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Reveal the truth, but don’t hit people over the head with it!
Author and Los Angeles Times journalist Hector Tobar discusses immigration and the Latin American experience in his works.
Posted: 3/21/2013
Culture matters, especially in medicine
A Latin America Institute symposium finds that culture greatly influences how indigenous communities in Mexico, Central and South America experience Western medicine.
Posted: 3/14/2013
Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012
Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012
Central American migrants experience nightmare in search of “American Dream”
Filmmaker shares documentary that exposes a perilous journey on the "train of death."
Posted: 10/13/2011
To be or not to be Multilingual
A lecture by UCLA professor of Geography Jared Diamond.
Posted: 4/16/2010
Human Rights Film Series Starts Wednesday
The UCLA International Institute Human Rights Film Series begins on Wednesday, Jan. 28, with a public screening of "Killer's Paradise" and discussion with director Giselle Portenier. The documentary film shines a light on the murders of more than 2,000 Guatemalan women in recent years and on responses by police and officials that often only compound the crimes.
Posted: 1/23/2009
