Research & Outreach on Latinos and Changing Communities in Missouri

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

NEW! Proceedings 2005 (Published April, 2009)

Stephen Jeanetta and Corinne Valdivia (eds.)
Cambio de Colores - Latinos in Missouri: Connecting Research to Policy and Practice, Hoy y Mañana - Proceedings of the 2005 annual conference
Published by the Cambio Center, University of Missouri, April, 2009 (88 pp.)

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The printed version of the Proceedings will be sent upon request to all participants in the 2005 Cambio de Colores conference, free of charge.

Proceedings 2004 and 2003

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

Proceedings 2002

Sylvia R. Lazos Vargas, School of Law & Stephen C. Jeanetta, Community Development Extension Program, University of Missouri-Columbia: Cambio de Colores. Immigration of Latinos to Missouri, MU Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. Foreword by Dr. Manuel Pacheco. (Available online for download, or from Extension Publications, phone 1-800-292-0969.)

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Articles

• NEW! Corinne Valdivia and Anne Dannerbeck Janku: "Moving around to get by and try to get ahead: Immigration experiences in new settlement communities of the Midwest," Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, Vol. 12, No 3, Winter 2009 (pp. 29-41). Abstract and references.
• Corinne Valdivia, Pedro Dozi, Stephen Jeanetta, Lisa Y. Flores, Domingo Martínez, Anne Dannerbeck: “The Impact of Networks and the Context of Reception on Asset Accumulation Strategies of Latino Newcomers in New Settlement Communities of the Midwest,”American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 90 Issue 5 , December 2008  (pp. 1319-1325)
  This article was presented in a principal paper session at the 2008 AAEA annual meeting Orlando, FL. This project is supported by National Research Initiative Grant No. 2006-35401-17429 from the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Rural Development Program.
  Available Online (MU has online access): Abstract  |  References | Full Text:   HTML,   PDF (Size: 82K)
• Dozi, Pedro and Corinne Valdivia: "Vulnerabilities and Economic Wellbeing of Hispanics in Non-Metro Missouri," Latino Research Review, Vol. 6, no. 3, 2008 (PDF, 30 pp.)
• Valdivia, Corinne, Pedro Dozi and Emma Zapata Martelo, "Migration To Rural Communities In The Midwest: Economic Wellbeing And Women At The Household Level." University of Missouri, Department of Agricultural Economics Working Paper No. AEWP 2007-01, January 2007.
• Flores, Lisa Y., Rocio Rosales, Lizette Ojeda, Monique Mendoza, Veronica Medina, Julie Wagner, Yuhong He, & Shiloh Jordan: "Perspectives of Work among Mexican Immigrants," Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, August 10-13, 2006. (26 pp.)
• Dozi, Pedro and Corinne Valdivia: "Vulnerabilities and Economic Wellbeing of Hispanics in Non-Metro Missouri," Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 24-27, 2005. (30 pp.)

Thesis

• Huang, Yu-Ping: "Exploring the Validity of the Problem Solving Inventory with Mexican American High School Students." M.A. on Counseling Psychology, College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, April, 2005 (Dr. Lisa Flores, Thesis supervisor.) (39 pp.)
• Dozi, Pedro Valentim: "Economic Vulnerabilities Opportunities of Hispanics in Non-Metro Missouri." M.S. on Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, August, 2004 (Dr. Corinne Valdivia, Thesis supervisor.) (102 pp., 400 Kb)

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.