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Tag: Midwest Latinx Communities

Theresa Delgadillo Discusses Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest on WPR’s University of the Air

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On the August 10th edition of Wisconsin Public Radio’s University of the Air, CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo shared her research on Latinx life in the Midwest with host Emily Auerbach. The conversation ranged from histories of ethnic Mexican women in Milwaukee to the poetry of Oscar Mireles, the fiction of Fred Arroyo, changing gender roles, labor …

Armando Ibarra Speaks to WPR on Economic Contributions of Immigrants

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Wisconsin Public Radio recently spoke with CLS faculty member Armando Ibarra about the economic contributions of immigrants, documented and undocumented in Wisconsin. The interview aired November 5th. The occasion for the story was a new report by the New York-based nonprofit Upwardly Global that credits authorized migrants with revitalizing rural communities Great Lakes region. Among …