NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Latin Americanist Community,

Two giants in the struggle for social justice and political rights passed away on the

same day last week: Dolores Huerta, a leader in the Chicano civil rights movement, and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a leader in the democratization of the Mexican political system. I had the honor of hosting Mr. Cárdenas during his visit to UCLA in 2010. I still remember taking him to a restaurant in Westwood for dinner and seeing the chefs and staff come out of the kitchen to greet him, take pictures, and ask him to autograph the menu. Rest in power, Dolores Huerta and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas!

Thank you all who attended the Latin American Institute fall reception last month! 

My gratitude to the LAI staff for their hard work organizing the event. Special thanks to the Consul General of Peru, Mr. Jaime Casafranca, and his staff; the dance troupe Elenco Cultural Raíces Peruanas for their beautiful performance, and the restaurant Merka Saltao for the delicious Peruvian Food offered during the reception. Our series on Peru continues this month with the inauguration of Paths of Memory, Paths of Healing: Shipibo-Konibo Kené Art, at the Fowler Museum this Friday, November 6. On November 16, the LAI hosts a webinar with anthropologist Leigh Campoamor, who will present her brand-new book Growing up Working: The Public Politics of Children's Labor in Peru, with our colleague Marjorie Elaine (GSEIS) as discussant.

On November 12, the LAI’s Outreach Program launches its new series, The Taste

of Latin America: How Food Shapes History and Culture with the webinar Recovering our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well, by the indigenous Peruvian scholar Dr. Mariaelena Huambachano. Stay tuned for more Taste of Latin America events! On November 18, the Center for Brazilian Studies presents The Brazilian Presidential Election: A Postmortem. And the following day, November 19, the Center for Mexican Studies hosts Ambassador Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, who will present Estado de las Relaciones Estados Unidos y México: Una Valoración desde Los Ángeles. Please check out our calendar for details and information on many other events. 

And finally, please donate to the mission of the LAI! This is more important and

necessary than ever! 

Rubén Hernández-León,

Director of the UCLA Latin American Institute 

EVENTS

COURTESY EVENTS 

AYÔ at LABRFF 

Wednesday, November 4, at 1 PM

The Culver Theater — 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City

Created, written, and starring Lucas Oranmian, with Yasmin Thayná as lead director, AYÔ follows a young Black gay actor from Bahia building his life in São Paulo, navigating relationships, the challenges of an artistic career, and the search for belonging.

The series has screened at Festival do Rio, MixBrasil, Panorama Coisa de Cinema, Seriesly Berlin, and the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), and is now coming to LABRFF. It has also been licensed to Globoplay, Brazil’s largest streaming platform, for release later this year.

Complimentary invitations are available through the link below 

everyone is welcome to register!

Pindoralma:

acercando las expresiones culturales brasileñas a Hispanoamérica desde la traducción colectiva

Wednesday, November 18, at 3:30 PM

The lecture will explore the importance of Translation for the promotion of Latin American Integration, as well as to present a model of independent insertation at the Creative Economy for language professionals.

Presenters:

Violeta Vaal (UNILA-BR), Jerferson Montañes (UNILA-BR)

Moderated by Laura Araujo

Golondrina Workshops

Thursday, November 19, at 12:00 PM

GOLONDRINA is a monthly creative writing workshop at UCLA that brings together visiting and campus-based writers and poets to mentor and challenge whoever joins the activity. Open to the entire UCLA community but centered on undergraduate students, GOLONDRINA offers a welcoming space to experiment with form, workshop drafts, and deepen craft across genres and languages.

Each session features a guest reader or instructor, a brief craft talk or prompt, and a facilitated workshop where participants share work and receive constructive feedback. The workshop is conducted in English, but participants are welcome to write in Portuguese, Spanish, or any other language. GOLONDRINA aims to strengthen writing skills and foster cross-cultural exchange rooted in Afro-Latin-American & Afro-Luso-Brazilian traditions.

10343 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1447

(310) 825-4571