Immigration & Trauma: The Mental Health and Deportation of U.S. Veterans

Presentation delivered at La Raza NW Mental Health Conference. Panel Remarks were given by Hector Barajas, Albert Martinez, and Laura Meza.

Oregon COVID-19 Farmworker Study: Centering Farmworkers Knowledge in Community-Engaged Research

Plenary Lunch

Sponsored by Rutgers University – Camden

Moderator:

Jennifer Martinez-Medina, Portland State University

Panelists:

Valentin Sanchez, Community Educator at the Oregon Law Center

Laurie Hoefer, Executive Director at Legal Aide Services

Jorge Alvarado, Director of Programs at the Farmworker Housing Development Corporation

Lynn Stephen, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon

Ron Mize, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Oregon State University

Gabriela Pérez Báez, Associate Professor of Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics at the University of Oregon

Climate Change and Food Justice Symposium: Intersections of Food and Climate Justice Panel

Panelists: Dr. Dvera Saxton, a researcher with California Institute for Rural Studies; Dr. Tomás Alberto Madrigal, Food Systems Researcher with Community to Community Development; Australia Tobon, Whatcom County Promotora at C2C; Jennifer Martinez-Medina. Portland State University Ph.D.; Oregon COVID-19 Farmworker Study

Languages on the Move: Linguistic Diaspora, Indigeneity, and Politics in the Americas

The Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies (CLLAS)

PANEL ONE: Translational Research with and for Indigenous Language Communities

Lynn Stephen (Anthropology) and Jennifer Martinez (Portland State University), Valentín Sánchez (Oregon Law Center), “COVID-19 Impact on Indigenous Farmworkers: Vulnerabilities and Sources of Resilience”

Michael Reyes (Oregon Department of Education), “Uplifting Community Identity: Oregon Department of Education’s

Mesoamerican Language of Origin Pilot Project”

Haley Shea (Miami University), “The Impact of Myaamia Nipwaayoni on Living Well for Myaamiaki”

Chair: Gabriela Pérez Báez

Watch the Presentation here.

3rd Annual Jess Nieto Memorial Conference

Public Health, Rural Latina/o/x Populations, and the Regional COVID-19 Response

The Jess Nieto Memorial Conference is an annual event honoring the memory of Professor Jesus "Jess" Gilberto Nieto. A noted internationalist, entrepreneur, civil rights, and educational leader, Nieto was responsible for establishing a Chicano Studies program and Chicano Cultural Center at Bakersfield College and was the first advisor for the campus’ MEChA chapter. His influence and legacy at BC are still visible in the college’s course offerings related to Latinx history and experience as well as various student organizations and services on campus. In the spirit of Professor Nieto’s work, this conference focuses on Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x, and regional cultures and histories, Ethnic Studies, community service and activism, pedagogical practices, and student thought and identity.

UO Food Talk: Farmworkers, Forest Fires, & Food

I joined the UO Food Studies Program to discuss how forest fires impact farmworkers and food justice using results from the COVID-19 Farmworker Survey. This event was co-sponsored by the UO Center for Environmental Futures and Food Studies Program.

Learn more about the survey at http://covid19farmworkerstudy.org/