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Book Launch: Jardin en Tierra Fría by Fátima Vélez
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 6:30-8:30 PM | ROOM 9206/07, GRADUATE CENTER CUNY This novel narrates twenty-four hours in the life of Primera V, the caretaker of the garden in Tierra Fría (Cold Land), which for years Papá V has built with plants brought from distant places and ruins of colonial palaces. She suspects that her father…
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34 & 5 Podcast – Spirals of the Caribbean, interviewing Sophie Maríñez (En Español)
In this interview (in Spanish) CLACLS Fellow and PhD Student in History, Diomelca Rivas talks with Sophie Maríñez, professor of modern languages, cultures, and literature at the Borough of Manhattan Community College about the cycles of violence in the relationship between Dominicans and Haitians. Through a historical review, the author establishes a dialog with the studies…
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Why do the Republicans seem to be attracting more Latino voters than the Democrats despite their anti-immigrant rhetoric (and what Latino voters increase means in crucial states)
Pierina Pighi Bel PhD Student LAILAC Summary: Between the 2016 US presidential election and the 2020 one, there was an evident growth in the Republican vote in counties with large Latino populations. At the same time, Latino voters have increased in crucial states like Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. What do these changes mean for the…
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Living in Limbo: Inefficient Processing, Insufficient Housing, Informality and Marginalization, NYC’s Migrants’ Crises
Phoenix Paz PhD Student in History Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:46am, Queensboro Plaza Station: I wait for the 7; the N pulls away from the opposite side of the platform, wheels shrieking against the steel rails, structure thundering as the train roars out of the station. How I wish the plans to revamp the system…
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Hierarchies of care: immigration, gender, and domestic work in New York City
Ana María Granados Romero PhD Student LAILAC Latinas and domestic labor The U.S. domestic workforce is predominantly comprised of women, with Latinas being significantly overrepresented in the service industry. According to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, 91.5% of domestic workers in New York City are women, 78% were born outside the U.S., and 38% are…
Author: Juan P Acevedo
