March 2002 Conference Program
(This page includes now links to on-line versions of some presentations
and abstracts, and also to reports of the workshops.)
Day 1 - Wednesday March 13th
Day 2 - Thursday March 14th
Day 3 - Friday March 15th
Day 1: Wednesday March 13th
10:00 a.m. - Noon.�� Registration: Viewing of Posters and Table
Displays
11:00 a.m. � Noon.� Box Lunch available upon request and purchase with
registration
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.�� CONFERENCE WELCOME
Corinne Valdivia, Conference Co-chair, MU Agricultural Economics,
President HLAFSA
Chancellor Richard Wallace, University of Missouri-Columbia (MU)
President Manuel T. Pacheco, University of Missouri System (UM)
State Auditor Claire McCaskill, State of Missouri, Keynote
Address
Vice Provost Handy Williamson, University of Missouri-Columbia
Sylvia Lazos, Conference Co-chair, MU School of Law, Vice President
HLAFSA
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.��� CHANGES/CAMBIOS
A panel discussing what are the Latino migration patterns in
the Midwest; the demographic changes in Missouri, the patterns of and
reasons for (im)migration, and who are the new Latina/o immigrants.
(All 3 abstracts
in PDF format.)
Chair and Moderator: Corinne Valdivia, Associate Professor Research,
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri - Columbia
Panelists:
Lourdes Gouveia, Associate Professor and Director, Chicano/a-Latina/o
Studies, Dept. of Sociology, University Nebraska, Omaha� �Incorporation�s
Up-Hill and Twisted Roads: Latinos in Meatpacking Communities and Labor
Markets� (Abstract)
Daryl Hobbs, Professor Emeritus Rural Sociology and Director,
OSEDA, �What
You Don�t Know About the Hispanic Population�
Christina V�squez Case, Doctoral Student, MU Dept. of Rural
Sociology, �Learning
About the Newcomers to Missouri Towns� - (Abstract
also available)
Ron Turner, Executive Vice President and Director of Cooperative
Extension, UM Outreach and Extension, �The
Demographic Changes in Missouri and Implications for Outreach and Extension�
- (Abstract
also available)
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.��� CULTURAL CONTEXT
A panel focusing on what are the social and cultural dynamics, the
potential mutual benefits and possible conflicts triggered by the settlement
of the new immigrants.
Co-Chairs: Domingo Mart�nez Castilla, MU International Agriculture,
Anne Dannerbeck, MU Dept. of Social Work
Moderator:�� Domingo Mart�nez Castilla, MU International Agriculture
Main Presenter: Anne Dannerbeck, Research Assistant Professor,
MU School of Social Work, �The
Context of Reception for Hispanic� Newcomers in Missouri�
Commentary on Ethnographic Studies
Rebecca Mart�nez, Instructor, MU Dept. of Psychological Sciences
Commentary on Discrimination in Missouri
Sylvia Lazos, Associate Professor, MU School of Law: "How
Has Missouri Responded to Change of Colors: Integration/Acculturation
or Discrimination?"
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.�� Refreshment Break:� Viewing Posters and Table Displays
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.��� COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A series of presentations on community development dimensions and issues
as they pertain to a growing Latino population in Midwest communities.�
Many communities are engaged in a complicated dance between meeting
the needs of the existing population and of the newcomers. The presenters
will set the stage for exploring key issues and strategies for dealing
with changes due to immigration.
Co-Chairs: Steve Jeanetta, MU Community Development / University
Outreach and Extension, Dolores Arce-Kaptain, Alianzas,
University Outreach and Extension, Steven Henness, MU Community
Development / University Outreach and Extension
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Learning to Tango: Latino Immigration and Community
Development in the Midwest
Moderator: Steven Henness, MU Community Development / University
Outreach and Extension
Presenters:
Mark Grey, Professor of Anthropology, New Iowans Program, University
of Northern Iowa
Anne Woodrick, Associate Professor of Anthropology, New Iowans
Program, University of Northern Iowa
"Latino
Immigration and Community Development in the Midwest"
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Community Development Breakout Groups
Missouri
Communities Responding to Change (Also available: PDF
version)
Missouri communities will share their stories about Latino immigration
and change. Teams of three community delegates from California, Milan,
Noel, Senath, Sedalia, and Kansas City will describe major turning points,
key issues, and lessons learned as they adjust to new arrivals in their
communities.
Steve Jeanetta, MU Community Development
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.���� Cash Bar
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.���� Buffet Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.�����Keynote Speech: �The Literature of
the Immigrant Experience�
Dr. Eduardo Gonz�lez-Via�a, Dept. of Spanish, Western
Oregon University, winner of the 2001 Award for Latino Literature (Premio
Latino de Literatura 2001), New York; and the 1999 "Juan Rulfo"
short-story award, Paris. (Report
in Adelante! newspaper.)
Introduction: Domingo Mart�nez Castilla, MU International Agriculture
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.�� Entertainment
El Grupo Atotonilco, Mexican folkloric dance troupe from Kansas
City.� Presented by Maria Chaurand, artistic director.
