Hispanics in North Carolina: Challenges and Potential

March 16-17, 1999

The Friday Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Cosponsors
Institute of Latin American Studies
International Social Studies Project
INTRAH (UNC School of Medicine)

	8:00	Tuesday, March 16 Registration and continental breakfast (Willow Room)
	9:00	Welcome
		Robert Phay, Director World View H. Nolo Martinez, Director, Governor's Office for Hispanic/Latino Affairs
	9:05	Review of Packet
		Wendy Anderson, Seminar Director, World View
	9:10	Hispanic Immigration to North Carolina
		Jim Johnson, Adams Professor of Geography, Sociology, and Business UNC-Chapel Hill
	9:50	The Mexican Political and Economic Perspective
		Joseph Kahl, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Latin American Studies, Cornell University
	10:30	Break (Beverages)
	11:00	Panel: Hispanics in North Carolina—What Are the Effects and What Are The Issues?
		Moderator: Katie Pomerans, Hispanic Ombudsman, NC Office of Citizen  Services Andrea Bazan Manson, Research Associate, NC Office of Minority  Health Rachel Crawford, Migrant Consultant, Department of Public Instruction H. Nolo Martinez Ricardo Perez, Board Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of North Carolina
	12:15	Lunch (Mexican entrée)
	1:15	Panel: Resources Available to Help Schools and Colleges
		Moderator: Suzanne Gulledge, Director, International Social Studies  Project, School of Education, UNC-CH Jane Cowan, ESL Consultant, Department of Public Instruction Lynne Gerber, Executive Director, NC Global Center, UNC-CH Sharon Mujica, Outreach Director, Institute of Latin American Studies  Melina Piluras, Outreach Coordinator Center for North American Studies, Duke University Katie Pomerans
	2:30	Break (Beverages and Cookies)
	2:50	U.S. Policy Toward Mexico and Central America: 1850 to the Present
		Lars Schoultz, Kenan Professor of Political Science, UNC-CH
	4:00	Break
	4:15	Latin America Materials from the International Social Studies Project
		Ken Stewart, Spanish Teacher, Chapel Hill High School
	5:30	Adjourn
	5:45	Reception at the Phays'
		(123 Morgan Bend Court)
		Wednesday, March 17
	7:30	Continental breakfast
	8:00	Hispanic Program Success Stories: Ideas to Improve Your Program
		Moderator: Sharon Mujica Luis Alvarenga, Parent Liaison Coordinator, Durham Public Schools;  Executive Director, Casa Multicultural Aura Camacho Maas, Executive Director, Latin American Resource  Center, Raleigh Janet Davis-Castro, Spanish Teacher, Carrboro Elementary School Sallie Scholle, Social Worker, Chatham County Schools Portia Wilson, ESL Program Director, Durham Public Schools
	9:30	Break (Beverages and Cookies)
	9:45	Teams Work on Action Plans
	11:00	Concluding Session: Pulling It Together and Actions to Take
		Teams report on action plans Jonathan Hartlyn
	12:00	Final Adjournment
		(Lunch for those who are attending the Russia seminar)