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Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies
"Roots are not in a landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you."
Isabel Allende, Chilean-American Author
Department of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies
The Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latino Studies (LACS) offers interdisciplinary programs on the history, culture and development of Latin America and Caribbean nations, as well as the relations between these nations and the United States. LACS courses explore the interdependence between resident Latinx and immigrant populations in the United States and their countries of origin. Issues of race, gender, ethnicity and class are central to the curriculum.
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