CLS affiliate faculty member Edna Ledesma (Planning & Landscape Architecture) has recieved a Pandemic Affected Research grant to continue a longitudinal study of four Latino Vendor Markets (LVM), classified as flea markets or swap meets, …
COVID-19
Almita Miranda Receives PARCI Grant to Study Mixed-Status Families
Almita Miranda, Assistant Professor of Geography and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, received funding from the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative (PARCI) to conduct follow-up ethnographic research with return migrants and transnational family networks in rural communities …
CLS Community Gathering: Latinx in COVID
The CLS Community Gatherings return as virtual events for Spring 2021. On February 19 we kick it off with a conversation about Madison Latinx life in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Student Amy …
CLS Director Ibarra Contributes to COVID Worker Safety Report
CLS Director Armando Ibarra is among the authors of a recent report from the UW-Madison School for Workers on workplace safety in Wisconsin during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, COVID-19 has devastated …
CLS Alum Gilberto Osuna-León Helps Madison Respond to COVID-19
A recent news report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Madison’s Latinx community highlights the work of CLS Alum and Jesus Salas Scholarship recipient Gilberto Osuna León (’20). As a bilingual COVID-19 specialist …
Latinx in COVID
Join students, faculty and staff of the CLS Program in a discussion about balancing family responsibilities, finances, community building, and access to resources during COVID times. We would like to extend our invitation to all …
Deadline Extended for Somos Development Awards
Because of COVID-19-related disruptions to campus operations and student life, the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program has extended the deadline for the new “Somos” development award competitions for students and faculty. The Deadline for Spring …
CLS Faculty Statement of support for Asian and Asian American Communities
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies faculty reaffirms the Program’s commitment to social and racial justice on campus and in the broader community. In the wake of recent bias incidents around the University of Wisconsin campus, …