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JOIN US AT MPSA 2024!
Section 89: Midwest Latina/o Caucus

Here's the information for our Roundtable!
“Latino/a/x Voters in the 2024 Election: Experts Weigh in on Research, Challenges, and Opportunities”
Fri, April 5, 4:45 to 6:15pm CDT
Participants:
Mara C. Ostfeld (University of Michigan), Sergio Garcia Rios (UT-Austin), Matt Barreto (UCLA), Gary Segura (UCLA), Chuck Rocha (Solidarity Strategies), 
Chair: Ali Valenzuela (American University)

Here's the schedule for our paper session!  
“Nuancing the Latino/a/x Community in U.S. Politics and Society”
Saturday, April 6 @ 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Individual Presentations:
  • Measuring “Mestizaje” Ideology Among Latinxs in the United States – Ivelisse Cuevas, Fordham University
  • “Órale!”: Unpacking the Impact of Language Nuances on Latino Identity in U.S. Political Mobilization – Alejandro Frydman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandro (Alex) Flores, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Party-Driven Racial Resentment and Latina Candidates for Elected Office – Eric J. Gonzalez Juenke, Michigan State University; Raymundo Lopez, Michigan State University
  • Soy Colombiana/o/x: The Political Trajectory of U.S. Colombians – Laura Uribe, University of California-San Diego; Angie Ocampo-Roland, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus; Angela X. Ocampo, University of Texas – Austin

Chair: Ali Valenzuela, American University
Discussants: Mara C. Ostfeld, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; Eric J. Gonzalez Juenke, Michigan State University

Midwest Latino/a Caucus Business Meeting
Saturday April 6th 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Honoré Ballroom, Lobby Level

(Link will be emailed and embedded in the newsletter as date approaches, but you can DM or email us too:
[email protected],  @MPSALatino)

Caucus Board Leadership
Ali Valenzuela, President
Mara Ostfeld, President-Elect 
Joe R. Tafoya, Treasurer
Álvaro J. Corral, Secretary
Roberto Carlos, Newsletter Editor

Congratulations to our most recent awardees! 
Distinguished Career Award 2023: 
Alfonso Gonzales Toribio (University of California - Riverside)

Early Career Award 2023:
Angela X. Ocampo (University of Texas - Austin

Best Graduate Student Paper 2023:
Kennia L. Coronado (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
​Honorable Mention: Derek Wakefield (Emory University)


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Pay your annual caucus dues online by emailing our treasurer Joe Tafoya ([email protected])

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