CC Alumni and Parents,admitted and prospective students in Tucson and PhoenixTeaching Globalization and Immigration on the U.S.-Mexican BorderAn evening with Professor Eric Popkin and his students.Introduction by Rick Ufford-Chase
'86, director of Borderlinks, a non-profit organization
that conducts travel seminars focusing on the issues of
Mexican border communities. |
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Sunday, April 4, 20045-7 p.m.First Christian ChurchFellowship Hall740 E. SpeedwayTucsonLight refreshments will be served. Directions: First Christian Church is located across the lot from Borderlinks. Take Interstate 10 north of downtown Tucson, exit Speedway and travel two miles east. Cross Street is Euclid. |
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Now in its second year,the course "Globalization and Immigration on the U.S.-Mexican Border" begins on the Colorado College campus, where we spend several sessions reading about the history of the border region and considering recent theory on Latino immigration and globalization. We then travel to southern Arizona and from there to Nogales, Alta and Sasabe in Mexico. Visits to these areas enable students to learn more about the conditions that drive migrants from their home communities and the difficulties they confront as they attempt to cross the border and find work in the United State. Many migrants die in the desert in this process. Upon returning to Colorado College, students analyze various theoretical propositions concerning border militarization while preparing a public presentation. This course, which is cross-listed between Sociology and Southwest Studies, represents the kind of unique learning experience made possible by Colorado College's block plan. For a full synopsis, click
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To RSVP, call the Alumni Office at (800) 852-6519 or email your reservation to us. |
