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Research & Outreach on Latinos and Changing Communities in Missouri

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Publications

 

The following list includes only Cambio Center research work. Except when noted, the publications are in Acrobat PDF format.

Proceedings of Cambio de Colores conference

CoverStephen Jeanetta and Corinne Valdivia (eds.):Cambio de Colores. Latinos in Missouri: Gateway to a New Community. Proceedings of the 2004 annual conference including selected papers from 2003.
Published by University of Missouri Extension in cooperation with the Cambio Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, March 2007. (132 pp.)

To obtain the book:

  • Buy online by credit card ($10 per copy, secure site)
  • Send check made to the "Curators of the University of Missouri" for $10 per copy to the Cambio Center (301 Gentry Hall, MU / Columbia, MO 65211)
  • Download for free (large PDF file - 2Mb)

If you are an author (Table of contents available) and have not received a copy by the end of May, 2007, please request a complimentary copy from the Cambio Center.

 

Articles

Thesis

Public Service

  • "Conozca sus derechos" - A 20-page educational brochure of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Missouri has been released (December, 2005) and is available at no charge. The translation of the "Know Your Rights" publication is a contribution of the University of Missouri through the Cambio Center. More information and downloadable copy at the AG website.
    ESPAÑOL: "Conozca sus derechos" es un folleto educacional gratuito de la Oficina del Procurador General del estado de Missouri, publicado en diciembre del 2005. La versión en castellano es una contribución de la Universidad de Missouri hecha posible por el Cambio Center. El sitio web del Procurador del estado tiene más información para obtener el folleto impreso o en versión electrónica.

Other related publications

The Cambio Center supports the edition and publication of the peer-reviewed Latinos in Missouri Occasional Paper Series of the Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia. (Editors: Cambio Center fellow Beth Barham, and student fellow Joe Tillman.)

Upcoming titles in the series:

  • Arbuckle, J. Free Commodities, Free Capital, Free Labor(?): Labor’s Position in the Discourse of Free Trade.
  • Crank, Laura. Fostering Change for Immigrant Latinos through Radio Communication: The Case of a Central Missouri Community.
  • Csizmadia, Annamaria. Citizenship in the Era of Globalization: From Traditional to Cosmopolitan Definition of Citizenship.
  • Douglas, Mary. Braceros Program Then and Now: An Overview of the Historical Braceros Program and the Bush Administration Temporary Guest Worker Program.
  • Gonzalez, Eleazar. Social Capital’s Influence on Using Social Services Among Hispanic Immigrants.
  • Lovell, Donielle. Leadership in a Cultural Context: Latino Leadership Perspectives and Experiences.
  • Lucht, Jill. Latinos in Southwest Missouri Capture the American Dream through Farming.
  • Nelson, Sherry. Disaster Preparedness Outreach for Hispanic Populations in Missouri: A Critical Issue.
  • Word, Deborah. Latino Children in Missouri’s Foster Care System.

Previously published (please visit the Latinos in Missouri web page):

  • Green, John J., and Elizabeth Barham. 2002. Globalization and Latino Labor: Labor Advocates' Accounts of Meatpacking in Rural Missouri.
  • Henness, Steven A. 2002. Latino Immigration and Meatpacking in the Rural Midwest: An Inventory of Community Impacts and Responses.
  • Thomas, Roderick H. 2002. Exploring Double Consciousness Within the Hispanic Male Community.
  • Whiting, Erin Feinauer. 2002. Immigration, Mobility and Community in a Global World.

 

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