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Workshop for educators to take in-depth look at Mexican-American War
“The United States never remembers, and Mexico never forgets,” is an oft-quoted maxim about U.S.-Mexico relations. The Center for Latin American Studies will hold a day-long workshop on a key chapter...
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Renowned Chilean musician visits Berkeley
The renowned Chilean musician-composer Horacio Salinas is on campus this week, teaching a short course on Latin American music. He gave an intimate recital for the Center for Latin American Studies and...
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Chilean student-protest leader speaks at Berkeley
A leader of the massive student-protest movement, ongoing in Chile, shared insights on the 2011 "Chilean Winter" in a Nov. 30 talk at Berkeley. Giorgio Jackson said university students in his country...
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Exhibit of Botero ‘Abu Ghraib’ artworks, on loan from Berkeley, opens at...
Thirty-seven paintings and drawings from Fernando Botero’s "Abu Ghraib" series, donated by the artist to UC Berkeley three years ago, are on display at Chile's Museum of Memory and Human Rights through...
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Teachers: Free CLAS institute on César Chávez and UFW, July 19
"Supply, Demand, and César Chávez" is the title of a daylong workshop, free for teachers, offered by the campus's Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS). The July 19 summer institute will look at...
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CLAS interviews probe Mexican elections
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) has conducted interviews on the 2012 Mexican elections with leading Mexican public intellectuals, a journalist and an iconic political leader. The...
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Berkeley professor to testify in trial of former Guatemalan dictator
Professor Beatriz Manz has been called to testify as an expert eyewitness in the genocide trial of a former Guatemalan military dictator.
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For teachers, free workshop on immigration June 25
Educators are invited to register for the Center for Latin American Studies' Summer Institute for Teachers, which this year looks at "Immigration and Assimilation: Negotiating a Place for Newcomers."...
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Univision News partners with UC Berkeley to reach young Latinos
The Spanish-language media giant Univision and Fusion — its new cable-news venture — are partnering with UC Berkeley to bring campus experts, research news and events of interest to the channel's...
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Demian Bichir discusses immigration,art with students in “Southern Border” class
The Mexican actor Demian Bichir, star of "A Better Life" and "The Bridge," talked with students about the value of film, giving voice to the voiceless and the inevitability of immigration reform as he...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Special campus screening of Cesar Chavez feature film
Check out the free screening of the new film about Cesar Chavez , co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America.
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WHO & WHAT: Bob King, president of the United Automobile Workers, will make two appearances at the University of California, Berkeley, to talk about the state of union organizing and collective...
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At White House screening of ‘Cesar Chavez,’ alum reflects on her...
Berkeley alumna Julie Chavez Rodriguez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, serves at the White House as Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement. At a recent screening there of the new biopic...
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