As part of the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History celebration, the Monsignor William Memorial Barry Library will present a screening and discussion of Latino Americans: Foreigners in Their Own Land (1565-1880).
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Library 154
Free and open to the public | Refreshments will be served
About the Presentation
The documentary addresses the struggles and atrocities encountered by Mexican communities and how Mexicans became illegal immigrants in what was once their own country. The discussion after the screening will relate the experiences of Cuban Americans and how some see themselves as strangers in their homeland of Cuba.
About the Presenter
Margarita Nodarse, PhD, is an associate professor of Spanish at Barry University, administering specializations in Spanish language and literature as well as translation and interpretation. She teaches Spanish as a second language, special courses for native speakers, Peninsular Spanish and Hispanic American literature, methods of teaching foreign languages, and Spanish for special interests. She has published essays and reviews in various publications including the Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography and Dictionary of Literary Biography: Modern Spanish American Poets.
For More Information
Please contact Merlene Nembhard at 305.899.4051 or mnembhard@barry.edu.
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This event is presented by the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library and is made possible by the “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” grant from the National Endowment of Humanities and the American Library Association. Local partners include Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores Fine Arts Commission, WLRN/Folk and Acoustic Music and Public Storyteller Project.