As the work of civil rights leaders was celebrated during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, many—including President Obama—reflected on the differences between youth activists today and those in […]
Category: latino studies
The art of José Gamaliel González on display in Chicago
Saturday, August 24 marks the final day of the exhibit José Gamaliel González: The Artist at 80 at the Carlos & Dominguez Fine Arts Gallery in Chicago. Dr. Marc Zimmerman, […]
Friday Night Fighter: a Look Back to the Golden Age of TV Boxing
Troy Rondinone’s new book Friday Night Fighter tells the story of Gaspar “Indio” Ortega, who was a hero for many Latin Americans as one of the first Mexicans to appear […]
New Journal: Women, Gender, and Families of Color
This month, UIP launches a new journal in cooperation with the University of Kansas. Women, Gender, and Families of Color expands the mission of Black Women, Gender, and Families, which […]
Q&A with Compañeros author Jesus Ramirez-Valles
On November 7, 2011, we will officially publish Jesus Ramirez-Valles’s new book Compañeros: Latino Activists in the Face of AIDS, which details how eighty gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) Latino […]
Chicanas of 18th Street
Leonard G. Ramirez’s new book, Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago, with contributions by Yenelli Flores, María Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramírez-Castañeda, and Cristina […]
Q&A with La Voz Latina co-editor Elizabeth C. Ramírez
Elizabeth C. Ramírez is the is the fine arts specialist administrator with the Edgewood Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, and co-editor of the new book La Voz Latina: Contemporary […]
Marc Zimmerman at LASA
Marc Zimmerman attended the Latin American Studies Association‘s annual meeting in Toronto earlier this month. He is pictured here at the Scholarly Book Services booth where he signed copies of Bringing Aztlán […]
Book trailer for Bringing Aztlan to Mexican Chicago
On August 2, 2010, we published Bringing Aztlán to Mexican Chicago: My Life, My Work, My Art, the autobiography of José Gamaliel González. Born near Monterrey, Mexico, and eventually settling in […]
Amalia Pallares on WGN-TV’s Midday News
Amalia Pallares, co-editor of the new book ¡Marcha! Latino Chicago and the Immigrant Rights Movement, was interviewed July 22, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Impressions of a Son by F. Geoffrey Samora
I was asked by the editors to respond to the essays written in the book, Moving Beyond Borders: Julian Samora and the Establishment of Latino Studies. Julian’s former students recall […]