1 SIGLO XXI: FORGING THE FUTURE OF LATINOS IN A TIME OF CRISIS INTERUNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR LATINO RESEARCH FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 2325, 2012 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 West 59 th Street New York, NY 10019
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SIGLO XXI: FORGING THE FUTURE OF LATINOS IN A TIME OF CRISIS
INTER-UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR LATINO RESEARCH FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 23-25, 2012
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019
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SIGLO XXI: FORGING THE FUTURE OF LATINOS IN A TIME OF CRISIS INTER-UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR LATINO RESEARCH (IUPLR)
FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 23-25, 2012
PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES, CUNY HUNTER COLLEGE, CONFERENCE ROOM, E1442 IUPLR CO-DIRECTORS MEETING
6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m. CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES, CUNY HUNTER COLLEGE, SOLARIUM, E1413 IUPLR OPEN HOUSE AND RECEPTION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 610T IUPLR CO-DIRECTORS MEETING
CONFERENCE AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Lobby Entrance, 524 West 59th Street REGISTRATION 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 WELCOME REMARKS Gilberto Cárdenas, IUPLR Executive Director, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame Jeremy Travis, President, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, The City University of New York (CUNY) Edwin Meléndez, Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY Hunter College Video: In Memoriam: Frank Bonilla (1925-‐2010) Lisandro Pérez, Professor and Chair, The Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Daisy Cocco De Filippis, President, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT Latinos and Higher Education
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Introduced by: Ramona Hernández, Director, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, CUNY City College
12:15 p.m. -1:00 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Gerald W. Lynch Theater Lobby HOSPITALITY SUITE
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 PLENARY SESSION: LATINOS IN A TIME OF CRISIS Moderator: Teresa L. Córdova, Ph.D. Director & Professor, Community & Regional Planning, School of Architecture & Planning, University of New Mexico Panelists: Saskia Sassen, Ph.D., Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University Luis R. Cancel, CEO, Entrepreneurial Cultural Consulting Héctor R. Cordero-Guzmán, Ph.D., Professor, The School of Public Affairs at City University of New York (CUNY) Teresa L. Córdova, Ph.D. Director & Professor, Community & Regional Planning, School of Architecture & Planning, University of New Mexico
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 1: LATINO IMMIGRATION AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Moderator: Maria de los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago Panelists: Maria de los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago How Immigration Became Central to the Latino Agenda Roberto G. Gonzales, University of Chicago Dreams in a Time of Hysteria: Undocumented Youth and the Experiences of Exclusion and Resistance Tania Unzueta, University of Illinois at Chicago Assessing Obama’s Changes in Deportation Policies Paola Piers-Torres, Barnard/Columbia University The Impact of Immigration Policies on Children 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.101 SESSION 2: EDUCATION REACTING TO CRISIS Moderator: Isabel Martinez, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Panelists: Nelson Flores, CUNY Graduate Center From Program to Policy: Reframing the Debate on Bilingual Education in a Time of Crisis Mary Martinez-Wenzl, University of California, Los Angeles Latino/a Immigrant Student Achievement and Engagement: An Exploration of Project Secondary Online Learning Josephine Arce, San Francisco State University
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Critically Conscious Bilingual Teachers Creating Academic Success for Latino Students in Elementary Education Teresa Carrillo, San Francisco State University Improving Access and Success for Latino Students by becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS) 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.107 SESSION 3: LATINOS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE ERA OF THE GREAT RECESSION Moderator: Edwin Meléndez, CUNY Hunter College Panelists: Edwin Meléndez & M.A. Visser, CUNY Hunter College Estimating the Determinants of Low Wage Work in the United States: Variations among Latino Ethnic Groups Belinda I. Reyes, San Francisco State University The Education Progress of Latinos in California Ramón Borges-Méndez, Clark University The Asset Profile of Latinos and Stateside Puerto Ricans: Evidence from the Consumer Expenditure Survey
2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.12 SESSION 4: EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. ADDICTION RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION: TEACHING SCIENCE TO ENGLISH LEARNERS IN CALIFORNIA Discussant/Moderator: Adela de la Torre, University of California, Davis Panelists: Rosa Manzo, University of California, Davis Rosa Gómez Camacho, University of California, Davis Adela de la Torre, University of California, Davis
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m BREAK
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 5: TRANSFORMATIVE BILINGUAL TEACHER PREPARATION IN THE BORDERLANDS Discussant/Moderator: Peter Farruggio, The University of Texas Pan American Panelists: Peter Farruggio , The University of Texas Pan American Michael Guerrero, The University of Texas Pan American Alcione N. Ostorga, The University of Texas Pan American
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.69 SESSION 6: SOCIAL MOBILITY I Moderator: Juan Carlos Guzmán, University of Notre Dame Yolanda C. Padilla, University of Texas at Austin & Jen Scott, University of Texas at Austin Mexican American Children in their Early School Years in the Current economic Environment: Creating the Foundation for Future Disparities?
