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A few of the featured articles in previous issues highlighted on our blog.

Solidarity, Not Charity: Building Relationships through the Escuelita Oscar Romero

By Ivanna Berrios The University of Pennsylvania hosts a wide array of opportunities for students to engage in community service, whether...

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“Vernacular Sovereignties” and Contemporary Indigenous Feminism: Book Talk with Manuela Lavinas Picq

By Ivanna Berrios On Tuesday, November 11th, Manuela Lavinas Picq gave a book talk on her new book Vernacular Sovereignties: Indigenous...

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Supreme Court Hearing on DACA

By Arianna Acevedo-Ithier On the morning of November 12, 2019, the front of the Supreme Court of the United States was covered by las...

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Spanish in the Democratic Primaries

By Mer Fagliano We are in the midst of the presidential primaries. Candidates from both sides are trying to show that they can make the...

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A Celebration at Penn: Día De Los Muertos

By Alexandra Vargas On Saturday, October 26th, The Penn Museum opened its doors bright and early for the rich CultureFest celebration of...

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The Successful Student Protest Against ICE at Penn

By Pamela De La Cruz On October 18th, a GroupMe chat was created under the name “GET OUT THOMAS HOMAN” along with a graphic depicting...

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A Review of the Crimes We Have Endured

By Mer Fagliano Two years into the presidency of Donald Trump, this world has seen several instances of insanity, idiocity, corruption,...

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The Latin American and Latino Studies Minor: A Look Into the Latin American World and Experience

When institutions attempt to provide courses centered upon a certain ethnic group there are always a few underlying doubts: Will this be...

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The Future of Free Clinics: Providing Women Adequate Sexual Health Care

Access to sexual health and contraceptive services is extremely inequitable in the US, largely due to socioeconomic differences that...

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Penn’s 4th Quechua Alliance Meeting: Proof of A Living Language

Early morning, November 17th, attendees from all over the world gathered at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, united by...

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VOCES: International Activism on Campus

One of the newest student groups on Penn’s Campus, Venezuelan Outreach for Community Empowerment and Service (VOCES) was started by...

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Quechua Department: Groundbreaking Preservation Efforts at the University of Pennsylvania

Quechua is an indigenous language family of the Quechua peoples of South America and the language of the ancient Inca Empire. There are...

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Con Una Guitarra Armada: The Role of Protest Music in the Nicaragua Protests of 2018

Que sea el azul y blanco nuestro color Y que no vuelva a correr la sangre de mis hermanos (Let blue and white be our color And let not...

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The Portrayal of Latin America within the Philadelphia Public School Curriculum

The portrayal of Latin America by Philadelphia public schools has always been limited. As a Latina student who has completed the entirety...

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Puentes de Salud: A Clinic of Empowerment

Puentes de Salud is a healthcare organization that caters to undocumented immigrants, a vulnerable minority within the large and diverse...

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