Heather Edelblute
Lilli Mann
Heather Edelblute and Lilli Mann received Latino Migration Awards to implement a lay community health advisor program focused on depression in women impacted by migration in a sending community in Guanajuato. The manuscript they and others developed from this work was accepted for publication in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
Their paper can be read below:
Congrats, Heather and Lilli!
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Anthropologist Patricia McAnany at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her research.
McAnany is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Anthropology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, based in New York City, appoints fellows based on prior achievement and exceptional promise in research and artistic creation.
McAnany’s proposed book project is “Heritage without Irony: Transcultural Dialogue at a Busy Intersection.” As an archaeologist, she has conducted field research and cultural heritage programs throughout the Maya region, and she co-founded the UNC program, InHerit: Indigenous Heritage Passed to Present. Maya cultural heritage is situated at the busy intersection of archaeological practice, local community and remains of the past. One of the challenges of heritage conservation is building new knowledge communities that bridge the chasm between local and global. In her book, she will approach these lines of intersection from historical, ethical and philosophical perspectives.
The foundation awarded 175 fellowships to a diverse group of scholars, artists and scientists across 56 disciplines and from 85 academic institutions. The candidates were chosen from among a group of almost 3,000 applicants. Many Nobel, Pulitzer and other prize winners are fellowship alumni.
College of Arts and Sciences contact: Kim Spurr, (919) 962-4093, spurrk@email.unc.edu
The Institute for the Study of the Americas has received an $88,000 grant from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation to support expanded collaborations with Cuba.
“This will allow us to explore new projects that directly enhance people’s lives,” said Louis Perez, director of the institute and the J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History, “among other areas, we are considering projects in the natural sciences, information technology and medicine.”
The new grant has already benefited UNC marine biologist John Bruno’s graduate students, who spent time recently with a marine biologist from the University of Havana. Perez said he is also trying to foster relationships between UNC and Cuban cancer researchers, as well as connecting other medical professionals with each other.
UNC’s Cuba Program is dedicated to the study of past and present Cuban culture. It began in 2008 with a grant from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation which funded an international conference, “The United States and Cuba: Rethinking Engagement.” Since then, the program has organized conferences and speaker series; sponsored guest scholars and artists; and showcased Cuban visual culture through exhibits and theatrical performances. Additional ongoing support is provided by the College and the Office of the Provost.
Perez’s teaching and research interests include 20th century Latin America, the Caribbean and Cuba. His publications include On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality and Culture (1999), To Die in Cuba: Suicide and Society(2005), Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos (2008), and Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution (2010).
For more information on the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, visit http://www.creynolds.org.
http://global.unc.edu/news/grant-to-institute-for-the-study-of-the-americas-will-expand-collaborations-with-cuba/
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Oral Histories in Action: A father is interviewed by his three children at the HiFest festival in High Point.
The Latino Migration Project added more oral histories to the New Roots digital archive this past weekend at the HiFest Festival of Cultures in High Point for the Building Integrated Communities (BIC) initiative.
The goal of the project was to catalog and preserve the stories of migrant, immigrant and non-immigrant families residing in High Point.
It was an incredible experience to hear the amazing stories of High Point residents. Be sure to check back to hear the full interviews.
HiFest was hosted in collaboration with the High Point Human Relations Commission, a BIC partner organization directed by Alvena Heggins.
Listen in to Frank Stasio interviewing UNC Associate Professor Emilio del Valle Escalante and Curator of Rare Books Claudia Funke on the December 21st podcast from “The State of Things.”
Cassandra Daniels (left) and Alvena Heggins (right) were recipients of the Institute for the Study of the Americas’ 2012 Sharon S. Mujica Community Service Award.
Alvena Heggins and Cassandra Daniels have been awarded the 2012 Sharon S. Mújica Community Service Award. This award is given annually by the Institute for the Study of the Americas to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to Latin American and Latino communities in North Carolina. In addition to their decades of public service, they were recognized for their contributions to Building Integrated Communities, an initiative of the Latino Migration Project in partnership with municipal governments in North Carolina. The program aims to bring together local government officials and immigrant leaders to create comprehensive immigrant integration strategies in order to improve public safety, promote economic development, enhance communication, and improve relationships.
Since 2009, Mrs. Heggins and Mrs. Daniels have effectively brought together diverse stakeholders who represent immigrant communities with local government leaders to create comprehensive integration plans in their respective cities of High Point and Greenville, where they serve as the Directors of Human Relations Commission and Council. They deserve recognition for all that they progress they have made in this process, which includes spearheading new community and government initiatives aimed at developing more inclusive, empowering communities and developing action plans to guide efforts in the future.
Past recipients of the Sharon S. Mújica award include Jerry Markatos, Jane Stein, Florence Simán, and Ilana Dubester. Ms. Daniels and Ms. Heggins received their awards on December 8, 2012 at the fifth annual Faculty Dinner of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the Fed Ex Global Education Center in Chapel Hill.
Co-founded in 2006 by Patricia A. McAnany, who is a Maya archaeologist, In-Herit is an organization that celebrates indigenous her
itage through progressive collaborations that educate, conserve, and advocate for native languages, traditions, and rights to the past.
For more information: In-Herit Passed to Present
The Latino Migration Project received the AARP’s Multicultural Outreach Award for 2012. The award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated excellence in working with diverse communities in North Carolina.
For more information visit UNC Global.
DCRP doctoral student, Erik Vergel presented the paper “Land Readjustment across planning cultures: a dialogue between Japan and Latin America in urban planning? The case of Colombia and Brazil” as part of the Panel “Transnational Urbanism: The Movement of Urban Planning Ideas between Latin America and the World” at the LASA Conference in San Francisco.
Oswaldo Estrada has won the 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. This award is given to someone who upholds the highest standards in teaching and mentoring.
