The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy informs policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and provides the information and analysis necessary for effective participation in public policy development. Ever since it was established at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1989, the institute has consistently documented the Latino experience in Massachusetts through research and publications directed at policy makers, scholarly audiences, and Latino community leaders and institutions.
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100 Morrissey Boulevard
Healy Library, 10th Floor
US，MA，Boston，02125
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We are highlighting The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy/TAG | ALERTA Program! Established in 1989, the Gastón Institute offers programming for Latinx students and multilingual learners. https://lnkd.in/eFVKjgrH #summerlearning #summerforall
Our friends at UNAM have launched the website Acción Migrante, giving free resources in Spanish. These resources include legal guidance, mental health support, and training for the reincorporation into the labor market. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/e9-YBXgB
Director Lorna Rivera was quoted in the Boston Globe speaking on the funding challenges for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Massachusetts. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/epPHCAzK
Please join our partners at The Latinx Knowledge Hub for "Voices From the Field: Housing and Health in Latinx Communities". Register here: https://lnkd.in/dy6zm--v
Prof. Margarida A. DeOliveira, visiting professor at the Gastón’s Transnational Brazilian Project, spoke with the Brazilian Times to discuss her books “Tetralogy of Women Who go to the End of the World,” based on the testimonies of immigrant women in the US.?Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/esCRxJ3v
Check the resources Lawyers for Civil Rights has for immigrants in need. For more information on how LCR can help your community or your family, please visit their website: https://lnkd.in/eeNxnVYD
Our friends at Centro de Ayuda y Esperanza Latina, are holding the?2025 Latine Behavioral Health Equity Conference on March 18, 2025.?Learn more about the event at?https://lnkd.in/dvTS8mYS?and about their great work in New Bedford at?https://lnkd.in/dDCpidmd.
The Gaston Institute appreciates the outstanding leadership of Javier Juarez and we look forward to continuing to be a research partner with the Latino Equity Fund! Read the article here:?https://lnkd.in/ecB55743?
Support the future of all minority multilingual students and English Learners by donating to TAG | ALERTA. ? Your donation will help provide academic and enrichment opportunities over the Spring and Summer break. By participating in TAG | ALERTA students learn to excel socially, academically and see themselves as future UMass Boston students.? Click here to fund the future of TAG | ALERTA: https://lnkd.in/eDrSiG7j Donations will support:? - supplies and equipment needed for students? - field trips? - meals for students? - staffing costs needed to run the program No donation is too small and can go a long way to helping students next year!?
Our 30th LLOP Graduation will take place this Thursday Nov. 21st, 2024, from 5:45pm - 7:30pm. This celebration is to honor our students’ achievements, and we hope you’ll join us. Our event location is on campus at the Integrated Science Complex, Room 05-5300! This event is special and will: - Showcase student’s presentations - Include an award ceremony for students - Offer food and refreshments