A symposium exploring the intersection between community wellbeing and culture among indigenous communities in Latin America
This symposium will explore the intersection between community wellbeing and culture among indigenous communities in Mexico, Central and South America and the United States. Join us for an inspiring morning of presentations by medical and social scientists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and attorneys.
Welcoming Remarks
C. Cindy Fan, Ph.D. Interim Vice Provost for International Studies, UCLA International Institute
Thomas Coates, Ph.D. Director, UCLA Center for World Health, David Geffen School of Medicine
Kevin Terraciano, Ph.D. Director, UCLA Latin American Institute
Presenters
Bonnie Taub, MPH, Ph.D. Interim Chair, UCLA Latin American Studies Graduate Program; Fielding School of Public Health and Department of Anthropology
Reza Jarrahy, M.D., UCLA Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery &Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine
Sharon Smart-Poage and Dwight Poage, Co-Directors, Mayan Families Organization, Guatemala
Jerome Levi, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, Chair-Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton College, Minnesota
Judy London, Esq. Directing Attorney, Public Counsel's Immigrants' Rights Project; Adjunct Professor, Asylum Clinic, UCLA School of Law