Archive for Angelique Dwyer
Shout Out to Our 2020 Grads!
LALACS MAJORS Samuel Abegglen’20 Biology, Studio Art, and Latin American, Latinx and Carribean Studies triple major; Spanish Minor Senior Capstone: LGBT migrants from Latin America report persecution as a reason for seeking asylum in the USA. While scholars have analyzed this issue, less focus has been placed on the racism and heterosexism within the migration […]
Continued Support
LALACS is a proud sponsor of the Minneapolis Film Festival. Faculty and staff attended both the Latino Film Festival in the fall of 2017 and the International Film Festival in the spring of 2018.
Paixão pura / Pura pasión / Pura passion
LALACS faculty and staff are passionate about Latin America: whether we have been born or “re-born” there, engaged in research or studied abroad there, América has ignited and fueled a passion within us – Latin Americanists. Come chat with us any time regarding: what LALACS is all about when you should declare which courses you […]
Why LALACS? Current Students’ Perspective
Nicole Pfalz’19 || (Psychology / LALACS) Electing a LALACS major has created significant connections not only to my Spanish minor, but also to my Psychological Science major. I have been able to work with individuals from cultures that differ from my own in a way that has propelled me to pursue graduate school to become […]
Why LALACS? The Faculty’s Perspective
Scott Ickes || Faculty in History I love teaching the historical diversity of Latin America and deflating the common stereotypes of the region, and I love disrupting the self-serving narrative here in the U.S. of North American “success” versus Latin American “failure.” Latin American History for me is a fascinating theater of contrasts and similarities, […]
Why LALACS? Notes from an Alumnus’ Perspective
Written by: Bjorn Kjelstad’17 (LALACS / Spanish) One of the first questions I received upon returning home for Thanksgiving and after having declared my LALACS and Spanish double major was, “What are you going to do with that?” The question, however, should be, what do you value about your major? What I have come to […]
Why LALACS? Notes from an Alumna’s Perspective
Written by: Hannah Smith (LALACS / Spanish) Studying an interdisciplinary major like LALACS not only opened my eyes to the ways in which social themes like immigration, climate change, and economic disparity are intertwined, but it gave me the agency to choose courses and make these connections in line with my personal vocation. The […]
LALACS and Spanish Students Kick Off the Fall Semester
On Sunday, September 14th, 2014 students of Spanish & LALACS gathered in the Arboretum for a picnic and a literal kick off to the fall semester. In spite of the rain, the soccer match was on! Two opposing teams of faculty, students (and future students) formed, sporting LALACS tees in honor of Brasil (yellow) […]
“¿A utz a wach?” Maya Quiché spoken near campus
It seems that “¿A utz a wach?” or “How are you?” is an important phrase to know in St. Peter and its surrounding areas. As part of her internship at St. Peter High School, LALACS senior Andi Doebler ’14 (Spanish & LALACS) has been tutoring […]
NEW J-term 2013!! Study about the Haitian Diaspora in Miami
The Haitian Diaspora: Surviving and Thriving in Miami Are you interested in Haiti but not ready to make a trip abroad? Join Assistant Professor of Geography, Anna Versluis, as she and her class spend January 2013 living and studying in Miami’s own Little Haiti. Discover a Miami you never knew. Photo courtesy of Mark Diamond […]