Highlighting People Archives - Latin American, Caribbean, & U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL) /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/category/news/highlighting-people/ UW-Milwaukee Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 LACUSL Associated Faculty Natasha Borges Sugiyama to Present Brown Bag Series /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-faculty-natasha-borges-sugiyama-to-present-brown-bag/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:21:20 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1592 Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:30pm Curtain Hall 535B
Our very own LACUSL Committee Co-chair and LACUSL Affiliated Faculty, Natasha Borges Sugiyama will be presenting this Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series. These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin Hall 535B.

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]]> Our very own LACUSL Committee Co-Chair and LACUSL Affiliated Faculty, Natasha Borges Sugiyama will be presenting this Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series. These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin Hall 535B.

Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Associate Professor, Political Science and Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at 51 will be presenting, “Do Anti-Poverty Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Empower Women? Insights from Brazil’s Bolsa Familia.”

Brown Bag Series Presentation, February 19, 2020

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]]> “Race and Color in America Viewed Through Dance and History” /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/race-and-color-in-america-viewed-through-dance-and-history/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:13:35 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1405 Check out this interview with Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, professor emeritus of African and African Diaspora Studies at UW-Milwaukee as he shares about African and African Diaspora Studies, Ko-Thi Dance Company, and what he is offering in his lectures that are a

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]]> Check out with Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, professor emeritus of African and African Diaspora Studies at UW-Milwaukee as he shares about African and African Diaspora Studies, Ko-Thi Dance Company, and what he is offering in his lectures that are a part of the Ko-Thi 50 year celebration.

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]]> LACS Alum Selected as Finalist in Global Competition /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacs-alum-selected-as-finalists-in-global-competition/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:54:55 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1398 LACS Certificate alum and current Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP) student, Alexandria Sedar was part of a three-person team who represented UW-Milwaukee at the global competition, Oxford Mapping the System. Read more by following the link below. Congratulations, Alexandria, Katherine,

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]]> LACS Certificate alum and current Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP) student, Alexandria Sedar was part of a three-person team who represented UW-Milwaukee at the global competition, Oxford Mapping the System. Read more by following the link below. Congratulations, Alexandria, Katherine, and Linda!

 

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]]> LACUSL Student conducts research, “Documenting Deportation” /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-student-conducts-research-documenting-deportation/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:54:23 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1265 Margarita Garcia-Rojas, LACUSL major, participated in undergraduate research with historian, Dr. Rachel Buff to document deportations and oral histories.

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]]> Margarita Garcia-Rojas, LACUSL major, participated in undergraduate research with historian, Dr. Rachel Buff. Margarita is currently featured in the 51 Report for her outstanding work helping document deportations, as part of the Documenting Deportation Database, and recording oral histories to understand living under outdated immigration policy. Margarita has previously presented her research at the 51 Undergraduate Research Symposium in April. Congrats, Margarita!

Undergraduate research offers students hands-on learning

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]]> LACUSL Associated Faculty Nancy Bird-Soto Publishes Book Dissident Spirits /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-affiliated-faculty-publishes-book-dissident-spirits/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:53:42 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1239 Nancy Bird-Soto, LACUSL Affiliated Faculty, past LACUSL Committee Co-Chair, and Associate Professor of Latin American Literature in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has published the book Dissident Spirits: The Post-Insular Imprint in Puerto Rican/Diasporic Literature (Peter Lang, 2018). As

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]]> Nancy Bird-Soto, LACUSL Affiliated Faculty, past LACUSL Committee Co-Chair, and Associate Professor of Latin American Literature in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has published the book Dissident Spirits: The Post-Insular Imprint in Puerto Rican/Diasporic Literature (Peter Lang, 2018). As well, she published the article: “ in Polifonía vol. 8 (2018). At the MMLA in Kansas City, she presented the paper “La ciudad que (no) se repite en Simone de Eduardo Lalo” (November 2018). Prof. Bird-Soto continues to be an invited columnist for . She now chairs the UW Spanish Placement Exam Committee.

