Location/Lugar: Immigrant Movement International Corona, 108-59 Roosevelt Ave. Corona, NY 11368
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Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is a nationwide public programming initiative that supports the exploration of the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the United States over the last five centuries and who have become, with more than 50 million people, the country’s largest minority group. The cornerstone of the project is the six-part, NEH-supported 2013 PBS documentary film, Latino Americans. The award-winning series chronicles Latinos in the United States from the 16th century to present day.
In May, we are collaborating with Immigrant Movement International in Corona to screen episode 6, Peril and Promise. The episode takes viewers through the past 30 years, with a second wave of Cubans arriving in Miami during the Mariel exodus and with hundreds of thousands Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans fleeing civil wars, death squads and unrest to go north into a new land — transforming the United States along the way. Afterwards, stay for an open conversation about the alternative ways of healing among the Latino population with Dr, Anahí Viladrich.
About the Presenting Scholar
Anahí Viladrich is a sociologist and medical anthropologist originally from Argentina. Prof. Her main research focus intertwines the field of immigration, culture, and health, with a special focus on Latinos in the US. She received a PhD in Sociomedical Sciences (awarded with Distinction and the Marisa de Castro Benton Prize) by Columbia University in 2003. Her most recent book entitled More Than Two to Tango: Argentine Tango Immigrants in New York City (University of Arizona Press, 2013), explores tango artists’ social networks and their struggle to make ends meet in the artistic field, including their access barriers to health care. Professor Viladrich currently teaches in the QC Department of Sociology (with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Anthropology), and in the Doctor of Public Health Program at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
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Latinoamericanos: 500 Años de Historia, producido por el National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) y la American Library Association (ALA), es una iniciativa de programas públicos al nivel nacional que apoya la exploración de la rica y variada historia y experiencias de los Latinos, quienes han ayudado a construir los Estados Unidos en los últimos cinco siglos y quienes se han convertido, al ser mas de 50 millones de habitantes, en la minoría más grande del país. En el centro de este proyecto se encuentra Latinoamericanos, una serie de PBS (2013) de seis partes, apoyada por el NEH. Recipiente de varios premios, este documental muestra una crónica de los Latinos en los Estados Unidos desde el siglo 16 hasta el presente.
El Museo de Queens ha recibido fondos para conducir festivales, la colecta de historias orales, discusiones informativas, y otros eventos públicos acerca de la historia y la cultura de los Latinoamericanos en los Estados Unidos, en nuestro espacio o con otros colaboradores culturales en la ciudad de Nueva York, entre Junio 1, 2015 hasta Junio 1, 2016.
Episodio 6: “Riesgo y Promesa” lleva a la audiencia a través de los últimos 30 años, con la segunda ola de Cubanos llegando desde Miami durante el éxodo de Mariel y con cientos de miles Salvadoreños, Nicaragüenses y Guatemaltecos escapando guerras civiles, escuadrones de muerte y desafíos al ir hacia al norte a nuevas tierras- transformando los Estados Unidos en el proceso.
Después, acompáñenos para una conversación abierta acerca de formas alternativas del cuidado de la salud en la población Latina con la participación de La Dra. Anahí Viladrich (Queens College & The Graduate Center, The City University of New York)
This program is made possible by Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, a public programming initiative produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.
Este programa es posible por Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, una iniciativa de programación pública producido por el National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) y el American Library Association (ALA), es parte de la iniciativa NEH, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.
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