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FIU Honored for Promotion of Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture
Friday, May 04 2012

On Friday, May 4, 2012, FIU was honored with a Brazilian International Press (BIP) Award in recognition of its achievement as an Outstanding Institution Promoting Portuguese Language. Every year, the BIP awards the persons, institutions and initiativ...

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LACC Graduate Students Host 10th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Studies Student Conference
Wednesday, Apr 25 2012

The Tenth Annual South Florida Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate Student Conference, entitled "Selfhood, Statehood, and Interstate Cooperation Across the Americas," was held at Florida International University on April 19. The conf...

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LACC and Religious Studies Host Mambo Ingrid for Discussion of Haitian Vodou
Friday, Apr 20 2012

On April 5, 2012, LACC and the Department of Religious Studies at FIU hosted renowned Vodou priestess Mambo Ingrid for a stimulating discussion about the role of Haitian Vodou in Miami and rituals associated with the religion, as well as the presenta...

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Telemundo Coverage of LACC Event with Colombian Senator Alexandra Moreno Piraquive
Tuesday, Apr 03 2012

In honor of International Women's Day, hundreds of students, faculty and community members attended the March 8, 2012 special address on women's rights and gender equity in Colombia by Senator Alexandra Moreno Piraquive.  Senator Moreno Piraquiv...

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LACC Welcomes German Musicologist as Spring 2012 Visiting Scholar
Monday, Jan 23 2012

LACC continues to serve as an important resource for scholars from across the globe and warmly welcomes its Spring 2012 Visiting Scholar to campus:  Simone Munz is a musicologist from Georg August Universitat in Gottingen, Germany.  Mun...

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LACC's Cuban Research Institute Classically Cuban Concert Attracts Hundreds
Tuesday, Dec 13 2011

On December 11, 2011, the FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center's Cuban Research Institute hosted over 300 guests for its annual Classically Cuban concert.  The 2011 concert, Cuban Music in the US, featured pieces written from 1840 through the...

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LACC Hosts K-12 Teachers for Workshop on the African Diaspora in the Americas
Monday, Nov 07 2011

Professional development workshop for Miami Dade County Public School primary and secondary teachers focused on the African diaspora in the Americas. Presentations explored the theoretical framework of diaspora studies, diversity among populations th...

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The Haitian Imprint on the Humanities
Friday, Sep 16 2011

On September 14, 2011, FIU's Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment hosted Ms. Gepsie Metellus, Executive Director of Sant La and prominent community leader, for an insightful look at how Haiti and Haitians have contributed to and enriched...

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LACC Welcomes 2011-2012 Visiting Scholar from Mexico
Friday, Sep 16 2011

LACC continues to serve as an important resource for scholars from across the globe and warmly welcomes its 2011-2012 Visiting Scholar to campus:  Gilberto Lopez Villagran comes to LACC from la Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) with...

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Presentations from LACC's 29th Annual Journalists & Editors Workshop
Tuesday, May 24 2011

29th Annual Journalists & Editors Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean"Latin America's Energy Future"May 5-6, 2011Miami, FL  Agenda and select panelist presentations available below:...

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