1940 US Census + Other Documents from 1940s Availble Online (Free)
Ancestry.com has unlocked access to “billions” of documents from the 1940s. These documents include Puerto Rico and thus might be useful for people doing research on Latin America or Latinos/Hispanics/Chicanos in the US. CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO ANCESTRY.COM
John MD Pohl to present "The Children of the Plumed Serpent" at the LACMA
Dr. Pohl will be presenting on Saturday, April 14th 2012 at 2pm. The event is free and open to the public. You will not want to miss it. Jump to the link for more info: http://www.lacma.org/event/lecture-plumed-serpent
Call for Book Chapters: Science and Medicine in Cold War Latin America
Call for book chapters: “Science and Medicine in Cold War Latin America.” Anne-Emanuelle Birn (University of Toronto) and Raúl Necochea (UNC-Chapel Hill), co-editors We welcome proposals for chapter contributions to an edited collection dedicated to analyzing scientific and medical ideas and practices in Cold War Latin America. The study of science and medicine during the […]
Barbara Carrasco to Lecture at UC Riverside
MELLON “MEDICAL NARRATIVES” WORKSHOP GUEST SPEAKER L.A.-Based Artist Barbara Carrasco “A Brush with Life: An Artist’s Story of Survival.” This talk will be an overview of Carrasco’s life and art, as well as the impact cancer has had on her life’s work. She will show images of her paintings and drawings that have transformed as […]
PUCP Field School Program in Peru
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) offers the opportunity to participate in field research programs developed by some of the most recognized professionals of our academic community. The programs will take place fully in field from July 1st to August 1st and we offer 6 academic credits for 180 hours of practical work. For […]
Atahualpa's tomb found in Ecuador
After 10 years of searching the tomb of Atahualpa, the last emperor of the Inca empire, has been found in Ecuador. The find was made by an Ecuadorean researcher with help from the French Institute of Andean Studies. The digging part of the project does not begin until June, so we probably will not know what is […]
Upcoming Talks at Rancho Los Alamitos
Sunday, March 18, 2012 1pm and 2pm Favorite Tales of the Acjachemem People – Adelia Sandoval, Cultural Director of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, will delight all ages with tales of the native Acjachemem people. Two duplicate sessions. Reservations required. Sunday, March 18, 2012 3pm – 5pm A Native American Woman’s Perspective on Zorro – Adelia […]
Call for Papers – Global Studies Conference, Moscow, Russia, 20-22 June 2012
FIFTH GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia 20-22 June, 2012 http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2012/ The deadline for the next round in the call-for-papers (a title and short abstract) is 20 March 2012. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission.
DAY 2 AT “TEOTIHUACAN TO TENOCHTITLAN” AN HOMAGE TO ALFREDO LÓPEZ AUSTIN
Day two was spectacular. The presentations were inspiriational in terms of the level of scholarship that a human can achieve. Dr. López Austin’s talk was moving and gave insight into his life and his experience as a scholar. Dr. López Austin told us about his short lived career as a lawyer, and his abrupt switch to a less […]
Day 1 at "Teotihuacan to Tenochtitlan" an Homage to Alfredo López Austin
Day one has come to an end and it was quite a show. All of the talks were very interesting and engaging. It was great seeing Dr. López Austin once again, he is not only a great scholar but an amazing person as well. I have said it before, and I will say it again, […]