The deadline to submit papers for this conference has been extended until January 14, 2011

For additional information, please contact Professor Victor Gomez at:
vgomez@southtexascollege.edu

Victor Gomez, Assistant Professor Assistant Chair,
Dept. of History and Philosophy Coordinator, Mexican American Studies Program Advisor,
NACCS Student Organization
South Texas College
McAllen, Tejas

http://www.naccs.org/naccs/Tejas_EN.asp

A public memorial service for Joseph Spielberg Benitez, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Michigan State University, will be held on Friday, January 14, 2011 from 1-3 pm at the Alumni Memorial Chapel on the campus of Michigan State University. He passed away at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX on November 12, 2010.

This memorial service is being held to accommodate all Michigan State University colleagues and employees of Professor Spielberg, family, and friends among the Migrant service community with whom he worked over the decades. There will be snacks and beverages served with a social hour afterwards. Anyone wanting to say a few words is welcome to do so starting at about 1:15 pm. Please contact Diana Rivera at dianar@msu.edu

If you are not able to attend and wish to pay your respects, Professor Spielberg’s family will receive correspondence through his daughter Tani Spielberg at 219 Ridgewood Drive, Boardman, OH 44512 Email jonandtani@gmail.com

The family suggests that any memorial donations be made to units that support the work significant to Professor Spielberg’s work:

Chicano Latino Studies Program
200 S. Kedzie Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

Department of Anthropology
Michigan State University
355 Baker Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

The Julian Samora Research Institute
200 Nesbit Building
Michigan State University
301 Nisbet Building
1407 South Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48823-5286

To add your name to the list of speakers or for any questions please call Diana Rivera at 517-884-0884 or via email at dianar@msu.edu

Academic and scholar Dr. Frank Bonilla passed away on Tuesday December 28, 2010. He is a well known scholar of Puerto Rican history and studies. According to the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, Bonilla "devoted his life to understanding and exposing the political and economic forces that engender exploitation and injustice and to joining community struggles against racial and ethnic oppression, especially in education. The fruits of his labor are found in the thriving of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY’s Hunter College; in his pioneering research on the political economy of Puerto Rico and migration to the United States; and in his extensive contributions to collaborative research on Latinos in a globalizing economy."

Additional information on the life and work of Dr. Bonilla will be posted on CUNY’s Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican Studies site. See his biographical entry on the Centro biography site.

Visit the MSU Libraries main library for two exhibits on Chicano and Latino film.

2nd Floor West : Salt of the Earth
Ground Floor East : Latinos in Film (vintage poster art, scripts, publicity stills and press packages 1929-1980)

Also still in the Chavez Exhibit Case on the Main Floor West Wing: Chicanos and Latinos in the Mystery Novel. A collection of Chicano and Latino mystery novelists.

For those Hernandez Brothers (aka Los Bros Hernandez) fans, here is a that has 99 of their Love & Rockets covers. If you want to see the paper copy visit the MSU Libraries Special Collections on the ground floor of the Main Library.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/love-rockets