A one-day conference hosted by William Paterson University Thursday, October 19, 2006, from 8:00am – 5:00pm

The conference brings together multi-disciplinary perspectives in the study of the social, cultural, political and economic impact of Latinos and Latinas in U.S. urban centers.

SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 19, 2006

8:00 a.m. COFFEE AND REGISTRATION

9:00 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS

9:15 a.m. Session 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Moderator: Michael Innis-Jiménez, William Paterson Univ.

Virginia Sanchez Korrol (Brooklyn College), A Tale of 2 Cities: Latina Activists in NY and South Florida, 1868-1910

Matt Garcia (Brown University), Geographies of Latinidad: Mapping Latina/o Identity and Community Formation in the 21st Century

11:00 a.m. Session 2: POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Moderator: Wartyna Davis, William Paterson Univ.

Silvia Pedraza (University of Michigan), The Impossible Triangle: Cuba, the US, and the Exiles.

Arlene Davila (NYU), Latinos: More Americans than the Americans? The Politics of Citizenship and Race.

12:30 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS & LUNCH
Juan Flores (Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center), Triple Consciousness? Afro-Latinos on the Color Line

2:00 p.m. Session 3: THE REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Enrique Pumar, William Paterson Univ.

Yolanda Prieto (Ramapo College), Union City: Cuba's Northern-Most Province

Carmen Whalen (Williams College), Urban Labors: Puerto Rican Women, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and New York City's Garment Industry

3:45 p.m. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: PANELISTS AND AUDIENCE
Moderators: Evelyn Gonzalez & Howard Lune, William Paterson Univ.

The conference will include a poster session that will be open all day: Latino Population in the United States: Demographic Maps.

Special attention will be given to the needs and interest of public education professionals and urban policy makers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Conference Fee:

$25 - Faculty and Graduate Students (breakfast & lunch)

$75 - Social Studies, World Language Teachers, School Administrators (Includes: Materials, breakfast, lunch, 6 PD contact hours and CEU Certificates)

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Please submit above form with check, money order, purchase order or completed credit card form to: William Paterson University of New Jersey, P.O. Box 913, Wayne NJ 07474

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If you have any questions, or need further information, please contact Michael Innis-Jimenez at innisjimenezm@wpunj.edu