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Juan Carlos Guzmán, University of Notre Dame The Economic Impact of Latinos in Chicago Cynthia V. Duarte, University of Notre Dame Are Latinos Moving Up or Just Moving? A Preliminary Analysis of Latinos in Suburban Chicago Elizabeth Aranda, University of South Florida & Fernando I. Rivera, University of Central Florida Latino/a Immigrants and Their Incorporation into Central Florida
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.121 SESSION 7: LITERATURE AND IDENTITY Moderator: Richard Perez, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Panelists: John D. Riofrio, College of William and Mary Hemispheric Latinidades Belinda L. Rincón, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Reading Chicana Literature in a Time of Neoliberal Militarism Héctor Pérez, University of the Incarnate Word Accounting for the Unaccountable: The Case of John Philip Santos 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 610T SESSION 8: NIÑOS SANOS/FAMILIA SANA Discussant/Moderator: Adela de la Torre, University of California, Davis Panelists Rosa Manzo, University of California, Davis Rosa Gómez-Camacho, University of California, Davis Alberto Aguilera, University of California, Davis
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CUNY DOMINICAN STUDIES INSTITUTE, City College, Library and Archives 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 OPENING RECEPTION, RSVP to [email protected] Remarks: Ramona Hernández, Director, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Print Unveiling: Scherezade, Latinos: Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk
After 8:30 p.m. A NIGHT IN THE HEIGTHS (On your own)
OPEN ARTISTS STUDIO: A View into the Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA Bullrider Studio and Coronado Printstudio Rider Ureña, Bullrider Studio 3769 10th Avenue, 2nd floor (202 St.) Washington Heights New York, NY 10034
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Lobby Entrance, 524 West 59th Street REGISTRATION
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Gerald W. Lynch Theater Lobby HOSPITALITY SUITE
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. FIVE CONCURRENT SESSIONS & POSTER SESSION 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.77 SESSION 9: LATINO POLITICS II Moderator: Sherrie Baver, CUNY City College and CUNY Graduate Center Panelists: Javier Esguevillas Ruiz, University of Notre Dame The Acceptance from the Chicano Community their Role as National Minority Inside a Multinational State Juhem Navarro-Rivera, Ariela Keysar and Barry A. Kosmin, Trinity College The Latino Culture War: Religion and Partisanship among Latinos in the U.S. Glenn Jacobs, University of Massachusetts Boston The Dialectic of Latino Resistance to Marginalization: A Case Study and Comparison of Community-based Organizations 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.124 SESSION 10: A SOCIAL DETERMINANTS APPROACH TO LATINO IMMIGRANT HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES Panelists: Marc B. Schenker, University of California, Davis A Social Determinants Approach to Latino Immigrant Health in the United States Xóchitl Castañeda, University of California, Berkeley The Children of Mexican Immigrants in the United States: Health Inequalities and Social Determinants Jennifer Hirsch, Columbia University
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.80 SESSION 11: LATINO VISUAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES Moderator: Arlene Davila, New York University Panelists: Tatiana Reinoza, University of Texas at Austin Defying the Culture of Invisibility: Victor Cartagena’s Invisible Nation Marcela C. Guerrero, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Zooming In: Latina/o Photography in the Documents of 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art Archive Shonna Trinch, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Writing on the Site: What the Signs Say About the Status of Spanish in Gentrifying Brooklyn
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9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.84 SESSION 12: CRISIS AND REVITALIZATION Panelists: Jillian Baez, College of Staten Island & Mari Castañeda, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Blaming Latinos Once Again: An Analysis of Media Narratives About the Subprime Crisis Josephine Arce & Debra Luna, San Francisco State University Revitalizing Spanish Bilingual Credential Programs Amy Ramson, CUNY Hostos Community College Latinos and Service Learning: Preparation for Workplace Competencies
