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  Section on Latino/Latina Sociology  
     
 

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Section on Latino/a Sociology is to encourage and promote the empirical research, theory development, and teaching of issues related to Latino/a population. The term Latino/a refers to all groups which are identified or self-identified, with the racial/ethnic membership attributed to Spanish-language /Spanish-surname individuals in the United States.

Section Officers, 2008-2009

Chair: Edward E. Telles, University of California-Los Angeles

Chair-Elect: Milagros Peña, University of Florida

Past Chair: Mercedes Rubio, National Institute of Mental Health

Secretary-Treasurer: William Velez, University of Wisconsin

Council: Cristina Excobar, Princeton University
Marcel Fournier, Université de Montr
éal
Marta Maria Maldonado, Iowa State University
Lisa M. Martinez, University of Denver
Fernando I. Rivera, University of Central Florida
Carolyn Pinedo Turnovsky, University of California -  Santa Barbara
Zulema Valdez, Texas A&M University

Student Representative: Michael Juan Chavez, University of California - Riverside

Newsletter Editor: Lisa M. Martinez, University of Denver

Section Homepage

The URL of the homepage is:

http://www2.asanet.org/sectionlatino/