“Remembered in Our Prayers”: Colonial Mexico, Philanthropy, and Public History

Monday, March 31st, 2025

3:00-4:00 PM

AGSL (51���� Libraries, 3^rd���ڱ��Ǵǰ�)
UW-Milwaukee

Dr. Jessica Nelson
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

In colonial Oaxaca, Mexico, the spiritual and material economies were closely intertwined. Fundraising, sponsorships, and other obra pias (charitable works) covered the cost of endeavors like paying the dowries of orphaned girls, or constructing a convent for Indigenous women. Centuries later, not all of these projects have been remembered equally. Some made permanent changes to the urban landscape and are still discussed today; others have been essentially forgotten. This talk will explore the history of philanthropy in Mexico, the process of researching these projects, and contemporary public history of colonial events.

Join us to learn about the many topics you can study through the interdisciplinary��LACUSL major��at 51����.

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“The Grenada frog: Long term monitoring, mapping, outreach and conservation.”

Monday, November 18th, 2024

3-4 pm

AGSL (51���� Libraries, 3^rd���ڱ��Ǵǰ�)
UW-Milwaukee

Professor Emily Latch &��Billie Harrison

Biological Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The island of Grenada is home to only two endemic terrestrial vertebrates, the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) and the Grenada Frog (Pristimantis euphronides). Both are Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List). The Grenada Dove is featured on the national emblem and is considered to be a national treasure. By contrast, the Grenada Frog is virtually unknown. We worked with the IUCN in 2021 to assess the conservation status of all Lesser Antillean amphibians, where mapping and quantitative ecological analysis prompted a status update of the Grenada frog to “Red List, Critically Endangered”. This classification is warranted given extinction threats by habitat fragmentation significantly limiting dispersal and gene flow, reduced global footprint, threats from development, climate change, invasive species, and disease. Our ongoing work is focused on understanding these threats, through ecological and genetic studies, and on strategic and innovative outreach efforts to increase awareness for the Grenada frog and engage citizens to amplify the impacts of conservation actions. These are what shape the overall aims of our research project: 1) to assess species range, demography, and population connectivity for this endemic montane frog, 2) to understand the impact of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, and 3) to increase awareness of this unique species through targeted, long-term education and outreach activities. We will present these initiatives and challenges along with some exciting new community and student engagement projects.

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“Indigeneity and Writing: Rethinking Indigenismo in Early 20th Century Latin America”

Monday October 28th, 2024
3pm-4pm

AGSL (51���� Libraries, 3rd���ڱ��Ǵǰ�)
UW-Milwaukee

Jorge��Coronado
Professor of Latin American and Andean Literatures
Co-Director, Andean Cultures & Histories
Northwestern University��

In this talk, Professor��Coronado��reconsiders the scholarly frameworks within which we locate��indigenista��literature, arguably the broadest literary movement in the Latin American 20th century. His goal in doing so is to understand a separate body of lettered practices whose origins cannot be accounted for without considering the role of��indigenismo. These ‘other’ lettered practices are mostly, but not solely, created by indigenous peoples. As importantly, accounting for this body of literature involves articulating a notion of indigeneity that does not arise exclusively as an expression of an indigenous identity or culture, but rather as the product of collaborations and exchanges between indigenous and non-indigenous actors in a wide, or widened, discursive field.

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ePortfolio��Requirement��

what, why, when, and how!��

students in the LACS and Latinx Studies Certificates also welcome! ��

November 15, 2023 (4-6pm)��

Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) D 1885��

4-5:15pm:����ePortfolio��hands-on session (bring your laptop)

5:15-6pm:�� Food from��El Salvador��Restaurant

Please register in advance��HERE.

With the��ePortfolio��(or digital portfolio), you:

• Showcase your unique course of study
• Highlight your individual strengths
• Create a virtual space for a broad audience
• Reflect on your learning and growth through the major

The��ePortfolio��is the ‘wow factor’ that you can use upon graduation to communicate your learning with prospective employers. A recent article in the American Association of Colleges and Universities states that: “more than 4 in 5 employers say an electronic portfolio would be useful to them in ensuring that job applicants have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their company or organization.”

Organized by the 51���� Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.�� For more information:��jkline@uwm.edu

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Photo credit:�� Japanese Peruvians at the Panama Canal Zone, 1942 (National Archives and Records Administration)

Spring 2022 virtual series

To complement the February 18-May 29, 2022 exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee,����CLACS has organized parallel programming to tell the stories of Japanese Latin American populations during the same time period.

Free and open to the public.

Cosponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League-Wisconsin Chapter and the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee

Monday, March 14 (4pm Central)

Inside an Invisible Iron Wall: The Forced Relocation of Japanese and Japanese Mexicans during World War II,��Dr. Jerry García��(Sea Mar Community Health Centers)

Wednesday, April 20 (4pm Central)

“You Brought Us Here”: The Plight of Japanese Peruvians in World War II U.S. Incarceration,��Dr. Natasha Varner��()

Wednesday, May 11 (2pm Central)

Resisting Racism: Japanese Immigrants and Japanese Brazilians, 1930-1954,����(Emory University)

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

51���� Curtin Hall, Room 175

Craft Talk 3:30-4:30

Book Reading 7:00-8:30pm

Also livestreamed. Link available closer to the event date.

Valerie Martínez is the author of five books of poetry, one book of translations (of Uruguay’s Delmira Agustini) and a chapbook of hybrid poetry and prose. Her poems have appeared widely in anthologies, journals, and magazines. Her most recent work,��Count, is a book-length poem that grapples with the devastating effects of human-made climate change while recounting the magnificent wonders of the natural world. Martínez is also an educator, having taught poetry and literature for over 20 years at the college/university level and currently teaching poetry and memoir workshops for adults.

Since 2007, Martínez has worked as an arts administrator and consultant in the field of arts and community development. She is the Founding Director of Artful Life, an organization dedicated to works of public art created through a place-based, community engagement process. Artful Life is the lead consultant for the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s CHART (Culture, History, Art, Reconciliation, Truth) project — a twelve-month community engagement process dedicated to truth, healing, and reconciliation. Valerie was the Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 2008-2010. Learn more:��

Cosponsored by: Department of English; Boudreaux Foundation; Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL); Women’s and Gender Studies Program; Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature; Roberto Hernández Center

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Find our Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx (LACUSL) Studies Major and Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Certificate representing this coming Monday, October 18 from 10am – 2pm at the Exploring Majors Fair in the 51���� Union Ballroom. Chat with an alum, a current student or a staff member and learn more about our programs! Giveaways and activities included!

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Group��Advising��is a small��group��of students meeting to discuss, interact and explore topics with an Academic Advisor.��

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