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- Kirkpatrick calls for an end of redundant and expensive bureaucracy in the U.N. and discusses democracy and tyranny in Latin America.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Chilean essayist, novelist, professor, and poet Marjorie Agosín speaks at the Michigan State University Main Library about her life, family and experiences in Chile and the United States. Professor Agosin discusses how being a Jewish Latin American has influenced her writing and relates the history of Jewish dislocation and the migration of her own family throughout the world. She also explains her development as a writer and discusses why she uses memoirs, poetry and novels to tell the story of Jews in Latin America living among German Nazi expatriates. Agosín reads several of her poems that illustrate her experiences. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli, Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American Studies at MSU, introduces Agosín. MSU librarian Mary Jo Zeter moderates. Sponsors of the event include the Michigan State University Libraries, MSU's Jewish Studies Program, and the MSU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks about the benefits of trade with Latin America. Obama says the U.S. will be stronger if it exports more goods, especially to countries in South and Central America. His remarks are made at the Port of Tampa - Ports America, Tampa, Florida as he prepares to depart for Colombia to take part in the Summit of the Americas.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection