Dec. 7th: A Look Back on the 25-year history of the UCSC’s Chicano Latino Research Center.
Professor Emeritus Norma Klahn (Literature) and Professor Emeritus Pedro Castillo (History) are the co-founders of UC Santa Cruz’s Chicano Latino Research Center (CLRC). They also served as the Center’s first co-directors in the 1990s. The CLRC is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year (2017) and the opening of its own archives (Nuestras Historias) for research. We discussed how the CLRC started, its impact in the University of California system, its relevance for understanding a range of social issues today, and the importance of CLRC in mentoring graduate students and supporting faculty research.

Dec. 14th: Women Protesters & the Transforming of Public Space
Professor Beth Currans is the author of a new book called Marching Dykes, Liberated Sluts, and Concerned Mothers: Women Activists Transform Public Space (2017, University of Illinois Press). She is an associate professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Eastern Michigan University. We discussed her major research findings, her views on the January 2017 Women’s Marches, and how she engages in scholar-activism today.

Dec. 21st: The Life of an NPR Foreign Correspondent.
Ms. Carrie Kahn is an award-winning NPR foreign correspondent. In this interview, she discussed the challenges of reporting about natural disasters and the bravery of local journalists in Latin America who risk their lives everyday. She provided an update on the rebuilding efforts in Mexico (from 2017 earthquakes) and Haiti (from 2010 earthquake). She also discussed the recent removal of Temporary Protective Status for Haitians living in the US and the kinds of devastating effects this may have for families in Haiti who rely on remittances.

Dec. 28th: A Celebration of Voces Críticas first year!