Latinos in the Heartland
Latinos in the Heartland:
Migration and Shifting Human Landscapes
June 8-10, 2011
Holiday Inn SE Waterpark
Kansas City, Missouri
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Conference Program Schedule
The program content is the result of a call for abstracts issued in January 2011.
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Information about Plenary Speakers
Short biographic information about most presenters/authors (PDF file)
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 8, 2011
8:00 - 11:00 am
Exhibitors and Exhibitor Table Displays Set up
10:00 am
Registration Open
1:00 - 1:50 P.M.
Plenary Conference Welcome Session
Welcoming Words: Domingo Martínez, Cambio Center, University of Missouri
Remarks: Sylvia R. Lazos, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Remarks: Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Plenary Session 1: Change and Integration
Naturalization: The Official Integration
Presenters:
Eva Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Westy Egmont, Professor, Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College, & Co-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Refugees and Immigrants
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Commentary: Sylvia R. Lazos, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Ms. Millona's participation is possible thanks to the support of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
Mr. Egmont's participation is possible thanks to the support of the Association for New Americans.
3:15 - 4:15 pm
Plenary Session 2: Civil Rights
The Real Barbarians at the Gates: The Anti-immigrant Agenda, how Communities are Catching on, and how to Use Facts to Push Back
Presenter: Mary Giovagnoli, Director of the Immigration Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
Commentary: Mary Sánchez, Syndicated columnist, Tribune Media; and Editorial Columnist, The Kansas City Star
Dr. Giovagnoli's participation is possible thanks to the support of the Immigration Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
4:15 - 4:45pm - Break/Encuentros
(Extended break time for networking)
4:45 - 6:00 pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS I (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Discussion of the Plenary - Change and Integration
Naturalization: The Official Integration
Eva Millona, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Westy Egmont, Boston College; Governor’s Advisory Council on Refugees and Immigrants
Breakout 2: Education & Culture - Best practices & Workshops: Promoting Integration through Nature and Culture
“Reaching over boundaries: underserved audiences and the Native Plants Program”
Nadia Navarrete Tindall, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Yvonne Matthews, Cooperative Extension Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Sue Bartelette, Cooperative Extension Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
“Celebrating Latino heritage and culture through preservation-based community revitalization”
Session Coordinator: Jennifer Sandy, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Chicago
Amy Cole, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Denver, Colorado
Norma Ramírez de Miess, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC
Luis Cristobal Medina, Guadalupe Centers, Kansas City, Missouri
Breakout 3: Health Literacy - Best Practices Panel
“3Vs for Life: Vitality, Vim, and Vigor for Life/Vitalidad y Vigor para la Vida”
Judith R. Gonzalez, Forest Institute, Springfield, Missouri
Julie K. Humphrey, Hand In Hand Multicultural Center, Springfield, Missouri
“Heard it through the grapevine... how accurate is it?”
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Mid-Continental Region, Omaha, Nebraska
Barb Jones, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, Columbia, Missouri
“Improving the Health Literacy of Latino Newcomers: The Impacts of a Promotoras de Salud Program”
Stephen Jeanetta, University of Missouri
Jamie Christianson, University of Missouri
Eduardo Crespi, Centro Latino, Columbia, Missouri
Breakout 4: Change and Integration Best Practices Panel
Strengthening Relationships Between Latino Immigrants and their new Mid-western communities
Kimberly Greder, Iowa State University
Rosa M. González, Iowa State University Extension
Nancy Nicho, Iowa State University Extension
Himar Hernández, Iowa State University Extension
Breakout 5: Entrepreneurship Research Panel – Latino Farmers in the Heartland
“Involving Immigrant Latino Farmers in Local Food Systems: A Community Capitals Approach”
Jan Flora, Iowa State University
Cornelia Butler Flora, Iowa State University
Mary Emery, Iowa State University
Diego Thompson, Iowa State University
Claudia Marcela Prado-Meza, Iowa State University
“Access and utilization of USDA programs among Latinos farmers and ranchers in Missouri and Nebraska”
Eleazar U. González, University of Missouri
Stephen Jeanetta, University of Missouri
Christina Vasquez Case, University of Missouri Kansas City
Miguel Carranza, University of Nebraska
Kathy Starkweather, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska
Jon Bailey, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska
Rafael Martínez, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska
Breakout 6: Education Best Practice Panel
Latinas' Educational Endeavors Past, Present and Future
Christina Vasquez Case, University of Missouri-Kansas City
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Cash bar
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Dinner & Entertainment
Grupo Folklórico Atotonilco, Kansas City, MO
Founded in Kansas City's Westside by Maria Chaurand in 1979, Grupo Atotonilco is a very well known Mexican dance group that comes back to Cambio de Colores. They showed their beautiful trade at the first two conferences in 2002 and 2003.
