La interseccionalidad es un marco para comprender cómo los diferentes aspectos de la identidad de una persona
On Wednesday night, UF’s Center for Latin American Studies hosted a screening and discussion of letters sent to and from Cuba after the 1959 revolution — exploring the fragile communication channels connecting Cubans on the island and in Florida.
Tras los tiroteos mortales de dos ciudadanos estadounidenses en Minneapolis el mes pasado, miembros de la comunidad de Minnesota están encabezando titulares por advertir a sus vecinos sobre agentes federales de inmigración mediante una red clandestina de silbatos y videos de iPhone. En Florida, que registró casi 10,000 arrestos del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) solo en la primera mitad del año pasado, los activistas están siguiendo el mismo camino.
Anteriormente, los exámenes y las instrucciones para obtener una licencia de conducir o un permiso estaban disponibles en varios idiomas, incluyendo, español, chino, criollo haitiano, portugués, francés y ruso.
Haitian Creole is the third-most-spoken language in Florida, but the resources for learning it are scarce, outdated and often lack lessons on day-to-day conversation. Among those who speak the language, there are also many who cannot read or write in it. To address these issues, a UF researcher co-published a Haitian Creole textbook designed to improve learning at the university and beyond.
López Luján dirige un proyecto enfocado en excavaciones en el centro histórico de la Ciudad de México, su ciudad natal. El auditorio se llenó de oyentes entusiastas que se reunieron para escuchar su charla sobre los artefactos que su equipo ha descubierto — incluidos cimientos del Templo Mayor, esculturas y otros tesoros.
UF’s branch of the Association of Latino Professionals for America is ramping up its activities to support Latin American students.
Leonardo López Luján, director of the Templo Mayor Project at Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, presented the most significant findings from his team over the past 48 years at the Harn Museum of Art on Wednesday. The talk kicked off a UF series of lecturers in Latin American archaeology.
Around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Edgar Rodriguez’s mom shook him awake, saying, “They attacked Venezuela.” The 20-year-old UF history and Latin American studies alumnus was so perplexed he couldn’t form words, he said.
For Johender Suarez, Thanksgiving starts as early as 8 a.m., with beef, garlic, capers and a kitchen full of family members.
Inside a small room filled with books and folders, Eva Siomara Sosa Pérez speaks with calm determination — though her voice still carries the echo of an unfinished battle.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 20 people in Alachua County since Aug. 31, when The Alligator last reported on the issue.
Social media surveillance is now a matter of national security. After a three-week suspension in May, international student visa appointments resumed on June 19 — this time, with new regulations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Live music, low lights and Latin dancers welcomed new and returning Hispanic UF students into the Fall semester Wednesday evening.
The surge occurred amid a weeklong, statewide operation that led to 1,120 immigrant arrests throughout Florida — the largest number in a single state in ICE’s history, according to a press release.
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