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Doctoral candidates will explore the historical and contemporary experiences of Chicanos and Latinos in social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Doctorate courses range from “Latina Feminisms” to “Globalization and Mexican Immigration to the United States.”The University of California, Santa Barbara, offers the only other doctorate focusing specifically on Chicano studies.Valdes said Michigan State’s relatively large number of Hispanic students and reputation for Chicano/Latino scholarship make the new doctoral program a logical fit. According to the provost’s office, 1,309 students are enrolled at MSU this fall – a 34 percent increase over 1997.

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department presents the second annual Fiesta del Otoño / Fall Festival on October 13th, 2007 at Bryan Park, from 12-4pm. This event is the closing celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Fiesta will promote cultural awareness and provide a venue for local Latino artists and community members to showcase their traditions and talents. Local businesses will host booths selling jewelry, stained glass, fair trade goods, gourmet coffee, and more. Performers include Bembe, Piel Morena, Valeria de Castro, and the dance stylings of Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Arturo Rodriguez and more. You’ll want to try something from every restaurant…authentic Latin foods brought to you by El Norteno, KRC Catering, La Charreada, and other vendors will have pan dulce, atole, empanadas, amd more for sale.

Services providers, businesses, and other community organizations are encouraged to participate at the event by providing information to the public on their services and programs. Interested agencies should complete a booth request form available online at: www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd/latino.php

We also invite you to show your support of this event and the community’s commitment to cultural awareness and diversity by becoming a Fiesta sponsor. All levels of sponsorship are welcomed. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or would like more information about the event, please contact me at 349-3860 or by email at brittonm@bloomington.in.gov by October 1st. Come join us in celebrating the Hispanic/Latino contributions to our heritage.

“There is no model for what we are doing — seeking user-generated content from a Web site to determine content at a public radio station,” said Daniel Ash, vice president of strategic communications at Chicago Public Radio.

Public radio eyes Net gains :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Sandra Guy

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n the Midwest, the Latino hip-hop sound is still scarce. But in Wichita, the music is finding not only a fan base but also acceptance among races and ethnicities, say those in the radio and music business here.

Kansas.com | 09/09/2007 | Latino hip-hop hits a note

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IN THE PAST few weeks as I listened on radio and watched on TV the seemingly endless discussions of the Michael Vick dogfighting case, I have heard many popular stereotypes of “bloodsport” being a part of this country’s ethnic minority culture - dogfighting being designated as arising from the “black” or “African-American” culture and cockfighting coming from “Latino” or “Hispanic” culture. Throughout these discussions I was reminded of one of the favorite relatives of my childhood, a cousin of my father’s known to our family as “Uncle Jim.” Proud to claim him as my own “uncle,” I was entranced by this eloquent southern man - an honorary “Kentucky Colonel” and white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in good standing - when he came up from Louisville to take his own fighting cocks to do battle with their Hoosier counterparts in barns and back roads in rural Indiana.

Bloodsport and stereotypes - The Boston Globe

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Taco Bell, Dora the Explorer and even Napoleon Dynamite have Spanish influence. How much has the Latin American culture influenced the United States of America? Gerardo T. Cummings, Assistant Professor of the ISU Department of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, explored this very topic Wednesday evening in Root Hall. In a room crammed with both students and faculty, Cummings described the history of the term “latino,” which could be traced to mean speakers of Latin languages, or Romance languages.

HispanicTrending: Speech on Latino prevalence in American culture opens eyes

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