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]]> LACUSL Associated Faculty Gladys Mitchell-Walthour Named Brazil Studies Association President /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-associated-faculty-gladys-mitchell-walthour-named-brazil-studies-association-president/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:09:44 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=1085 August 6, 2018
Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, became the Brazil Studies Association President on July 28, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro.

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Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, became the Brazil Studies Association President on July 28, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro. BRASA is an international, interdisciplinary organization of scholars who focus on Brazilian studies. Gladys is the first African-American woman to lead the organization. This is a wonderful recognition and congratulations, Gladys!

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]]> LACUSL student Margarita Garcia-Rojas presents research Documenting Deportation at 51 Symposium /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-student-margarita-garcia-rojas-presents-research-documenting-deportation-at-uwm-symposium/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:44:54 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=981 On April 27, 2018 at the 10th Annual 51 Undergraduate Research Symposium Margarita Garcia-Rojas, current Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latin@ Studies (LACUSL) Major, presented Documenting Deportation: Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The research was carried out with

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On April 27, 2018 at the 10th Annual 51 Undergraduate Research Symposium Margarita Garcia-Rojas, current Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latin@ Studies (LACUSL) Major, presented Documenting Deportation: Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The research was carried out with Dr. Rachel Buff, Department of History. FELICITACIONES MARGARITA and thank you for your research contribution!

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]]> LACUSL Graduate Andrew Roznowski Hired Before Graduation /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-graduate-andrew-roznowski-hired-before-graduation/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:22:31 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=973 Andrew Roznowski (pictured right), a May 2018 graduate of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latin@ Studies (LACUSL) Major and an Africology Minor, is included on the 51 homepage under the “Your 51 Experience” feature of students “Hired Before Graduation.”

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]]> Andrew Roznowski (pictured right), a May 2018 graduate of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latin@ Studies (LACUSL) Major and an Africology Minor, is included on the 51 homepage under the “Your 51 Experience” feature of students “Hired Before Graduation.” Andrew works as the director of operations for Nigerian boutique Usman La’Aro, owned by close friend and 51 alum Simbiat Abisola Laaro (pictured left). All of the clothing sold at the Brady Street shop is designed by Laaro and tailored in Nigeria. Roznowski says his job has taken him to Nigeria multiple times. Read more about the other students who have been hired before graduation by visiting the 51 homepage. (51 Photo/Alexis Amenson)

Update 5/31/18: An extended version of this story was included in the May edition of the College of Letters and Science In Focus Newsletter. Read that feature here, which includes more about Simbiat and her family store La’Aro named after her Nigerian father.

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]]> LACUSL Alum Kennia Coronado Talks Study Abroad with Current Students /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/lacusl-alum-kennia-coronado-talks-study-abroad-with-students/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:12:08 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=967 This month, LACUSL alum and current PhD student at UW-Madison, Kennia Coronado offered a study abroad informational. She shared about her experience abroad as a Latina and answered questions about funding, preparation, tips on convincing parents, and resources on and

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]]> This month, LACUSL alum and current PhD student at UW-Madison, Kennia Coronado offered a study abroad informational. She shared about her experience abroad as a Latina and answered questions about funding, preparation, tips on convincing parents, and resources on and off campus. 

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]]> LACUSL Students Join Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society /latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies/954-2/ Fri, 04 May 2018 19:14:32 +0000 /latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies/?p=954 Monday, April 23, 2018, two students of the Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latin@ Studies major were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, the highest of honors in the liberal arts. Congratulations to our LACUSL students, Lucero

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Monday, April 23, 2018, two students of the Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latin@ Studies major were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, the highest of honors in the liberal arts. Congratulations to our LACUSL students, Lucero Rocha and Eileen Stillwell!

[Group photo of students inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society standing behind 51 podium.]

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