Episodes
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UCSC Names the Research Center for the Americas after Dolores Huerta
UC Santa Cruz has renamed the Research Center for the Americas in honor of social justice icon Dolores Huerta, whose legacy has influenced the center’s work and values. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in 1962, and has spent more than 60 years leading community…
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Challenges and Opportunities Within North Central and South America
A thought leader and former professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, Francisco O. Mora serves as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Ambassador Mora discusses the challenges and opportunities within the Americas. In prior…
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Latinx Faculty Stories Part 2 - STEM Plática
UC San Diego Latinx STEM faculty sharing their journey, research and relationship to the Latinx community and experience. Robert Castro, Director of Chicanx and Latinx Studies sits down with Javier Duatre, Ph.D., Olivia Graeve, Ph.D., and Julio Barreiro, Ph.D. Series: "Education Channel"...
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Latinx Faculty Stories Part 1 - STEM Plática
UC San Diego Latinx STEM faculty sharing their journey, research and relationship to the Latinx community and experience. Robert Castro, Director of Chicanx and Latinx Studies sits down with Rommie Amaro, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Alex Frano, Assistant Professor of Physics, and...
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Expanding North American Cooperation in an Era of Changing Geo-Politics
The Institute of the Americas and the UC San Diego School for Global Policy & Strategy presents a public forum featuring a presentation of the new book, North America 2.0: Forging a North American Future, by its two co-editors, Alan Bersin and Tom Long and remarks by senior representatives of the...
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Fundación Tú Más Yo: Focused Community Support - Creative Conversations
How do we move from purpose to action? Fundación Tú Más Yo focuses on community development through education and collaboration. Toñe Beguerisse and Dalia Rodriguez speak with Morgan Appel about how they implement programs and work directly with communities to create change. Series: "Education...
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Fundación Tú Más Yo: Community Development and Sustainable Solutions in Baja California - Creative Conversations
Creating change in communities starts with trust. Fundación Tú Más Yo focuses on community development through education and collaboration. Founders José Antonio Díaz and Alejandro Martínez speak with Morgan Appel about how they partner with communities to establish meaningful collaborations...
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U.S. Sanctioned Countries and the Summit of the Americas
The United States uses economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool for one of two reasons: either the latter is a perceived threat to the security of the first nation, or that country treats its citizens unfairly. The United States has imposed sanctions on several Latin American countries,...
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Fresh Approaches: Accommodation and Other 21st Century Tools?
Despite the imposing of economic sanctions against the authoritarian regimes of Maduro, Diaz-Canel, Ortega, the grip these leaders continue to exert over their countries and its populations continues to remain steadfast. What else can be done? Are there other measures, other means of returning…
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International Support for Authoritarian Leaders in the Americas
The United States and other foreign countries have imposed crippling sanctions against the governments of Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and Cuba's Miguel Diaz-Canel due to the rule of their authoritarian leaders. Those countries are seeking support elsewhere including with...
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Design at Large: Transborder Regions and Immigrant Integration
Mexico is the 10th most populous country, 15th largest economy in the world, and is connected with the United States through its geographic border and strong economic, cultural, and historical ties. California was once Mexico, so it is no surprise that there have been centuries of migrant flows...
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Fresh Thinking on U.S. Policies Toward Authoritarian States in the Americas
Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. Latin America has seen the rise of authoritarian...
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Becoming a Philosophy Professor with Manuel Vargas
Growing up in Bakersfield, California, Manuel Vargas had parents who instilled the value of education and learning in him at an early age. Starting his academic career at a local community college, he found his way to UC Davis and then graduate school and a Ph.D. program. He is now a professor at...
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Current U.S. Policies Amidst Changing Geo-Politics
The international community and the United States, under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, have failed, by almost any measure, to effectively address the re-emergence of authoritarianism in the Western Hemisphere. The forthcoming virtual forum is being organized in an effort to…
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Ortega Maduro and Díaz-Canel: Why Are They Still in Power?
Autocrat, dictator, and socialist. These are just some of the terms that could be used to describe three of Latin America's most controversial leaders - Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, and Cuba's Miguel Diaz-Canel. Despite several elections which in some cases have seen...
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Clean Energy Cost-Savings: A Study of Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission
In September, the Lopez Obrador administration sent an initiative to Congress aimed at amending the constitution and completely restructuring the electric sector and market. The administration has set forth specific criticisms of the prevailing market structure, particularly with regards to the...
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Ecuador’s Environment and Climate Change Agenda
The Institute of the Americas is pleased to present the US-Ecuador Bilateral Relations Post COVID: Build Back Better Together forum to help catalyze expanded private sector engagement, investment and economic development in Ecuador. The forum includes keynote addresses by senior officials from…
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US-Ecuador Bilateral Relations on Energy
The Institute of the Americas presents the US-Ecuador Bilateral Relations Post COVID: Build Back Better Together forum to help catalyze expanded private sector engagement, investment and economic development in Ecuador. The forum includes keynote addresses by senior officials from the Lasso...
