The Mauricio Gastón Institute

SAVE THE DATE: September 17, 2010

To learn more about our upcoming conference or to register please click HERE!

Statewide Latino Public Policy Conference:

Securing the Dream: Power, Progress, Prosperity,

Worcester, MA (DCU Convention Center)

For more information please call 617-287-5789 or visit our Conference website for the latest information.

New Release: English Language Learners in Massachusetts: Trends in Enrollment and Outcomes (report)

English Language Learners in Boston Public Schools in the Aftermath of Policy Change: Enrollment and Educational Outcomes, AY2003-AY2006

English Learners in Boston Public Schools:

Enrollment, Engagement and Academic Outcomes,

AY2003-AY2006. Final Report

Executive Summary

Full Report

II.

English Learners in Boston Public Schools:

Enrollment, Engagement and Academic Outcomes of

Native Speakers of Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese Dialects, Haitian Creole, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Executive Summary

Full Report

Individual Language Group Reports

Enrollment And Educational Outcomes of Native Speakers of:

Cape Verdean Chinese Dialects Haitian Creole

Creole

Spanish Vietnamese

Related Publications:

Recent Publications About the Boston Public Schools

Where We Go to School: Latino Children and the Public Schools of Boston, (2008) [exec sum] [full report]

"If Our Students Fail, We Fail. If They Succeed We Succeed":
Case Studies of Boston Schools Where Latino Students Succeed, (2008) [exec sum] [full report]

Demographic Reports
Brazillians in the U.S. and Massachusetts:
Demographic and Economic Profile (2008) [pdf]

Latinos in Massachusetts: A Mid Decade Status Report [pdf]
Boston [pdf] Lawrence [pdf] Springfield [pdf] Worcester [pdf]

Announcements

The Andrés Torres Paper Series Award

The Mauricio Gastón Institute is pleased to announce the first call for the The Andrés Torres Paper Series Award.

The Institute is accepting proposals for the preparation of a scholarly manuscript focused on one of the following three broad areas of the experience of Latinos and Latinas: 1) Immigration and community formation, 2) Transnational linkages, or 3) Inter-Latino relations and relations between Latino groups and other groups.

Deadline for submission is August 15, 2010.

For detailed information regarding topics and submission requirements click here or call Ivelisse Caraballo at 617-287-4879.

Thursday, April 15 (1:30-3:00pm)

Signing in Puerto Rican: A Hearing Son and His Deaf Family

A presentation by Andres Torres, Research Associate- Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CUNY)

Venture Development Center
University of Massachusetts Boston
Wheatley Hall, 3rd Floor
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125

SEATING IS LIMITED.

Please RSVP by calling 617-287-4879 or via email at ivelisse.caraballo@umb.edu

The only child of deaf Puerto Rican migrants, Dr. Andrés Torres grew up in New York City in a large, extended family that included several deaf aunts and uncles. In Signing in Puerto Rican: A Hearing Son and His Deaf Family, he opens a window into the little known culture of deaf Latinos chasing the American dream. Like many children of deaf adults (CODAS), Dr. Torres loved his parents deeply but also longed to be free from being their interpreter to the hearing world. Dr. Torres's story is unique in that his family communicated in three languages. The gatherings of his family reverberated with "deaf talk," in sign, Spanish, and English. What might have struck outsiders as a strange chaos of gestures and mixed spoken languages was just normal for his family. Dr. Torres's journey never took him too far from his deaf Puerto Rican family roots and the passion of arms, hands, and fingers filling the air with simultaneous translation and understanding. Join us to hear more about his story in his own words.

Thrusday, March 4, 2010 (1-2:30pm)

Así fue. ¿Y ahora qué? Reflexiones sobre el cuatrienio 2004-2008 y sus repercusiones para el futuro.
Governor Acevedo Vilá's reflections on his term (2004-2008) and its implications for the future of Puerto Rico

Venture Development Center
University of Massachusetts Boston
Wheatley Hall, 3rd Floor
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
SEATING IS LIMITED. Please rsvp by calling 617-287-5773 or via email at melissa.colon@umb.edu

Elected on November 2, 2004, Governor Aníbal Acevedo Viláwas the eighth Governor of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the second youngest in the history of the island. During his term his priorities included improving the economy of Puerto Rico; addressing government's fiscal crisis without firing civil servants or privatizing agencies; addressing issues of public safety, increasing the quality of public education and, improving better health services for the citizenry. Having been elected with a smallest margin of victory, his tenure was marked by many political and judicial battles as well as efforts to build coalitions of differing parties. Governor Acevedo Vilá will share his reflections eading Puerto Rico during this challenging term as well as share insights regarding policy and social issues that will impact Puerto Rico's future.

February 16, 2010 (1-2:20pm)

"No One Asked Me" - Latinos' experiences with Massachusetts Health Care Reform

Healey Library (11 floor, Room H11-0011A)

University of Massachusetts Boston

100 Morrissey Blvd

Boston, MA 02125

Dr. Dharma E. Cortés, Senior Research Associate of the Institute will present findings from a qualitative study that examined the personal experiences and financial impact of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform law (Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006) among low-income Latinos. This research project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Findings provide important insights and recommendations for future implementation of a national health reform as it pertains to the enrollment of Latino patients and to the organizations, health care providers, and advocates that serve them.

Attend this event please register by calling 617.287.5773 or emailing melissa.colon@umb.edu.

Our 20th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on September 22, 2009 at the Gaston, 10th Floor Healy Library, UMB.

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We are now accepting applications for Winter and Summer 2010
Undergraduate Internships

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Congratulations!
Miren Uriarte, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Professors of Human Services
College of Public and
Community Services for being
awarded two major honors!

Chancellor’s Award for
Distinguished Service
University of Massachusetts
Boston

Women of Courage Award
La Alianza Hispana