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John Ross

Click here to see a biographical sketch.

John Ross will also be selling and signing books.

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Call for Latino Policy Research Briefs

The Center invites faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral candidates to submit their work on any relevant Latino policy issue for publication. Contact Dr. Blanca Gordo at gordo@berkeley.edu for more details.

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Thank you to all that attended the following Fall 2009 CLPR events:

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Click here for the artist's biography.

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Roberto Lovato

Roberto Lovato is a prominent immigrant rights advocate who is spearheading the www.bastadobbs.org campaign. He is also a founding member of Presente.org that seeks to strengthen the political voice of Latinos through online and offline tools and methods. He writes for national and international media outlets, such as New America Media, The Nation Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Der Spiegel, Salon, Utne Magazine and La Opinion. He is a commentator on English and Spanish language network news programs such as Univision, CNN, PBS and Bill Moyers Journal. Mr. Lovato has produced programming for NPR, Pacifica and the Univision Television Network, where he helped produce Hora Cero, a documentary series examining immigration in the United States. Lovato is the former Executive Director of CARECEN, one of the largest immigrant rights organizations in the country.

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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has generously donated a collection of books on Yucatán history and migration to the CLPR. The collection is available for viewing by appointment in the parlor at Shorb house during our normal business hours. Please call the office (directions). Bibliography forthcoming.

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