Day 2:� Thursday March 14th
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.��� Continental Breakfast: Viewing Posters and Table
Displays
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.�� SOCIAL SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH
A panel on social services and mental health providers discuss their
experiences in working with the Latino/a community on specific issues
related to this population group, best practices, and gaps in services.
Chairs and Moderators: Judith Davenport, Professor, MU School
of Social Work; Danny Moritz, Program Development Specialist,
Missouri State Dept. of Social Services
Panelists:
Iberty Gedeon,
Mattie Rhodes Counseling and Arts Center, Kansas City
Judith Gonzales, Director, Mano a Mano, Springfield
Sister Peggy Bonnot and Sister Margaret Snyder, El Puente
Hispanic Ministry, Jefferson City
9:20 - 10:35 a.m.�� HEALTH SERVICES
A panel analyzing the growing demographic diversity in the Midwest
and the implications for the state of Missouri health care system, the
need of establishing a cultural competence, and the importance of reaching
out to the community.
Chairs: Alejandra Gudi�o and Steve Morris, MU Research
Reactor Center
Moderator: Manuel Navarro, Recruiter, Boone Hospital Center
Panelists:
Suzanne Ortega, Dean of the MU Graduate School
Keith Mueller, The Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research,
University of Nebraska Medical Center: "Changing
Population Demographics in Rural America: Can the Health Care Delivery
System Keep Pace?"
Eduardo Simoes, Chief State Epidemiologist, Missouri State Dept.
of Health
William Chignolli, Director and Founder, La Cl�nica, St. Louis:
"Equal
Access to Health Care for All Missourians"
10:35 - 11:00 a.m.��Refreshment Break: Viewing Posters and Table Displays
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.� EDUCATION
A panel presenting the key findings from the report "Conditions
of Education: Missouri at the End of a Decade", paying particular
attention to what needs to be done at both K-12 and higher education
levels to address the educational needs of Latinas/os.
Chair and Moderator: Gerardo L�pez, Assistant Professor, Education
Leadership and Policy Analysis, MU College of Education
Presenter: Bruce A. Jones, Chair of the Consortium for Education
Policy Analysis: "Latino/LatinaTrends
in Education"
Commentators:
Kent King, Missouri State Comissioner of Education
Manuel T. Pacheco, President of the University of Missouri
Mike Rohman, President, Missouri School Board Association
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.�� Buffet Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.� CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR (CLE credit)
A panel focusing on the legal needs of Latinas/os in Missouri, and
describing the barriers to their being able to attain civil and criminal
justice.
Chairs: Mar�a L�pez and Sylvia Lazos, MU School of Law
Moderator: Jay Wood, Director, Missouri Legal Services Support
Center
Panelists:
Deleta Williams, Missouri State Representative, �The 1999-2000
Joint Task Force�s Work on Meeting the Needs of Missouri�s Latina/o
Communities�
Suzanne Gladney, Managing Attorney,� Legal Aid of Western Missouri,
�How (Un)documentation Affects the Every Day Life of Missouri�s Latina/o
Immigrants�
Mar�a L�pez, Lecturer in Legal Research and Writing, MU School
of Law, �Access to Justice Issues in Missouri�s Immigrant Communities�
Guadalupe T. Luna, Associate Professor, University of Northern
Illinois, School of Law, �Latinas/os as Immigration and Agricultural
Underdogs�
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.� Refreshment Break: Viewing Posters and Table Displays
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.� CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS� (Please choose one)
A. Social
Services and Mental Health: An interactive workshop among administrators
of state and private agencies, researchers, policy makers, and the general
public discussing what services are available and what barriers exist
in the providing and receiving of social and mental health services.
Facilitated by Carol Snively, Assistant Professor, MU School
of Social Work.
B.� Health:� The workshop centers around the experiences of
community-based organizations.� This dialogue will serve to raise and
connect community voices from across the state and examine innovative
strategies and models for building community-based health education
initiatives.
Facilitated by Maria Carpena, Project Specialist, State of Missouri
Office of Minority Health.
Panelists:
Eduardo Crespi, Director, El Centro Latino de Salud, Educaci�n
y Cultura, Columbia
Sara Antibus, Pettis County Health Department
Sharon Lee, Director, Puertas a la Salud, Columbia Boone County
Health Department
C.� Community Development I:� "Tools for Developing
Inclusive Communities"
This workshop will present� �best practices� being in Missouri and
the Midwest in faith-based organizing, public dialogue on immigration
issues, and leadership development.
Panelists:
Anne Woodrick, New Iowans Program, University
of Northern Iowa
Jamie Thompson, Consumer & Family Economics
Specialist (Benton County)
Ann Marie Kuchinski,� UM Outreach and Extension
(Adair County)
Pat Williams, UM Outreach and Extension (Greene
County). �
D.� Community Development II : �Impact
Assessment: Expectations and Techniques for Project Accountability��
Panelists will introduce impact assessment techniques, describe what
public and private funders� are looking for in terms of accountability
and results, and what techniques can be used to measure the impact of
programs.