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US-Ecuador Bilateral Relations Post COVID: Build Back Better Together
The Institute of the Americas is pleased to present the US-Ecuador Bilateral Relations Post COVID: Build Back Better Together forum to help catalyze expanded private sector engagement, investment and economic development in Ecuador. The forum includes keynote addresses by senior officials from…
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Challenges and Opportunities in Central America's Northern Triangle Region
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador (The Northern Triangle) are experiencing a historic Diaspora to the US southern border. The precipitants of this migration are an unprecedented economic contraction occurring after back-to-back major hurricanes compounded by a pandemic and further complicated…
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Renewing U.S. Hemispheric Engagement in a Changing World with Governor Bill Richardson
The two-time Governor of New Mexico (2003-2010) and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) and Secretary of Energy (1997- 2000) Bill Richardson shares his perspective on the challenges and opportunities confronting the Biden Administration on a wide range of issues across the...
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México Próspero with Tatiana Clouthier Mexico’s Secretary of Economy
Explore economic perspectives for Mexico, the country’s energy sector outlook, work force development and local content with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier. The conversation is moderated by Richard Kiy, President of the Institute of the Americas (IOA) and Jeffrey Davidow, former…
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US-Cuba Bilateral Relations Under the Biden Administration
With the Biden Administration there is the growing prospect of a potential reversal of sanctions and regulations imposed by the Trump Administration that resulted in restricting travel, investment and remittances. At the same time, President Biden faces a challenging political landscape with Cuba...
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China Stakes its Claim in Latin American Energy: What it Means for the Region the US and Beijing
The People’s Republic of China has become a major investor, lender and actor across the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, loans and investments from China have financed an impressive array of projects in infrastructure, energy and mining. Cecilia Aguillon, Energy…
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David Mares on Latin America: What's Next for Washington?
David Mares, the director of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies at UC San Diego, looks ahead to how a Trump presidency will impact Latin America. Series: "What's Next for Washington?" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 31744]
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Progress and Pitfalls of Structural Reforms in Mexico: Session 2 -- Mexico Moving Forward 2015
Recent, unprecedented collaboration among Mexico’s political parties led to an ambitious package of reforms affecting key sectors and issues, including energy, telecommunications, education and the justice system. In this second session of Mexico Moving Forward, panelists evaluate the state of…
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Recapturing the Mexico Moment: Session 1 -- Mexico Moving Forward 2015
In the first session of a day-long conference on modern Mexico, a panel of economists, political scientists and journalists assess Mexico’s challenges and opportunities as it attempts to regain momentum after the tumult of the last three years. Panelists include: Carlos Capistran, Chief Mexico...
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Welcome Remarks: Peter Cowhey and Denise Moreno Ducheny -- Mexico Moving Forward 2015
Peter Cowhey, dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy and Denise Moreno Ducheny, Senior Policy Advisor at the Center for US Mexican Studies at UC San Diego, give welcoming remarks to the 2015 Mexico Moving Forward Conference. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30418]
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Remarks from the Consuls General: Remedios Gomez Arnau and William Ostick -- Mexico Moving Forward 2015
Remedios Gomez Arnau, the Mexican Consul General in San Diego, joins William Ostick, the US Consul General in Tijuana in calling for greater cooperation and understanding between the two countries in this midday address to the Mexico Moving Forward 2015 conference hosted by the Center for...
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Envisioning Global Citizens: The Construction of Multiracial Societies in the Americas with Jessica Graham and Dana Velasco Murillo -- UC San Diego Founders’ Symposium 2013
Jessica Graham’s research explores the politics of race and nationalism in Brazil and the United States in the 1930-40’s. As a result of the international debates over democracy, fascism and communism, a major shift occurred in which racially exclusive ideals yielded to rhetoric of racial...
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A Space for Peace: The Audacity of Nonviolence in Mexico with Pietro Ameglio and Everard Meade -- Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series University of San Diego
Can nonviolent civil disobedience effectively counter the brutality of organized crime and government corruption in Mexico? What impact can people’s movements have against such odds? Pietro Ameglio, a leading theorist and practitioner of nonviolent social movements in Mexico addresses this...
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Indigenous Rights in Latin America: What Kind of Freedom Do They Offer? with Nancy Postero -- Degrees of Freedom
Anthropologist Nancy Postero describes the political rise of indigenous peoples in Latin America, as they called for more recognition from the state and more inclusive forms of citizenship. Where that was impossible, they sought international attention by demanding human rights, especially human...
