Central American and Transborder Studies Events

Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley

Friday, November 6, 2015 - 11:00am

A film by Jesse Freeston. "Remarkable" - Tariq Ali. "Powerful" - Laura Flanders. "Gripping" - The Nation. "Illustrates the urgency and possible beauty of struggles for justice in our era." - Stefan Christoff. Th Read more

...after... A Conversation on Exile, Memory and Language by Carolina Rivera Escamilla

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

I invite you to celebrate my new book of short stories, entitled ...after... . This event is part of the Central American Studies Stretch Writing Speakers series. Read more

Indigenous Resistance Day - Alternatives to Build the Good Life

Monday, October 12, 2015 - 9:30am to 12:00pm

Aura Lolita Chávez Ixcaquic, Coordinación del Consejo de Pueblos K'iches's-CPK-Guetemala; Arcenio López, Executive Director, Proyecto Mixteco-Indigena-Oxnard; Policarpo Chaj, Maya Vision, Los Angeles; Jesús Sosa Calvo, Master of alebrijes, San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaxa; Alejandra Conde, Xti' Artisan, Los Angeles; Ricardo Hernandez, Xti' Artisan, Los Angeles. Read more

Hip Hop Artist Rebeca Lane

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 2:00pm

Rebeca was born in Guatemala in the middle of the civil war. This event has influenced much of her art and activism. She considers herself an artivist. Her rap lyrics Read more

Migration, Culture and Memory

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 4:00pm to Friday, March 27, 2015 - 10:00pm

The Central American Studies Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, 2015. Read more

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