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 13: ART, PERFORMATIVITY AND EMBODIED IDENTITIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS Discussant: Arlene Torres, Hunter College, CUNY Panelists: Shivohn N. Garcia, Purdue University Invisible Voices and Rhythms of Spanish Harlem: An Investigation of Memories, Music, and Muted Identities in AfroPuerto Rican Literature Elena Guzman, CUNY Hunter College Bomba: The Performance of an AfroPuerto Rican Identity as Agent of Change in Times of Crisis Marvette Perez, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution ¿Diosa olvidada? Latino Performance and the Politics of Forgetting 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Old Theater Lobby POSTER SESSION: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funded Research Conducted at the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Community Development and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston by Undergraduate Students and Faculty Poster 1: Research conducted by Tariana Veronica Little, Maria Idalí Torres, Aline Gubrium , Cristina Brinkerhoff and Anjuli Manrique “Uno le transmite todo a los hijos:” Latino Parents’ Views of Their Roles as Sex Educators Poster 2: Research conducted by Aline S. Da Fonseca, Maria Idalí Torres, Jennifer Allen, Hoffman Ospino, & Laura Tom Socioeconomic and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Poster 3: Research conducted by Beninson Peña, Phillip Granberry, María Idalí Torres, Jennifer Allen An Economic Argument for Supporting Cancer Screening and Early Detection Poster 4: Research conducted by Carolina González1, María Idalí Torres, Jennifer Allen, Hosffman Ospino, Laura Tom, Diego Gómez-Aristizabal Liberation Theology: linking historical and cultural influences to early cancer screening among Latinos in Massachusetts: An ethno-historical study Poster 5: Research conducted by Eriliza Guerrero, María Idalí Torres, Jennifer Allen, Laura Tom, Phillip Granberry, Beninson Peña, Bryan Leyva Vengoechea, Maria Sesma Is Health Insurance a Barrier to Cancer Screening and Treatment for Catholic Latinos? Poster 6: Research conducted by Aida Yanci Palencia, María Idalί Torres, Jennifer Allen, Laura Tom, Diego Gómez- Aristizabal The Influence of Catholic Faith on Cancer Detection and Coping Strategies among Latinos
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Poster 7: Research conducted by Mario Santiago, María Idalí Torres, Jennifer Allen, Laura Tom, Diego Gómez-Aristizabal, and Bryan Leyva Vengoechea, Maria Sesma Me gusta cantar, porque el que canta ora dos veces:” Exploring the Potential Use of Liturgical Music to Enhance Cancer Early Detection Interventions
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. BREAK 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. FIVE CONCURRENT SESSIONS 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.67 SESSION 14: POLITICS OF MIGRATION Discussant/Moderator: Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, University of Massachusetts Boston Panelists: Henry Riera, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Arizona State Senate Bill 1070 Daniel Martinez & Jeremy Slack, University of Arizona The Migrant Border Crossing Study: New Evidence of the Unauthorized Crossing Experience through the Arizona-Sonora Border Ramiro Rodriguez, Artist – RioMar Studio, and Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame Caritas: The Immigrant in the Word 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM1.124 SESSION 15: POLITICS II Panelists: Carlos Vargas Ramos, CUNY Hunter College Disaggregating New Yorkers View on Immigration Corinne Valdivia, L. Y. Flores, S. Jeanetta, A. Morales, D. Martinez, P. Dozi, University of Missouri Latino and Latina Immigrants in Rural Communities in the Midwest: Wellbeing and How Acculturation Strategies, Networks, and the Context of Reception Matters Virginia Marie Raymond, Wire Cutter/A desalambrar Is there a skeptic in the house? Effects of human trafficking laws on immigrants in the United States 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 16: FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP OF ENGAGEMENT TO A PRAXIS OF SOLIDARITY Discussant: Teresa L. Córdova, University of New Mexico Iris Zavala Martínez, CUNY Hunter College Towards a Decolonizing and Empowering Psychosocial Praxis María Elena Torre, Director, The Public Science Project, The CUNY Graduate Center & Jennifer Ayala, St. Peter’s College Youth Participatory Action Research: Positioning Research Entremundos Saulo M. Colón, Raritan Community College & University of Massachusetts Community Based Scholarship from the Fields: Community College Students and Farmworkers
