UCLA Latin American Institute

Message From the Director

Welcome to the UCLA Latin American Institute! We invite you to take a moment to read a message from our director, Ruben Hernández-León, Professor of Sociology.

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LAI Leadership

Rubén Hernández-León

Professor of Sociology; Director, Latin American Institute

Bonnie Taub

Associate Director, Latin American Institute; Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.

Staff

Ariatne Barrera
Program Representative
Marcelo Jatoba
Publications Manager
Veronica Zavala
Outreach Coordinator

Library Staff

Jennifer Osorio
Head, International Studies, Interim Librarian for Latin American Studies and Spanish/Portuguese; Asian American Studies

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)

Orchid Mazurkiewicz
Editor and Director, HAPI
Michael Scott
Associate Editor, HAPI

Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Degree Program

Yumi Kinoshita
Academic Counselor

Research Programs

Center for Mexican Studies

Gaspar Rivera Salgado
Director, Center for Mexican Studies; Project Director, UCLA Labor Center

Center for Brazilian Studies

Susanna Hecht
Director, Center for Brazilian Studies; Professor of Urban Planning

Program on Caribbean Studies

Jorge Marturano
Director, Program in Caribbean Studies; Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Andean Working Group

Stella Nair
Director, Andean Working Group; Associate Professor, Department of Art History

Central American Working Group

Patricia Arroyo Calderón
Associate Professor

Affiliated Faculty

The Latin American Institute provides an institutional base of support for UCLA's community of faculty Latin Americanists in more than thirty disciplines and professional fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and professions who conduct research and teach on Latin America and its role in the world.

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Visiting Scholars

The UCLA Latin American Institute welcomes visiting scholars and visiting graduate researchers from across the United States and Latin America and from around the world who are drawn to our globally-recognized faculty, the resources of the country's sixth-largest research library, and the excitement of one of the world's most iconic cities.

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Contact

Address

10343 Bunche Hall
Box 951447
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1447
Campus Mail Code:144703

Phone

+1 (310)-825-4571

Email

lai@international.ucla.edu

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