The UIC Heritage Garden (HG) Internship received a grant from the USDA Forest Service International Program earlier this month to develop and maintain a monarch butterfly habitat located in front of the Latino…
Rosa M. Cabrera, LCC Director, wrote the essay “Arts, Political Activation, & Immigration,” which was recently published in the book Arts & America: Arts, Culture and the Future of America’s Communities. Her essay takes a…
“One of the most important activities of the Federation of Michoacan Clubs in Illinois (FEDECMI) / House Michoacan in the Midwest of the United States is holding the “presence Michoacana” which is held…
We’re very excited and thrilled to have been awarded a grant from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience for a dialogue project: What does culture got to do with climate change? For the next year we…
On Thursday, May 21st, the Chicago Cultural Alliance hosted the sixth annual Mosaic: CelebratingChicago’s Families at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. This year’s event celebrated the Alliance’s upcoming exhibit Chicago’s Families that will be…
A project from the Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) 286 Course — Spring 2015 Finals From a “trunk on wheels” to an environmentally-conscious magazine—UIC students from Rosa M. Cabrera’s class presented their…
T-Shirts to benefit the LALS Student Scholarship Fund The Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Program offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of both Latin Americans and Latinos in a global context.…
Maria Figueroa, mother and plaintiff. —Photo collage by Bill Russell “We need a signature here.”—How many times have you heard that phrase at the doctor’s office when signing a document, contract, or…
On April 23rd, Jorge Félix joined us for an afternoon of storytelling and food demonstration. Preparing sofrito is much more than simply combining vegetables and herbs, but more about embracing cultural heritage, family…
“Pachamama” from mujerescirculares.blogspot.com Earth Day, April 22nd, is the largest civic event in the world, celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. This year’s UIC EcoJam! on Earth Day…