SDSU's Latin American Studies Student Organization

We are looking for a Secretary for our student organization. If you are interested in this position email us: [email protected] by tomorrow 9/17/2021 for more information.

Hope you all have a great rest of the week!

Hola a todos! Hello everyone! We hope you all have had an amazing start to your new year. We want to invite all of you to our first meeting of the semester and year!! Keep an eye out for our stories where we will share the zoom info as the date approaches! We hope to see you all there!

Check out this event!

📣 The Center for Latin American Studies and SDSU Center for Brazilian Studies will have their first lecture series of the semester!

On Wednesday October 7th at 4:30 PM PST, Anthony Jerry, PhD, will explore how the concept of citizenship allows for a richer understanding of blackness in Mexico, the relationship of the black subject in the construction of mestizaje, and the manner in which a perceived Afro culture serves as the basis for the Mexican state’s control over Black identities.

Anthony studies the relationships between race and citizenship and investigates the influence that regional discourses of race and racism have on citizenship practices and overall access to citizenship. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Garcia Robles Fellowship, a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, and a University of California Chancellor's Post-doctoral Fellowship. He has worked in the Costa Chica Region in Mexico for over 10 years. His work also explores the impacts of issues of migration, immigration, racisms, and citizenship on first generation youth and youth of color in the U.S./Mexico border.

📅 October 7th, 2020
⏰ 4:30 PM
Join us: https://SDSU.zoom.us/s/95127438729

Join us on May 15th for our last social of the school year! It will be a great chance to say goodbye to the old board and meet the new 2020-2021 board!

Connecting Global Health Learning with Purpose  

A couple days ago a SDSU Filipinx student organization, AB Samahan, experienced racist harassment during a Zoom meeting. LASSO stands in solidarity with AB Samahan in denouncing the xenophobia and racism they, and many AAPI, have encountered throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Hate and bigotry must be denounced wherever we see it--on SDSU campus and in our virtual congregations.

As the end of the school year is approaching, we need new Executive Board members to take over LASSO!
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If you are interested, email us at [email protected]. Elections will be held virtually on Friday, April 24th!
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Have questions about a position? Feel free to reach out to our current board members, tagged on each description!

Join us for a virtual social! Tomorrow at 5 pm! If you have trouble logging on, email Dra. Pérez or email LASSO!

Our third Women’s History Month profile focuses on the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz. Elected to office in 2013, Mayor Cruz became the third woman to hold the mayoral office in San Juan. She gained international notoriety following Hurricane Maria in 2017. After openly criticizing the president’s lack of emergency response in Puerto Rico, she was labeled “crazed and incompetent” by the president. Since 2017, Mayor Cruz has fought to ensure the citizens of Puerto Rico receive the emergency aid promised to them by Congress. She is currently running for governor of Puerto Rico while also continuing to advocate for victims of natural disasters.