CMALS Events
Every academic year, CMALS brings guests that expand on the Center鈥檚 mission of presenting cutting-edge research and literature on the Mexican American and Latino experience. CMALS hosts research talks regarding topics and narratives in the Latino Community, as well as events that integrate the UH and Houston community with us. See below for the events the Center has hosted in the past:
2022
CMALS 50th Anniversary Luncheon (Presentation)
2019
2017
3rd Visiting Scholars Q and A (11-07-17)
CMAS Open House (10-04-17)
"IUPLR and its Role in the Foundation of Latino Studies" by Dr. Maria De Los Angeles, Executive Director of the IUPLR (04-05-17)
"War Stories" by Minerva Perez, Emmy Nominated ABC Journalist (03-21-17)
Co-sponsored "Interpreting Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth in 2017" by Dr. Deborah Shaw (04-04-17)
2nd Visiting Scholars Q and A (03-08-17)
Co-sponsored "Purple Eyes", A Performance (03-01-17)
鈥淭he Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave who Became a Mexican Millionaire鈥� by Dr. Karl Jacoby (02-23-17)
2016
Visiting Scholars Q and A (11-29-16)
"So... What Now" A Q&A and Panel Discussion on the Impact of Trump Administration on America鈥檚 Immigrant, Minority, and Refugee Communities (11-23-16)
"A Brown Bag Talk: Trauma, Stress, and Coping among Latino Immigrants鈥� by Dr. Jodi Berger Cardoso (11-15-16)
鈥淭he Longoria Affair: The G.I. Forum and The Rise Of The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement鈥� Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion (11-03-17)
What鈥檚 at Stake: Immigration, the National Election and Beyond鈥� A Panel Discussion (11-27-16)
鈥�2016 Presidential Election: What to Expect (Or Not)鈥� by Dr. Jeronimo Cortina (10-27-16)
鈥淭he Head of Joaquin Murrieta鈥� A John Valadez Film Screening (10-19-16)
鈥淪ocial Movements in Mexico and Central America: A talk with Gabino Palomares鈥� (10-17-16)
鈥淪ocial Movements in Mexico and Central America: The Fight for Human Rights (Watching Death)鈥� Documentary screening commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the Disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa (09-26-16)
鈥淔rida Kahlo: Entre el Dolor y el Placer鈥� Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston in collaboration with CMAS (09-16-16)