico and Central America and supports the director with the center\u2019s operations. During her time at the Atlantic Council, she has co-led the center\u2019s Northern Triangle Task Force, helped shape the center\u2019s trade work, and scheduled events in Asia for US policymakers. Bozmoski is a frequent commentator in several U.S. and regional outlets including Voice of America, El Financiero-Bloomberg, and Univision, among others.<\/p>\n

Originally from Costa Rica, Bozmoski earned a BA in European studies from the Sorbonne University in France as well as a MA in Latin American studies and political economy from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a MA in international law and human rights from the United Nations University for Peace. Before joining the Atlantic Council, Bozmoski completed an externship at the Inter-American Dialogue and worked at the Cato Institute and the Council of the Americas.<\/p>\n

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Campus directions<\/h2>\n

The most reliable parking is available in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union Garage, entrance off of E. 51ÁÔÆæ (westbound). Parking here requires hourly payment. Entry from the parking garage directly into the Student Union takes you to the (lower) Street Level.<\/p>\n

The Alumni Fireside Lounge in the Student Union is on the Campus Level, one level above the large open concourse on the street level of the building.\u00a0Follow signs for “Campus Level – West – Milwaukee Conference Center”<\/strong><\/p>\n

See below for a building map of the Student Union Campus Level, with the Fireside Lounge circled in blue:<\/p>\n

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Or, click below for building maps of each level of the 51ÁÔÆæ student union:<\/p>\n