Program Schedule
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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8:30 - 9:00 AM – Welcome |
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Welcoming Zoom link |
WELCOMING |
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9:00 - 9:50 AM – Session 1 |
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Panel 1 |
Services that make a Big Impact for Low Income Families in our Communities | Alma Vidal, Cecilia Arce, Kirby L. Wycoff, Chester County Maternal and Child Health Consortium |
| La Comunidad Hispana Escalera Program | Norma Diego-Flores, LCH Health and Community Services | |
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Panel 2 |
Dialogic Education for Love and Transformation | Obed Arango, María Guadalupe Castillo, Horacio De La Luz, María de Lourdes Flores, Holly Link, Diana Lugo, Laura Sánchez, Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación (CCATE) |
| Curating Educational Spaces with Autohistoria-Teoría and Conocimiento: A Decolonial Feminist Teacher Inquiry | Leslie C. Sotomayor, Edinboro University | |
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10:00 - 10:50 AM – Session 2 |
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Guest Speaker 1 |
Cult of Glory: The Bold And Brutal History Of The Texas Rangers | Doug Swanson, University of Pittsburgh |
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11:00 - 11:50 AM – Session 3 |
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Panel 3 |
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Latinx community | Heather Edelblute, WCU Health Alma Vidal, Chester County Maternal and Child Health Consortium George Escobar, CASA |
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Panel 4 |
Loretta Perna: An Outstanding Educator Supporting Latinx Students in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | Guadalupe Ortíz Cortéz, Sonia Castano-García, Estéfani Sanchez Fonseca, Marlen Cordova and Angel Chimal Rodriguez. Facilitators: Power Start team: Emily Elmore and Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón, WCU Education |
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12:00 - 12:50 PM – Lunch Break |
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Lunch Break Zoom link |
Welcome by Dr. Jen Bacon, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Dr. Radha Pyati, Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics, and Dr. Desha Williams, Dean of the College of Education and Social Work Latino Professionals Luncheon Group of Chester County Scholarship Awards Music by Mezzo-soprano Paula Rivera-Dantagnan |
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1:00 - 1:50 PM – Session 4 |
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Guest Speakers 2 |
The Missing and Disappeared Immigrants at the US-Mexico Border | Gia Del Pino and Lourdes Gonzalez, Colibrí Center for Human Rights |
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2:00 - 2:50 PM – Session 5 |
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Guest Speakers 3 |
Circles and Gems | Xelena González and Adriana M. García, children's books author and illustrator |
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3:00 - 3:50 PM – Session 6 |
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Panel 5 |
The Impact of the Latino Vote | Nelly Jimenez and Emilio A. Buitrago, Governor’s Advisory Commission of Latino Affairs Christopher Jaramillo and Angelique Hinton, Norristown NAACP |
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Panel 6 |
Scholar-Activist Identity: When Scholarship Meets Action | Stephen Santa-Ramirez, University of Buffalo, Dawn Demps, Arizona State University |
| When the Stars Align for Luna: A Latinx Theatrical Experience | Adriana Dominguez, UT El Paso | |
| The Transnational Geographies of Immigrant Girls as Caregivers | Melisa Argañaraz Gomez, University of Maryland | |
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4:00 - 4:30 PM – Closing Session |
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Closing Remarks Zoom link |
Closing Remarks | |
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Post-conference event: A virtual Tour of Dutchirican: a Latinx History of Central Pennsylvania Exhibition link will be posted on our website for the month of October. |
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