Day 2 – Thursday, June 9, 2011
Morning
8:30-9:45 am
Plenary Session 3: Theme – Education
Strengthening the Nation: The Obama Administration’s Efforts to Expand Education Opportunities and Improve Education Outcomes for Hispanics
Juan Sepúlveda, Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics - U.S. Department of Education (by live video, from Washington D.C.)
Commentary: Patrick Kerr, U.S. Department of Education Region VII, Kansas City, MO
9:45-10:00 am
Break/Encuentros
10:00 - 11:30 am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS II (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Education-Discussion of the Plenary: "Strengthening the Nation: The Obama Administration’s Efforts to Expand Education Opportunities and Improve Education Outcomes for Hispanics"
Patrick Kerr, U.S. Department of Education Region VII, Kansas City, MO
Breakout 2: Education - Best Practices Panel: Programs for Adults
“A Success Program that Involves Latino Volunteers”
Sonia G. Morales Osegueda, Washington State University Extension
“Beyond good Intentions: Rethinking Curriculum Delivery”
Alejandra Gudiño, University of Missouri Extension
Kimberly Allen, North Carolina State University
Amy Rhodes, Central Missouri Community Action Head Start and Connecting for Children, Columbia, Missouri
Roxana Meneses, Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, Columbia, Missouri
“New Educational Initiatives: IME-Becas and Consular Protection Information Services”
Jacob Prado, Mexican Consulate in Kansas City, Missouri
Breakout 3: Health - Focus on Children Physical Wellbeing
“Nutrition & Physical Activity in a Summer Migrant Classroom”
Jill F. Kilanowski, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
“Ethnic Differences on the Effect of Mother's Perception of Child's Physical Activity on Child's Weight Status: A Focus on Hispanic Children in the Midwest”
Olga J. Santiago, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
Rubén Martínez, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
Joey C. Eisenmann, Michigan State University
Breakout 4: Change & Integration Workshop
“MIPEX: Application of the Migrant Integration Policy Index in the United States”
Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
Breakout 5: Civil Rights Research Panel - Bullying; Domestic Violence; Disparities in Justice
“Stop Bullying Now! Campaign Pilot Evaluation: A Qualitative Assessment of its Usefulness and Cultural Appropriateness for Hispanic Populations”
Rosanna Saladin-Subero, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University, South Carolina
Katheryn Hawkins, Clemson University, South Carolina
“Undocumented Latina Networks and Responses to Domestic Violence in a New Immigrant Gateway: Toward a Place-Specific Analysis”
Angélica Reina, Iowa State University
Marta Maldonado, Iowa State University
Brenda Lohman, Iowa State University
“Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System: A Blueprint for Community Engagement and Action”
Christine M. Patterson, Office of State Court Administrator, Jefferson City, Missouri
Anne Dannerbeck Janku, Office of State Courts Administrator, Jefferson City, Missouri
Breakout 6: Education Research Panel – Focus on High School
“Exploring the Career Aspirations of Latino English Language Learners (ELL) High School Students in the Rural Missouri”
Alejandro Morales, University of Missouri
Jasmine D. Tilghman, University of Missouri
David Aguayo, University of Missouri
Wenxu Xu, University of Missouri
Christina Wilson, University of Missouri Hang Shim Lee, University of Missouri
“Latinos in North Central Indiana: Education Need and Asset Study”
Ana Juárez López & Robert Reyes, Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning at Goshen College, Indiana
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch - Remarks & Greetings from Special Guests
Afternoon
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Plenary Session 4: Theme: Health
Health Policy, Health Disparities, and Immigrant Health: There is More to Health Than Health Care
Presenter: Nancie McAnaugh MSW, Project Director, Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri
Commentary: Tracy Branch, Region VII Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Service, Kansas City
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Break/Encuentros
(Extended break time for networking)
3:30 - 5:00 pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS III (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Discussion of the Health Plenary
Breakout 2: Change and Integration - Organized Research Panel - Exploring the Ethos of Reception: Attitudes Towards Immigration in Missouri
“Who are Immigrants? The Beliefs and Perceptions of the U.S.-Born in Missouri”
Lisa Dorner, University of Missouri-St Louis
“Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Missouri: Public Conceptions of 'the System'”
