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Cambio Center leads in research and outreach on Latines, immigrant integration, and communities undergoing demographic change.

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Jan. 19, 2026

Stories of Resilience

January 19, 2026 (news story announcing event to be held February 10th) Stories of Resilience – An Asian American Legacy is a companion to the national traveling exhibit, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, sponsored by the St. Louis Japanese American Citizens League at the STL Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. As part of their year-long storytelling festival funded by the Missouri Humanities, Cambio Center is supporting this event on February 10th, 2026, 6 pm. Through Stories of Resilience and its accompanying workshops, the organizers aim to develop greater access and interactions between storytelling experts and Asian American residents,…
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Oct. 7, 2025

Symposium on Latin America

October 7, 2025 The Cambio Center is pleased to partner with the International Center for the Development of Education (CIIDE) for the 3rd Annual Symposium on Interdisciplinary Research on Latin American Studies: Tuesday, October 14th, 1-4 pm, in Townsend Hall 223 or via Zoom. For more information or the Zoom Link, please email cambio@missouri.edu. Presentations include results from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Researchers are based on the University of Missouri (United States) and Uniminuto (Colombia). Our amazing presenters include the following. Read the full abstracts below: Mother’s Background and Gender Gaps in the…
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Sep. 11, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Events 2025

September 15-October 15 Below is a list of public events around the University of Missouri system for this year! In addition, on October 8th, Cambio Center is hosting a Fellows Encuentro, a meeting designed to share research, network with colleagues, introduce new fellows, and make plans for collaboration. If you’re interested in joining, please email cambio @ missouri.edu to learn about our fellows program. Monarchs in Action Showcase – UMSL  📅 Tuesday, September 16   🕛 5pm – 7pm  📍 University of Missouri-St. Louis: Millennium Student Center, Century Room BC 17   Stop by…
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Sep. 11, 2025

Storytelling Awards and Events

September 11, 2025 The Cambio Center is excited to share that we have granted eight incredible awards to keep the Cambio Storytelling Festival alive throughout the year! One of them is for a special storytelling event called Raices y Recuerdos, which was awarded to a community-based Latina moms-led support group. Another, called Alomi pa pa pa – Tales by Moonlight Across Oceans, centers on the oral storytelling traditions of the Igala people, a vibrant Nigerian ethnic group whose diaspora thrives in Missouri, particularly in Columbia.  An important focus of the awards is to support interactions between long-time residents of…