Participants will take part in four panel discussions, in order to facilitate conversation and share common experiences.
On April 10: Latinos born in the U.S.
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On April 17: Latinos who have recently arrived to the U.S.
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On May 1: Latinos who have lived in the U.S. for more than 10 years.
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On May 9: all the panelists and participants will meet to analyze the results of all sessions.
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Welcoming
Remarks will be given by Gerardo Villacres, Director/Editor of El
Planeta and Managing Partner of Ultra–Linx Marketing Group LLC. Gerardo
Villacres, with extensive civic involvement in the community, is a
board member of the Cambridge Center and an overseer of the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston. He is an advisor of many other non–for–profit
organizations, and is a trustee at Bunker Hill Community College.
Before coming to the Boston area, he worked at CBS in New York for 20
years and was Manager of the CBS Hispanic Radio Network. Gerardo
Villacres has received many international, national and local awards
for his work and involvement in the community.
The last day of the
seminar/conference will have a Keynote Address by Ilan Stavans, the
Lewis–Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Cultures at
Amherst College. He is editor–in–chief of the four–volume Encyclopedia
Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States and author
of the Hispanic Condition and Spanglish, among many other publications.
All sessions will have three panelists, and will be moderated by
Gerardo Villacres and Dr. Luisa Medrano. Closing remarks the last day,
May 8 at 9:30 pm, will be made by Jim Smith, Executive Director of The
Cambridge Center. Closing remarks will give an opportunity for all
those who attend the conference to share what they learned. A closing
reception will then follow from 10 to 10:30 pm on May 8. For a complete
conference schedule and to register for this conference, call (617)
547–6789 ext. 1 and ask for a brochure.
Sec. 01: 3 Thursdays, 8:00-9:30 pm, Apr. 10, Apr. 17 & May 1, plus 1 Friday, May 9 (Ilan Stavans), 56 Brattle St. | $30
TERM: SPRING TERM
COURSE CODE: LATO
SECTION 1
Starts on: April 10, 2008
Ends on: May 09, 2008
Price: $30.00
