Latino Politics Workshop
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Western Political Science Association
Meeting in Vancouver, BC Canada
Location: Georgia B

1:00 - Welcome by the Conveners & Introductions

Manuel Avalos, UNC Wilmington
Ron Schmidt, Cal State Long Beach

1:15 – 2:00 pm – Graduate Student Introductions and Discussion of Research Strategies

2:00-3:15 - Roundtable on Reframing Immigration Debates: Strategy & Practice

Moderator: Manuel Avalos, UNC, Wilmington
Panelists:
Ron Schmidt, Cal State Long Beach
Edwina Barvosa, UC Santa Barbara
Louis DeSipio, UC Irvine
Karthick Ramakrishnan, UC Riverside
Brandon Valeriano, University of Illinois, Chicago

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:45 - Roundtable on the 2008 Latino Vote: Ballots Past & Policy Future

Moderator: Luis Fraga, University of Washington
Panelists:
Melissa Michelson, Cal State East Bay
Ricardo Ramirez, University of Southern California
Jessica Lavariega Monforti, University of Texas, Pan American
Gary Segura, Stanford University

4:45-5:30 Latina/o Caucus Semi-Annual Meeting

5:30 - Adjourn