Joel Jennings, Saint Louis University
“A Comparative Analysis of Public Attitudes toward Immigrants and Immigration in Missouri”
J. S. Sandoval, Saint Louis University
Breakout 3: Change and Integration - Organized Research Panel
“Integration and Sustainable Rural Communities --A framework for linking long-time residents and Latino newcomers”
Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri
Lisa Y. Flores, University of Missouri
Stephen C. Jeanetta, University of Missouri
Domingo Martínez Castilla, University of Missouri
Alejandro Morales, University of Missouri
Breakout 4: Entrepreneurship Research Panel: Understanding and Promoting Hispanic Businesses
NOTE: This panel has been moved to Friday June 10th, 8:30-9:30 AM (plenary), followed by a discussion from 9:45 to 11:AM,
Breakout 5: Health Research Panel - Focus in the House
“Transnationalism and Housing and Health Risks of Rural Latino Immigrant Families”
Kimberly Greder, Iowa State University
“From All Alone to Safely Home: Mitigating Risk Factors for Unaccompanied Children”
Dawnya Underwood, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, Maryland
Weihui Wang, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, Maryland
Breakout 6: Education - Best Practices Workshop - Dropout Prevention with Latino Families: The Juntos Program
Andrew Behnke, North Carolina State University
Cintia Aguilar, North Carolina State University
Day 3 – Friday, June 10, 2011
8:30-9:30 am
Plenary Session 5: Theme: Entrepreneurship
Research Panel: Understanding and Promoting Hispanic Businesses
“Barriers to Migrant Latin American Entrepreneurship -A Comparison between Key Informants and Entrepreneurs”
Presenters: Zola K. Moon, University of Arkansas; Cristina Abreo, Oportunidades NOLA, St. Anna's Episcopal Church, New Orleans
“Individual, Family, and Community Factors Affecting Hispanic Entrepreneurs”
Presenter: Rosanna Saladin-Subero, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
“Promoting Latino and Women Entrepreneurial Development in Idaho”
Presenter: Abelardo Rodríguez, University of Idaho
9:30 - 9:45 am - Break/Encuentros
9:45 - 11:00 am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS IV (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Discussion of the Entrepreneurship Plenary
Zola K. Moon, University of ArkansasCristina Abreo, Oportunidades NOLA, St. Anna's Episcopal Church, New Orleans
Rosanna Saladin-Subero, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
Abelardo Rodríguez, University of Idaho
Breakout 2: Health - Research: Immigrant Women
“What Mexican Immigrant Women Want in Cervical Cancer Education”
Jennifer L. Hunter, University of Missouri- Kansas City
“Rural Latino immigrant mothers' perceptions of local food and health”
Kimberly Greder, Iowa State University
Flor Romero de Slowing, Iowa State University
Breakout 3: Organized Research Panel - Psychology of Integration
“Matachines In the Midwest: A Case Study of Gender, Religion and Ethnicity”
Stephen R. Christ, University of Missouri
“Expanding the Horizons for Understanding Immigrants' Adjustment: Ecological perspectives”
Hang Shim Lee, University of Missouri
Hung Chiao, University of Missouri
“Latina/o Food Industry Employees: Barriers, Facilitators, Motivators, Training Preferences and Perceptions of Work”
Marlen Kanagui-Muñoz, University of Missouri
Patton Garriott, University of Missouri
Lisa Flores, University of Missouri
Seonghee Cho, University of Missouri
James Groves, University of Missouri
Breakout 4: Change and Integration - Organized Research Panel
The New Hispanic South - SERA-37: Bringing together researchers and land-grant faculty to meet the needs of Latinos in the South
Kathleen Tajeu, Auburn University, Alabama
Julia F. Storm, North Carolina State University
Cintia Aguilar, North Carolina State University
Andrew Behnke, North Carolina State University
María Navarro, University of Georgia
Breakout 5: A Panel on Research Methodologies across Disciplines
“Mental Health Response to Spanish-Speaking Telephone Callers: Secret Shopper Study”
Bruce A. Eddy, Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund, Kansas City, Missouri
Mercedes Mora, Guadalupe Centers, Kansas City, Missouri
“Porous Spheres: Direct Observation of Interethnic Interaction in a Small Midwestern Community”
Ann Marie Kuchinski, University of Missouri
“A Case Study Analysis of Latino Immigrant Men Living in the Rural Midwest”
Alejandro Morales, University of Missouri
Corinne B. Valdivia, University of Missouri
Breakout 6: Change - Research Panel: Policy and Social Climate
“The Policy Dimensions of the Context of Reception for Immigrants (and Latinos) in the Midwest”
Rubén Martinez, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
Jennifer Tello Buntin, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
William Escalante, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