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.80
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SESSION 17: FINANCE, WEALTH ACCUMULATION AND RETIREMENT Panelists: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School, Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, and Joelle Saad-Lessler, The New School Determinants of Pension Plan Participation among Mexican Immigrants Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School, Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame, and Joelle Saad-Lessler, The New School Confianza and Retirement: An Ethnography of Mexican Immigrant Practices in Chicago Jason Jorgensen, George Washington University & Christian Malagon, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Latino Borrower and FHA: 2000-2010 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.84 SESSION 18: LATINA/O TELENOVELA, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MAGAZINE CONSUMPTION: ESCAPING REALITY, CONSTRUCTING GENDER IDENTITIES IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CRISIS Moderator: Diana I. Rios, University of Connecticut Panelists: Diana I. Rios, University of Connecticut Telenovelas, Gender and Sexuality Esmeralda E. Pérez de López, Michigan State University Con Crisis o Sin Crisis Compadre!: U.S. Latino Male Telenovelas Consumption as a Sign of Perseverance S. Gisela Leija, Michigan State University Body Satisfaction and Televised Advertisements: The Effects of Model Size and Sexualized Portrayals on Women’s Body Satisfaction
12:45– 2:00 PM LUNCHEON: IUPLR DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (Pre-registered Attendees) CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Edwin Meléndez, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning and Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY Hunter College Economic Opportunity for LATINO/AS IN A TIME OF CRISIS Introduced by: María Idalí Torres, University of Massachusetts Boston
1:15 p.m.—6:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Old Theater Lobby MARKETPLACE & ART FAIR Jesús Barraza, Taller Tupac-‐Amaru, Oakland, CA Ramiro Rodriguez, RioMar Studio, South Bend, IN Poli Marichal + Marianne Sadowski, Los de Abajo, Los Angeles, CA Pepe Coronado, StudioPepe, Hastings on Hudson, NY Joel Garcia + Evonne Gallardo, Self –Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. FIVE CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 19: POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CUBAN AMERICANS Discussant/Moderator: Lisandro Pérez, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Panelists: Guillermo Grenier, Florida International University Do Cubans Care About Social Problems? The Exile Identity and Civil Society Ideology Among Cuban-Americans in Florida Alan Aja, CUNY Brooklyn College You're not Black, you're Hispanic!: Intra-Group Discrimination and the Adaptation Experiences of Afro-Cubans in South Florida Antonio Aja Díaz, Universidad de la Habana Cubanos y latinos en los Estados Unidos: Viejos y nuevos desafíos Antonio López, George Washington University Rubio Oxigenao: Marco Rubio, Latino Whiteness, and Neoliberal Latinidad
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L.129 SESSION 20: DREAM ACT STUDENTS Discussant/Moderator: Ricardo Romo, University of Texas at San Antonio Panelists: Harriett Romo and Olivia López, University of Texas at San Antonio The Legal Framework & Immigration: Its Implications for Students María Cristina Cigarroa, University of Texas at Austin The Dream Act Movement: What Motivates Students to Participate and How Does Participation Affect their Lives? Raquel Marquez, University of Texas at San Antonio The Future For DREAM Act Students Maricela Oliva, University of Texas at San Antonio College Admissions and Access: The Experiences of DREAM ACT Students Jason Perez, University of Texas at San Antonio Alliances Between the Dream Act Movement and the Gay Rights Movement
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.80 SESSION 21: SOCIAL MOBILITY II Moderator: José Luis Morín, New Community College Panelists: Jessica Hamar Martinez, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life The Influence of Religion on the Economic, Social and Political Outlook of Latinos Rogelio Saenz, University of Texas at San Antonio The Demography of Latina/os in the 50 Largest U.S. Cities: Implications for the Future Jenny Rivera, Director, Center on Latina/o and Latina Rights and Equality, CUNY School of Law & Jodie G. Roure, Director, Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program at John Jay College -‐ St. John's University School of Law & Latin American and Latina/o Studies Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice SO YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER. LATINA/OS AND THEIR JOURNEY INTO THE LEGAL PROFESSION: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
