“Hi! My name is Jackie and I’m majoring in Political Science while double minoring in US Latino/a Studies and Spanish. To have this internship… Read More
Summer 2021 Dear USLS Friends, It has been a year of unprecedented challenges that has highlighted the incredible work we are all capable of doing… Read More
What work have you accomplished and/or done for the USLS program at Iowa State? With regards to teaching, I have taught USLS 211 (the program’s… Read More
Kacey Berry and Grace Trembath are both the recipients of the Latino/a Excellence Award! Excellence in Latino/a Studies AwardNEXT STEPS: Kacey Berry will… Read More
Congratulations to Kimberly Thomas for receiving the inaugural Latinx Excellence Award in the newly redesigned program for U.S. Latino/a Studies. She served as a USLS… Read More
Hola! I am Iris Martinez a student at Iowa State University currently taking part in a very important internship called Voices of a Pandemic. It… Read More
Why do you believe that the USLS program is important on campus? USLS serves several important functions on campus. First, its presence legitimizes the idea… Read More
“To me, having a minor in Latino/a studies means understanding how history and present events have affected and continue to affect the lives of people… Read More
“My Latino/a studies minor is my way of exploring a subject that I find interesting, specifically the history and cultures of Latin America. It also… Read More
“A Latino studies minor to me means more opportunities to understand different cultures that come together through language, history, and ancestry. It means that I… Read More