“Results from the 2009 Social Climate Survey for Hispanic Immigration in the United States (SCSHI)”
Arthur G. Cosby, Social Science Research Center, Starkville, Mississippi
Monica A. Rosas Gutierrez, Social Science Research Center, Starkville, Mississippi
Nydia Valenzuela Salazar, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
Marissa S. Matta, Social Science Research Center, Starkville, Mississippi
Tonya T. Neaves, Social Science Research Center, Starkville, Mississippi
“Immigration Enforcement in America's Heartland”
Juan Manuel Pedroza, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
11 AM - Noon
Closing Plenary Session
Remarks: Handy Williamson, Vice Provost for International Programs, University of Missouri
Remarks: Brady Deaton, Chancellor, University of Missouri
Noon: Conference Adjourn
Other Meetings Hosted by Cambio de Colores 2011
Four other meetings will be hosted by the Cambio de Colores annual conference. They are independently organized but at the same location in Kansas City:
- Roundtable: New Americans - Citizenship and Integration Initiative (White House Domestic Policy Council)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation: Kansas City Conversación
- NCERA 216 annual meeting: Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities
- SERA 37 annual meeting: The New Hispanic South
Thursday, June 9 - 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Roundtable: New Americans - Citizenship and Integration Initiative
A roundtable discussion with Obama Administration officials about best practices in the field of immigrant integration.
To address known gaps in immigrant integration and to build a sustainable foundation for future efforts, the White House has created an interagency task force that seeks to identify best practices and to gain helpful insight into how the federal government can shine a spotlight on successful models of immigrant integration. This roundtable of diverse stakeholders involved in this dynamic process from across the country is part of that initiative.
This event is by invitation only, coming from the New Americans - Citizenship and Integration Initiative, White House Domestic Policy Council.
Event organizer: Robin M. Jones - Robin.Jones@acf.hhs.gov
Friday, June 10 - 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Kansas City Conversación
An Important Discussion about Historic Preservation with the Hispanic Community and Cultural Leaders
Join the National Trust for Historic Preservation for a conversation about heritage and culture in the Latino community, and share your thoughts on how preservation organizations can support Hispanics in saving the places that matter to them. This free event will be held immediately following the Cambio de Colores conference in the same venue, the Holiday Inn Kansas City SE-Waterpark, and lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Christopher Leitch, Kansas City Museum, at cleitch@unionstation.org.
For more information, visit the National Trust's website or contact mwro@nthp.org.
Save the Date flyer available! (PDF)
Wednesday, June 8 - 8:30 am - Noon
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 1:30 - 5:00 pm
NCERA216: Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities
The interstate initiative Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities (NCERA 216), brings scholars, practitioners and community leaders into a research and education network seeking to make achievements in the following areas: 1) Strengthening Families and Family Involvement in Education; 2) Entrepreneurship and Business; 3) Building Immigrant-Friendly Communities; 4) Building Diversity Competent Organizations, and 5) Civic Engagement. In its second of five years, the initiative promotes inter-university research collaboration in communities and the design and implementation of interventions that can lead to best practices in each of these areas. The twelve Midwestern states included in the initiative are: Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. To join the network send an email to rmartinez@jsri.msu.edu.
Annual Meeting
Organizer: Rubén Martínez, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
Thursday, June 9 - 5:15 - 8:00 pm
SERA-37: The New Hispanic South
The Southern Extension and Research Activity-37 (better known as SERA-37) brings together over ninety land-grant university faculty: (1) to work collaboratively in understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with Latinos in the South; (2) to strengthen the research, Extension outreach, and public policy work being done with Latinos in our region's land-grant university system; and (3) to advance educational programs and technical assistance to meet the diverse needs of our growing Latino population.
Annual Meeting
Organizer: Andrew Behnke, North Carolina State University
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