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2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.124 SESSION 22: GENDERED ARTICULATIONS OF COMMUNITIES UNDER SIEGE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND APPROACHES TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY UPLIFT Organizer: Arlene Torres, CUNY Hunter College Discussant/Moderator: Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas, CUNY Baruch College Panelists: Mildred Rodriguez and Shakti Castro, CUNY Hunter College An Analysis of Housing, Violence, and Dreams Deferred in Bodega Dreams Regan Loggans, CUNY Hunter College Betwixt and Between the Hyphen: Gender and Dominican Identity in My American Girls: A Dominican Story Mérida M. Rúa, Williams College We don’t mind renewal, but we ask [for] a place to live”: Loss and Belonging in Chicago’s Puerto Rican Neighborhoods
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.67 SESSION 23: MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY AND IDENTITY Discussant/Moderator: Clara E. Rodríguez, Fordham University Panelists: Camilla Fojas, DePaul University Border Media and New Spaces of Latinidad Melissa Carrillo & Juana Román-Maqueira, Smithsonian Institution Latinos and Digital Technology Cyriaco Lopes, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Wanda Raimondi-Ortiz: Sisters from the Hood
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.129 SESSION 24: THE MEDIA DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OF MEDIA AND LATINO POLITICAL MOBILIZATION Discussant/Moderator: Federico Subervi, Texas State University Panelists: María Flores, Texas A&M International Latino Agenda-Setting Effects on the 2008 Presidential Election Vanessa Cruz, University of Michigan Typical Scapegoats: Demonstrating the Extent of Counter-Mobilization when Targeting Immigrants Marcela García-Castañon, University of Washington Dime lo que pasa: How Immigrants Utilize their Families to Access Information about Politics Federico Subervi, Texas State University Methodological Imperatives for Assessing the Role of the Media in Latino Politics
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4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CONFERENCE CENTER, L.61 SESSION 25: THE SILENT CRISIS: LATINO MALES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE Discussant/Moderator: Victor B. Sáenz, The University of Texas at Austin Panelists Victor B. Sáenz, The University of Texas at Austin Setting the Context: The Growing Latino Gender Gap in Educational Attainment Sarah Rodriguez & Kelty Garbee, The University of Texas at Austin Latino Males & The College Experience: Findings from a Case Study of Texas Colleges & Universities Michael Nava, Texas State University San Marcos From Awareness to Action: The Project MALES Mentoring Program
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.67 SESSION 26: RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH INTERVENTIONS Moderator: Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, University of Massachusetts Boston Discussant: Rosalyn Negron, University of Massachusetts Boston Panelists: Hosffman Ospino, Boston College Potential Facilitators and Obstacles of Catholic Churches Ministering Health to Latinos Christina Hernández, Phyllis Cantor Center for Nursing Research/Dana Farber Cancer Institute and University of Massachusetts Boston The Role of Faith-based Organizations in Latino Immigrant Health Research and Health Promotion María Idalí Torres, University of Massachusetts Boston Latino Views About Cancer and the Potential Role of Parishes as Diffusion Channels for Information About Cancer Early Detection
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.124 SESSION 27: TALLERES GRAFICOS IN THE UNITED STATES Discussant: Gilberto Cárdenas, University of Notre Dame Panelists: Joel Garcia and Evonne Gallardo Self-Help Graphics Sandra C. Fernández Coronado Studio and Serie Project Fernando Salicrup Taller Boricua
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM L2.80 SESSION 28: ROUNDTABLE: HARVARD JOURNAL OF HISPANIC POLICY Presenters: Octavio González, Harvard University 6:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CUNY CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES LIBRARY and ARCHIVES The Lois V. And Samuel J. Silberman School of Social Work 2180 Third Avenue @ 119th, Art Gallery
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EXHIBITION, TRIBUTE, BOOK SIGNING & RECEPTION EXHIBITION: LABOR curated by Susana Torruella Leval and Antonio Martorell
