Reminder: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Puerto Ricans, 4/29/21

 

You are invited to Zoom Webinar Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88917567899?pwd=MThZTXZFblUvTFhTVDRycUVmSDdpUT09 Zoom Webinar Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88917567899?pwd=MThZTXZFblUvTFhTVDRycUVmSDdpUT09 This webinar is cosponsored by This webinar examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Puerto Ricans, and Hispanics in general. For the first time, researchers will present data on Puerto Ricans on health and social impacts from stateside communities and in the island. Moderator Luis M. Falcón, Ph.D, Associate Director, Center for Population Health, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, https://www.uml.edu/Research/UML-CPH/About/who-we-are/Falcon-Luis.aspx Presentations The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial health and other social factors: preliminary results from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study Kelsey M. Mangano, PhD, RDN, Assistant Professor, Nutritional Science Program Director, Center for Population Health, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, http://sites.uml.edu/kelsey-mangano/ Emotional Health Among Adults in Puerto Rico During COVID-19 Josiemer Mattei, PhD, MPH, FAHA, Donald and Sue Pritzker Associate Professor of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/josiemer-mattei/ COVID-19 Equity Research Initiative Nataly Rios, UCLA MURP 2022, Graduate Student Researcher, Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, University of California, Los Angeles, https://knowledge.luskin.ucla.edu/about/team/ Highlights of findings from the Covid dashboard, focusing on the "risk of exposure" of Puerto Ricans across the country Edwin Melendez, Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/about/directors-corner How to use Centro Covid dashboard for local analysis of impacts Jennifer Hinojosa, Research Associate & Data Center Coordinator Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/research/data-center   Center for Puerto Rican Studies http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/ Center for Puerto Rican Studies | Hunter College | 695 Park Ave | New York, NY 10065

Reminder Meet the Author: Marilisa Jiménez García: “Side by Side" Today, April 27th

RSVP: https://centropr.nationbuilder.com/sidebyside In Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture, author Marilisa Jiménez García focuses on the contributions of the Puerto Rican community to American youth, approaching Latinx literature as a transnational space that provides a critical lens for examining the lingering consequences of US and Spanish colonialism for US communities of color. Author: Marilisa Jiménez García, assistant professor of English and Latino Studies at Lehigh University Commentator: Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:00 PM EST RSVP: https://centropr.nationbuilder.com/sidebyside Virtual Event: link will be provided upon registration   Center for Puerto Rican Studies http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/ Center for Puerto Rican Studies | Hunter College | 695 Park Ave | New York, NY 10065

LatinX & Proud! Reading Series

 

LatinX & Proud! Reading Series Featuring Eduardo C. Corral, Yesika Salgado, Edyka Chilomé, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal   Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 PM EDT Streamed Online  via City of Asylum @ Home FREE! Register now for free   The Latinx & Proud! Reading Series is excited to feature poets Eduardo C. Corral, Yesika Salgado, Edyka Chilomé, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal in a powerhouse lineup. Latinx & Proud! continues the important work of celebrating Latinx artists, and empowering the local and national Latinx community in this ongoing series. This event is in proud partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies department.  ¡Ven a celebrar con nosotros! (Come celebrate with us!)   Watch this video compilation of Yesika Salgado and see her and others on Tuesday.    Register now for free     Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her fat brown body. Salgado is a two time National Poetry Slam finalist and the recipient of the 2020 International Latino Book Award in Poetry. Yesika is the author of the best-sellers Corazón, Tesoro, and Hermosa, published with Not a Cult. Eduardo C. Corral is the son of Mexican immigrants. His second book, Guillotine, was published by Graywolf Press. He's the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University.  Vanessa Angélica Villarreal is the author of Beast Meridian (Noemi Press, Akrilica Series 2017), a recipient of a 2019 Whiting Award, a Kate Tufts Discovery Award nomination,  and winner of the John A. Robertson Award for Best First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters. She is a 2021 National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellow, and has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, The Boston Review, Poetry Magazine, and elsewhere.  Edyka Chilomé is a queer indigenous mestiza cultural worker, writer, poet, and child of migrant activist from occupied Zacateco (Mexico) as well as Lenca (El Salvador) territories who raised her in the tradition of spiritual activism. She is the author of two collections of poetry, She Speaks Poetry and El Poemario del Colibri / The Hummingbird Poems.    Register now for free     And while you're at it, check out the return of the Latinx Reading Series in August. More information coming soon, but you can register today. Click the image for more information or to register for free.   Latinx & Proud! Series Advisory Board: Adriana E. Ramírez, Malcolm Friend, & Karla Lamb The mission of the Latinx & Proud! reading series is to incite conversation, empower, & amplify the Latinx community in Pittsburgh, PA & beyond.   The mission of CLAS is to promote global understanding through support for teaching, learning, & research in and on Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diverse diasporic communities of Latin American and Caribbean origin. CLAS provides faculty with the resources and intellectual environment to realize cutting-edge research, and students with unequaled educational experience and a solid path to a successful career. Through its community engagement programs, the center shares its resources regionally, nationally, & internationally.     Copyright © 2021 City of Asylum, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Puerto Ricans, 4/29/21

 

You are invited to RSVP: https://centropr.nationbuilder.com/covid_19_puerto_ricans This webinar examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Puerto Ricans, and Hispanics in general. For the first time, researchers will present data on Puerto Ricans on health and social impacts from stateside communities and in the island. Panelists Jennifer Hinojosa, Research Associate & Data Center Coordinator Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/research/data-center Edwin Melendez, Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/about/directors-corner Kelsey M. Mangano, PhD, RDN, Assistant Professor, Nutritional Science Program Director, Center for Population Health, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, http://sites.uml.edu/kelsey-mangano/ Josiemer Mattei, Donald and Sue Pritzker Associate Professor of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/profile/josiemer-mattei/ Nataly Rios, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, University of California, Los Angeles https://knowledge.luskin.ucla.edu/about/team/   Center for Puerto Rican Studies http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/ Center for Puerto Rican Studies | Hunter College | 695 Park Ave | New York, NY 10065

Cena A Las Seis Postponed

The Cena that was going to take place tomorrow with Gian has been postponed indefinitely.

 

Good luck on midterms!

Chris Keefe

Secretary

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Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University

salsa.cmu@gmail.com