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Brazilian Immigrant Workers in Massachusetts - Gaston Institute Presentation

by Neida Jimenez

Event Announcement Brazilian Immigrant Workers in Massachusetts: An Invisible Minority that Everybody Sees Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, MD Tuesday, March 9, 2004 1-2:30pm Library Staff Lounge, Healey Library, 11th floor University of Massachusetts, Boston Spring 04 Speaker Series sponsored by the Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy www.gaston.umb.edu / tel. 617-287-5790 Neida M. Jimenez Assistant to the Acting Director Program Manager, Visiting Scholars and Faculty Grants David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University njimenez(a)fas.harvard.edu tel. 617-495-0574 fax. 617-496-2802

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Racial Disparities in Health Care - Debate at the IOP, Harvard

by Neida Jimenez

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT HARVARD UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004, 7:00 PM A Panel Discussion With: JOSEPH BETANCOURT, M.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Principal Investigator, Hispanic Health Services Utilization: Defining and Exploring Disparities JOAN REEDE, M.D., Dean for Diversity and Community Affairs, Harvard Medical School SALLY SATEL, M.D., Medical Columnist, The Wall Street Journal; W.H. Brady Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Author, How Political Correctness is Corrupting Medicine DAVID BLUMENTHAL, M.D., (Moderator), Professor, Harvard Medical School; Director, Institute for Health Policy and Physician, The Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System Neida M. Jimenez Assistant to the Acting Director Program Manager, Visiting Scholars and Faculty Grants David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University njimenez(a)fas.harvard.edu tel. 617-495-0574 fax. 617-496-2802

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Upcoming Events at Area Schools related to Latinos

by Latinos

UPCOMING EVENTS U.S. Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America Tuesday, February 24, 2004 DRCLAS, Harvard University, 61 Kirkland St., Cambridge Jorge I. Domínguez, director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, will discuss U.S. Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America. Tuesday Seminar Series. 12 noon 2 p.m. DRCLAS, 61 Kirkland. Contact: Jeanne Alberts, jeanne_alberts(a)harvard.edu. CONFERENCES Cultural Citizenship: Varieties of Belonging Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University February 19-20, 2004 Is citizenship today as much a cultural responsibility as a political right? This Radcliffe Institute conference brings together philosophers, artists, historians, and scholars to explore the vocabularies of belonging and exclusion that are crucial to understanding the quest for equality and community. http://www.radcliffe.edu/conferences/cultural/index.html Teachers College at Columbia University invites proposals for its 2nd Annual Graduate Student Conference entitled Education Across the Americas: Bridging Latinos and Latin America, to be held March 26-27, 2004 at Teachers College in New York City. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, February 13. Papers will be considered for presentation if they relate to education in Latin America or of Latinos in the United States. Examples of topics are: Access and Equity, Educational Policy, Bilingual and Multicultural Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Finance, Education and Economic Development, Education of Minority Groups, Curriculum and Teaching, education and Human Rights, education and exclusion, transnational learning (immigration, communication and multiculturalism), Gender and Race, Educational Policy, education and Non-profits. Proposal title, 50-100 words abstract and 3 paper descriptors must be submitted via e-mail to Milagros Nores at mn2058(a)columbia.edu, Mariana Alfonso at ma567(a)columbia.edu, AND Julieta Garcia Hamilton at jg2244(a)columbia.edu. The National Association of Chicana/Chicano Studies invites all to their 31st Annual National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 31-April 4, 2004, at the Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel. For more info, visit the website at: http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/NACCS/meeting_main.html. The Statewide Latino Public Policy Conference 2004 Advancing the Latino Agenda: Perspectives from Policymakers and the Community April 23, 2004 | JFK Library and Museum, Boston For more detailed information see www.gaston.umb.edu/conf2004/, or contact Gissell Abreu at 617-287-5793. The Puerto Rican Studies Association and El Centro announce their 6th Conference entitled Three Decades of Puerto Rican Studies, October 21-23,2004 at the CUNY Graduate Center. For more info on this conference, consult the website for the Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at http://www.lls.uiuc.edu. Native American and Hispanic Spirituality, Religious Arts and Healing We are extending a special invitation to members of academic communities to join us for a retreat in mystical Santa Fe, New Mexico for 10 days/9 nights May 21-May 30. The SPIRIT (Southwestern Program in Rituals and Interfaith Traditions) retreat focus is on Native American and Hispanic Spirituality, Religious Arts and Healing. This is a wonderful opportunity for students, health and human service practitioners, and life long learners alike to expand their knowledge of cross-cultural spiritual and religious practices, perceptions of health, illness and healing. Continuing Education Credits through the New Mexico Chapter of Social Work and College Credits are also available. Please call 617-642-8281 with any questions you may have or to register by phone.The retreat has been very modestly price to assure accessibility, but if the cost will prevent anyone from attending, please call about partial scholarship/work exchange opportunities, and group leadership discounts. http://www.southwestern-interfaith.org/spirit.htm

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