For 77 years, Holiday Folk Fair International has been celebrating cultures from all over the world through the mediums of dance, food, crafts, and more. This year, due to COVID-19, the festival has been made virtual. Their website has many … Continue Reading »
Modeling Mesoamerica
At the end of October this year, the Stanford University Archaeology Collections released an amazing resource going into the archaeology of ancient Mesoamerican Indigenous peoples, the ancestors of contemporary Indigenous nations that span from today’s central Mexico all the way … Continue Reading »
Migration Webinar Series: Wisconsin/Milwaukee Ties
November 18 (4-5:30pm Central)
This webinar will focus on individual, day-to-day lives and work. By closing the series in this way, we are bringing the many migration issues discussed throughout the fall to reflect more fully on people’s stories and lived experiences.… Continue Reading »
Their ancestors fled U.S. slavery for Mexico. Now they’re looking north again.
Last year, the Washington Post published an article on the Mascogo community, an Afro-Indigenous community now residing in Northern Mexico after fleeing from the United States. But with the decline of well-paying jobs in their area, some members of this … Continue Reading »
Latinos at the Ballot Box
PBS’ Peabody Award winning documentary, Latino Americans, is a six-hour series that “chronicles Latino history in the United States from the 16th century to the present day.” PBS has a variety of lesson plans to accompany the episodes, but one … Continue Reading »
Virtual Internship Webinar
Join us on Nov 13th and Nov 20th for a two part event, organized with our friends in the Global and International Studies and The Department of African & African Diaspora Studies: Student Internships in the Virtual Space!
Part one on 11/13 at 12pm frames the virtual internship experience, emphasizing strengths and opportunities, and why you might consider one in spring or next year. Register here https://lnkd.in/g9EKrDc
Part two on 11/20 at 12pm features an intern and employer panel. Register here https://lnkd.in/ghPzhj
