News from the Exec: Understanding the Past and Shaping the Future of MALCS: the 2012 Bylaws Proposal
Mónica F. Torres 2011-2012 MALCS Chair Posted July 2012 In 2010, the MALCS Executive Committee suspended the MALCS bylaws in order to engage in a …
Filipina nurses win language discrimination suit (CA)
From an article by Anh Do in the Los Angeles Times A group of Filipino nurses who claimed they were mocked for their accents and ordered …
‘The Baseline Is, You Suck’: Junot Diaz on Men Who Write About Women
From Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs, an interview with Junot Diaz from Atlantic Magazine: The stories in Junot Diaz’s new collection, This Is How You Lose …
Mujeres Talk: What the MALCS Summer Institute Gave Me: The Hope to Be Happy in Academia
I felt like I was in the Chicana Feminist’s Hollywood at my first MALCS Summer Institute. Everywhere I looked there were scholars whose books I …
The Effects of Education…
This is a really interesting study of the community of Kalamazoo, Michigan, where a group of anonymous donors back in 2005 announced that they would …
U Iowa: “Latinos in the Midwest,” Oct 11-13, 2012
“The Latino Midwest” Conference at the University of Iowa will examine the history, education, literature, art, and politics of Latinos in the Midwest in light …
Mujeres Talk: Decolonize Your Diet!
We have a passion for Mexican food. We have a passion for gardens, for healthy food, for food justice, and for people of color reclaiming …
The Julian Castro I Knew – and How He’s Changed
Here’s a thoughtful essay by Texas Chicana anthropologist and journalist Cecilia BallÃ, reflecting on the trajectory of San Antonio mayor’s Julian Castro’s political career.  Julian and …