Panelists:
Corinne Valdivia, MU Agricultural Economics
Steven Henness, MU Community Development
J. Arbuckle, MU Agricultural Economics
E.� Justice I (CLE credit):� �Justice for Food Industry Workers�
A presentation describing Nebraska�s progressive legislation providing
food industry workers with a �bill of rights.�
Presenter: Milo Mumgaard, Executive Director of the Nebraska
Appleseed Project
Commentators:
Mark Grey, New Iowans Program, University of Northern Iowa
Lourdes Gouveia, University of Nebraska-Omaha
(Report in Adelante!
newspaper.)
F.� Justice II (CLE credit):� �A Primer on Immigration Law��
Basic concepts of immigration law will be presented in question-and-answer
format.
Panelists:
Suzanne Gladney, Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Mar�a L�pez, MU School of Law
Jay Wood, Missouri Legal Services Support Center
G.� Media Workshop: �Media Coverage of Hispanics/Latinos
in Newspapers and Broadcasts�
Media representatives and journalists will discuss how their publication
or broadcast is focusing on the community and whether or not the intended
audience is responding to coverage.� Problems, needs and future coverage
will be addressed.
Moderator:� Anna Romero, Missouri School of Journalism
Panelists:
Tracy Barnett, �Adelante! , Columbia
Mary S�nchez, Reporter/Columnist, Kansas City Star
Frank Soriano, Radio Broadcaster, �Espa�ola,� Aurora
Patricia Lange, �Qué Pasa,� St. Louis bilingual
newspaper
(Report
in Adelante! newspaper.)
H. Education �Show Me� Showcase
This workshop showcases successful ongoing programs designed to promote
bilingualism and increase high school graduation and retention: Reading
Facilitator Program (Pam White, Noami Urbina-Rupp, Gerald Edward);
LNESC Young
Readers Academic Year Read Along Program (Maria Jackson); Leadership
Academy (Karen Johnson); Creating Interactive Learning Environments
(Jim Groccia, MU, Project of Excellence in Teacher); U.S.- Mexico
Teacher Exchange Program, John Miller(DESE).
I. Education: ESL & Bilingualism
Experts will address challenges in Missouri in quality, comformity,
uniformity and resources.
Panelists:
Linda Espinosa, MU College of Education
Laura Jackson,
Department of Social Services
Steve Holland-Wempe, Applied Language Institute, UMKC
Judy Elliott, MU Direct in Mexico, MU College of Education
(Report
in Adelante! newspaper.)
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.�� Roundtable: Critical questions to administrators
and policy makers
Facilitator: Patricia Sobrero, Associate Vice President, UM
Outreach and Extension
Panelists:
Rick Beasley, Acting Director, Missouri Workforce Development,
Missouri Dept. of Economic Development
Brady Deaton, Provost, University of Missouri � Columbia
Laurence Kaptain, Assistant Provost Academic Affairs, University
of Missouri at Kansas City
Kathy Martin, Missouri State Dept. of Social Services
Dianna P. Moore, Director, Missouri Community Development, Missouri
Dept. of Economic Development
Ron Turner, Executive Vice President, UM Outreach and Extension
Deleta Williams, Missouri State Representative
7:00 p.m.��� Cash Bar and Buffet Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.��Keynote Speech: �Mid-Western Colonias: 1910 to
2000 and the History of Latina/o Immigration into the Midwest�
Speaker: Dionicio Valdés, Professor, Dept. of Chicano
Studies, University of Minnesota
Introduction: Judith Davenport, MU School of Social Work
(Report
in Adelante! newspaper.)
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.�� Entertainment
Musical Performance by Del Alma from Columbia
Day 3: Friday�March 15th: A Call to Action
Discussing the building of communities and planning for the future.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.� Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.�� WELCOME TO A �CALL FOR ACTION�
Vicky Riback Wilson, Missouri State Representative, �The
Importance of Building Local Communities��
Introduction: Tom Henderson, Vice Provost for Extension University
of Missouri Columbia
8:30� - 9:00 a.m.�� RAPPORTEUR SESSION
Summary of the discussions in each of the previous afternoon�s workshops
9:00 - 11:45 a.m. �WEAVING COMMUNITIES AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES
What are the critical needs that the discussions of this conference
have identified? Breakout groups will discuss how to build and strengthen
networks around critical needs and opportunities.
Facilitated by UM Community Development faculty
The following are the summaries of the five concurrent workshops that
were organized for this activity:
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.:� SUMMING UP � Accomplishments of the Conference
and Challenge Ahead
Sylvia R. Lazos and Corinne Valdivia, Co-Chairs of �Cambio
de Colores� 2002 Conference Planning Committee
12:15 - 12:30 p.m.:�� FAREWELL AND INVITATION TO THE �CAMBIO DE COLORES�
2003 CONFERENCE
Dolores Arce-Kaptain, Director, Alianzas
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