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Mexican Democracy in Comparative Perspective with Peter H. Smith -- 20 Years After NAFTA -- Center for US-Mexican Studies and Osher UCSD
Much attention has focused on Mexico's transition to electoral democracy in recent years. But how does it compare with other nations of Latin America? Is it typical of the region, or is it "unique" in specific ways? UC San Diego Professor Peter H. Smith compares Mexico with Brazil, Chile…
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Mexican Migration to the United States with David FitzGerald -- 20 Years After NAFTA -- Center for US-Mexican Studies and Osher UCSD
UC San Diego sociologist David FitzGerald explains how recent changes in the economies of the US. and Mexico, along with border enforcement and shifting demographics have led to a stabilization of Mexican migration to the U.S. This is the fourth in a five-part series exploring the impact of…
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Mexico and the U.S: Forever Together with Deborah Riner -- Mexico Moving Forward 2014
Deborah Riner, the chief economist at the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico wraps up the Mexico Moving Forward 2014 with an assessment of how the North American Free Trade Agreement has impacted the economies on both sides of the border. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show...
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Mexico Looking Forward: Pacific Partnerships -- Mexico Moving Forward 2014
UC San Diego Professor Susan Shirk and Gordon Hanson join CIDE’s Carlos Elizondo and Arturo Sarukhan, the former Mexican Ambassador to the United States, for a discussion on how Mexico can strengthen its economic ties with Asia in this final panel of the Mexico Moving Forward 2014 symposium....
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Mexico on the Move: Reforms for the 21st Century -- Mexico Moving Forward 2014
After welcoming remarks from Consuls General Andrew Erickson and Remedios Gomez Arnau, Mexican analysts and scholars evaluate initiatives on the reform agenda of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Speakers include IMCO CEO Juan Pardinas, Clare Seelke of the Congressional Research Service…
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Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker Movement -- The Library Channel
The UC San Diego Library announces the purchase of the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project, an online archive containing thousands of documents related to the history of the United Farm Workers’ union and related events. A short video on the historic March to Sacramento in 1966 is shown...
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Mexico Looking Back: NAFTA at 20 -- Mexico Moving Forward 2014
After welcoming remarks from Mexican diplomat Antonio Ortiz-Mena, UC President Janet Napolitano, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and Peter Cowhey, dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD, Mexican scholars and business leaders assess the impact of the North...
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Faces of Mexico: Arts and Culture Mexico Moving Forward 2014
A flash mob opera performance by the Opera Ambulante in Tijuana surprises the panelists and audience in this second session of Mexico Moving Forward 2014. Tenor Manuel Paz Castillo is then joined by cinematographer Ignacio Duran, writer Monica Lavin, and artist Luis Felipe Ortega for a discussion...
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Mexico Under The New PRI: The Good The Bad and The Ugly with Denise Dresser -- Mexico Moving Forward 2014
Noted commentator and political science professor Denise Dresser offers a thorough critique of the PRI, Mexico’s ruling party in this dinner address opening the Mexico Moving Forward 2014 conference convened by the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego’s School of International Relations...
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Mexico Today: Changing Cities in the 21st Century with Lawrence Herzog -- 20 Years After NAFTA -- Center for US-Mexican Studies and Osher UCSD
The future of Mexico will be played out in its cities, where about 3/4 of the nation's 115 million inhabitants live. Many critical national policy concerns in Mexico are urban-- how to manage one of the world's largest mega-cities (Mexico City), along with the rapidly transforming and complex...
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Welcome Keynote with Antonio Ortiz-Mena - Mexico Moving Forward 2014
Antonio Ortiz-Mena, the head of the Economics Affairs Section at the Embassy of Mexico in Washington DC, highlights the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement in his keynote address to the “Mexico Moving Forward 2014: 20 years of NAFTA and Beyond” conference hosted by the Center for...
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Mexico -- Drugs and Violence -- Can Recent Progress be Sustained? with David Mares -- 20 Years After NAFTA -- Center for US-Mexican Studies and Osher UCSD
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in December of 2012 promising a new approach to curb drug trafficking that would be both more effective and less violent than the strategy of his predecessor. The new enforcement plan seems to be working but is it sustainable? David Mares, director...
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The Brick People
“The Brick People” chronicles the story and legacy of Mexican immigrants who came to work at Simons Brickyard #3 in Los Angeles during the early part of the 20th century. The bricks they made literally built Los Angeles and the surrounding region. Produced by UC Irvine professor Alejandro…
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Complete Board Event Goldman School - October 30 2013
The complete board event at the Goldman School on October 30th, 2013. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 27677]
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Revolution of Hope Vicente Fox Former President of Mexico - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, for a discussion of the challenges facing Mexico and the future of U.S. Mexican relations. President Fox discusses his formative experiences including the influence of his ancestors and teachers, his work as a...
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Prospects for US-Cuban Relations
Experts give an an overview of US-Cuba relations and recent reforms (both in Cuba and in the US), and comment on the likely implications of these reforms for shaping this bi-national relationship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24442]
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Cuba and the Golden State: Exploring New Opportunities
This roundtable explores the potential for business, educational, and cultural exchanges between Cuba and California involving tourism, music, the arts, trade and manufacturing. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24445]
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US-Cuban Relationship: Carlos Alzugaray Treto
Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Professor, Center for Hemispheric and United States Studies at University of Havana comments on the impacts of the Cuban reforms and the impact on the bi-national realtionship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID:...