TRIBUTE: Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Professor Emerita, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, CUNY Brooklyn College Introduced by: Lisandro Pérez , CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
BOOK SIGNING Introduction: Alberto Hernández, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY Hunter College
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Lobby Entrance, 524 West 59th Street REGISTRATION
9:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Gerald W. Lynch Theater Lobby HOSPITALITY SUITE
9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Old Theater Lobby MARKETPLACE ART FAIR Jesús Barraza, Taller Tupac-‐Amaru, Oakland, CA Ramiro Rodriguez, RioMar Studio, South Bend, IN Poli Marichal + Marianne Sadowski, Los de Abajo, Los Angeles, CA Pepe Coronado, StudioPepe, Hastings on Hudson, NY Joel Garcia + Evonne Gallardo, Self -‐Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. FIVE CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.66 SESSION 29: POLITICS IV Panelists: Julian Jefferies, California State University, Fullerton Breaking the Circle of Silence: Undocumented Students in Massachusetts Ramiro Martinez, Jr., & Jacob I. Stowell, Northeastern University Extending Immigration and Criminal Studies: National Implications and Social Settings Oscar Celador Angón, University of Notre Dame The Regularization of Undocumented Migrants in the U.S.: The Spanish Solution
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Conference Center, L.61 SESSION 30: REVISITING LATINO HISTORY Moderator: Gerald Markowitz, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Panelists: David A. Badillo, CUNY Lehman College Desegregation, Resegregation, and Latino Civil Rights History Julio Noboa, University of Texas at El Paso The Rise of Latino Advocates: Fighting for Our History in Texas Lisandro Pérez, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Enduring Patterns of Cuban Émigré Activism in the United States (1823-2010) and the Exceptional Case of José Martí Orlando J. Hernández, CUNY Hostos Community College 19th-Century Anti-Imperialism in the Caribbean: the New York Connection 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.75 SESSION 31: POLITICS, IDENTITY, AND ENGAGED POLICY: THE CASE OF TEXAS-STYLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION Moderator: Angela Valenzuela, University of Texas at Austin Panelists: Angela Valenzuela, University of Texas at Austin Patricia D. López , University of Texas at Austin 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.76 SESSION 32: CREATING STRATEGIES TO INITIATE ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATIONS: Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA Moderator: Pepe Coronado, Artist, Studio Pepe, Hasting on Hudson, NY Panelists: iliana emilia garcia, Artist Moses Ros-Suaréz, Artist Miguel Luciano, Artist
9:30 a.m. –11:00 a.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.91 SESSION 33: SOCIAL NETWORKS Moderator: Richard Curtis, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Panelists: Phillip J. Granberry, University of Massachusetts Boston The Value of Neighborhood Relationships: The Accumulation of Social Capital among Legal and Unauthorized Mexican Migrants Evelyn I. Rodriguez, University of San Francisco LAZOS that Bind: Quinceañeras and Social Networks Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, University of Massachusetts Boston Black/Latino Relations in Boston: Two Trends of Collective Identification
11:00 a.m. –11:15 a.m. BREAK 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. FIVE CONCURRENT SESSIONS 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.66 SESSION 34: AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD JUSTICE CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Moderator: Miguel Carranza, University of Missouri-‐Kansas City Panelists: Juan Marinez , Michigan State University & Victor Garcia Indiana University of Pennsylvania The Changing Face of Farm Ownership in the U.S. Devon G. Peña, University of Washington and The Acequia Institute Environmental and Food Justice: The Newest Latina/o Social Movement 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.75 SESSION 35: LATINOS AND MENTAL HEALTH Moderator: Silvia Mazzula, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Panelists: Juan Carlos Guzmán and Waldo Mikels-Carrasco, University of Notre Dame Factors Associated with Depression in the Latino Community in South Bend, IN Ester R. Shapiro, University of Massachusetts Boston Latino/a Immigrant-Sensitive Mental Health Services in Anti-Immigrant Contexts: Practice and Policy Recommendations Promoting Resources for Wellness Across Settings Clarisa Cañadas, Forging the Future of Latinos’ Mental Health in a Time of Crisis
