As the 2026 World Cup is under way, Celso Thomas Castilho, an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University, spends the hour with the LMC to discuss the forgotten history Latino activism during the 1994 World Cup and the independent Latino newspapers that documented it all.
Category Archives: Beyond Latinx
May 8th, 2026: Canada’s Latino Community
Slowly growing but often overlooked, Canada’s Latino community is facing an uphill battle for recognition in a country that rarely includes itself in the Latin American narrative. So the LMC speaks with professor Rodrigo Narro Perez about the importance of Latinx studies in Canada and why their experience deserves greater attention.
Rodrigo Narro Perez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Society and the Faculty of Science at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
April 17th, 2026: Filipinos & the United Farm Workers Movement
What does the New York Times investigation on Cesar Chavez mean to Filipino Americans? The LMC searches for answers by speaking with Dr. Robyn Rodriguez on the overlooked history of Filipinos in the United Farm Workers movement and what it means to the future of Filipino studies.
Dr. Robyn Rodriguez is a professor Emeritus of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis. She currently directs Filipino Studies research and education through the Amado Khaya Initiative.
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