11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.76 SESSION 36: CHARTING A NEW COURSE: A COMMUNITY-CENTERED, UNIVERSITY-CONNECTED PATHWAY FOR LATINO/A TEACHERS Pedro Pedraza, NLERAP Regional Director, New York, City University of New York, Hunter College Angela Valenzuela, NLERAP National Director, University of Texas at Austin Barbara Flores, NLERAP Curriculum Committee Chair, California State University, San Bernardino Jose Cintrón, NLERAP Regional Director, California, California State University, Sacramento Frances Lucerna, Director, El Puente and Founding Principal of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice Brooklyn, New York
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11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Conference Center, L.61 SESSION 37: SPANISH CARIBBEAN ROUNDTABLE Discussant/Moderator: Jorge L. Chinea, Wayne State University Panelists: Ramona Hernández, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Sherrie Baver, CUNY City College and Graduate Center Suzanne Oboler, Editor, Latino Studies and CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Lisandro Pérez, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.91 SESSION 38: LATINO GRAPHIC ARTS, NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE AND AFFIRMATION Discussant/Moderator: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, Independent Scholar Panelists: Jesús Barraza, Dignidad Rebelde Somos el 99%: Dignidad Rebelde Response to Occupy Movement Poli Marichal, Los de Abajo Collaboration in a Time of Crisis Carlos F. Jackson & Noemi Castro, Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA) Community Empowerment through Art and Culture
2:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN SOLIDARITY WITH LIBROTRAFICANTE: A Teach-In by CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Students on the Arizona Book Ban CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Conference Center, L.61 Featuring Tony Díaz, author of Librotraficante Juan González, author of Harvest of Empire and other invited guests
IUPLR PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
IUPLR Spanish Caribbean Working Group Latin American and Latina/o Studies Conference Room, 8.63.33
Consejo Gráfico Taller Boricua, 1680 Lexington Ave New (between 104th & 105th Streets) NLERAP New York Regional Professional Meeting CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.76 New IUPLR Working Group: Library and Archives CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.66
New IUPLR Working Group: Immigration CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.75
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New IUPLR Working Group: Health CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.91
New IUPLR Working Group: Education and STEM Education CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ROOM 1.91
2:00 p.m. CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Black Box FILM FESTIVAL The Legacy of Frank Bonilla, 45 minutes Directed by Eduardo Aguiar, Producer by Melissa Montero, Associate Producer Richard Unapanta Pura Belpre, A Story Teller, 45 minutes Directed by Eduardo Aguiar, Associate Producer Richard Unapanta & Naren Henry Clemente Soto Velez, A Revolt through Letters, 45 minutes Directed by Joel Gonzalez, Associate Producer Melissa Garay
5:00 p.m. TALLER BORICUA The Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center 1680 Lexington Ave New (between 104th & 105th Streets) CLOSING RECEPTION Co-Sponsored by IUPLR & NLERAP Consejo Gráfico Exhibition: A Presión/Under Pressure
CONFERENCE CREDITS Conference organized by: The Inter-‐University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR) headquartered at the University of Notre Dame, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at CUNY City College, Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY Hunter College, and the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Sponsors: Office of University Relations of the City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Marketing and Development at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Office of Advancement of Research at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice The SIGLO XXI Conference is made possible by Southwest Airlines, Azteca Foods, Inc., the National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project (NLERAP), Anheuser Busch Companies, LatinosinHigherEd.com, and LatinoGraduate.com.