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El Noticiero de IUPLR
The Electronic Monthly Newsletter for the IUPLR network of member centers,
associates, researchers and scholars.
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Nov 2001
Volume 6, No.2
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Nov 7, 2001
Dear Colleagues:
Our new web site posting has five tables that list Census 2000 population
counts for Latino subgroups by place (i.e., city or township). The first
table displays the top 10 places where each of the 28 major Latino subgroups
resided in 2000. The remaining tables list population counts in each place
for the Mexicans (table 2-1), Puerto Ricans (table 2-2), Cubans (table
2-3), and Dominicans (table 2-4). All the data presented in the tables
are sorted by the population size for each subgroup in 2000. To facilitate
simple and convenient searches for readers, we cut the lists of places
off when the population fell below 1,000 in Mexican table, below 100 in
Puerto Rican table, and below 50 in Cuban and Dominican tables. The entire
data for Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican in all 26,247 places
from census 1990 and 2000 cannot be viewed on our website, but it can
be downloaded (see Workbook 2).
Our new web site posting has five tables that list 2000 population counts
by Latino subgroups. The first table displays the top 10 counties where
each of the 28 Latino subgroups resided in 2000. The remaining tables
list population counts in each county for the Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
and Dominican subgroups, respectively. The county level data reveal that
Los Angeles county (CA), Miami-Dade county (FL), Harris county (TX), Bronx
county (NY), New York county (NY) and Queens county (NY) are the counties
where most of the major Latino subgroups are likely to reside. For example,
Los Angeles County accounted for the largest groups of Mexicans, Costa
Ricans, Guatemalans, and Salvadorians. Miami-Dade County was home to large
numbers of Cubans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Argentines, Chileans, Columbians
and Peruvians. Puerto Ricans were concentrated in Bronx county and Kings
county. Regarding the population growth of Latino subgroups from 1990
to 2000, Maricopa county (AZ) and Clark county (NV) had their Mexican
population more than double, although Los Angeles County is still the
place with the largest Mexican origin population. The Cuban population
in Broward County (FL) increased dramatically, but it was still much smaller
in actual size than the Cuban population in Miami-Dade County. In the
state of New York, Bronx County, Kings County, and New York County experienced
declines in their Latino populations between in 1990 and 2000.
The place level data
reveal that New York City (NY), Los Angeles city (CA), Chicago city (IL),
Houston city (TX), and San Antonio (TX) are the places where most of the
major Latino subgroups are likely to reside. For example, New York City
accounted for the largest groups of Puerto Rican, Dominican, Costa Rican,
Honduran, Panamanian, and most of the South American sub-groups. Los Angeles
city was still home to large numbers of Mexican, Guatemalan, Salvadoran,
and other Central Americans. Cubans were concentrated in cities of Florida,
such as Hialeah city and Miami city. The data reveal that Central Americans
and South Americans are more dispersed geographically than the Mexican
and Caribbean groups.
Population change
from 1990 to 2000 varied among the Latino subgroups. The Mexican population
increased in 35 percent of the places across the US. The population growth
rates for Mexicans during the past decade were generally higher in places
that traditionally had smaller Mexican populations, such as cities in
North Carolina. Most of cities that had Puerto Ricans in 1990 experienced
a dramatic during the decade. For example, Puerto Rican grew by as much
10 times in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Hartford (CT), Springfield
(MA), and Cleveland. There was an increase in population for Cubans in
168 out of 273 places where they reside.
To access the tables
please go to the IUPLR home page http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/.
Then click on the link for Census 2000 Census Information Center (CIC).
The URL is http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/cic/index.html.
There you will find the new (and old) tables we have generated.
For new and old copies
of Noticiero de IUPLR, again go to the IUPLR home page http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/.
Next click on the link for News http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/news/index.html.
Then click the link for the Newsletter http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/news/noticiero.html.
There you will find the current issue and the archive of prior issues.
Sincerely,
Philip García
Associate Director
Institute for Latino Studies
University of Notre Dame
INSIDE the October 2001 Noticiero
de IUPLR:
* The Gates Millennium
Scholars program announces their 2002-03 nomination process for financial
support of minority undergraduate students
* The Ford Foundation announces their 2001-02 Predoctoral Fellowships
for Minority Graduate Students
* Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños announces their remaining
Fall 2001 Calendar of Events
* The Department of English at the University of Notre Dame is seeking
an Assistant Professor, specializing in Latino/a literature
* The Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives in Washington, D.C. invites
applications for Deputy Director & Senior Scholar
* The Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños (Centro) at Hunter College/CUNY
seeks a Research Associate in Education
* Indiana University invites applications for a faculty position at any
level in the Department of Criminal Justice and the Latino Studies Program.
* The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) announces the 4th annual CRI Conference
on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies
IUPLR HEADQUARTER NEWS
This is the Noticiero’s
6th year as an electronic informational outlet for the IUPLR network of
scholars and member centers. Be sure to visit the IUPLR web site at: http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr.
There, you can view past issues of the IUPLR Noticiero.
Please send your center updates, center events, faculty news, faculty
opportunities, fellowship opportunities, and publication news to vsaenz@prodigy.net.
CENTER
NEWS
Centro de Estudios
Puertorriqueños, Hunter College/CUNY
* November 8, 2001, 6pm-8pm: Book Discussion/Presentation entitled “Telling
to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios.” Speakers will include Caridad
Souza, researcher with the Centro, Daisy Cocco de Filippis, York College,
Mirtha Quintanales, Jersey City University, Liza Fiol-Matta, Jersey City
U., and Iris Lopez, City College. Hunter College, Faculty Lounge, West
Building, 8th Floor.
* December 6, 2001, 6pm-8pm: A Puerto Rican/Latino Forum entitled, “Recent
Victories & Challenges.” The speaker for this event will be Edgar
De Jesus, of AFSCME. Hunter College, 217 West Building.
For more info on Centro events, visit their website at: http://www.centropr.org.
Mexico-North,
Chihuahua, Mexico & San Antonio, Texas
*For a complete Fall 2001 calendar of events, visit the Mexico-Norte website
at: http://www.mexnor.org/calendar.pdf.
The Julián
Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University
* Visit the Latino News section of the JSRI website. It is updated often
and offers insightful articles to Latino news around the globe. The link
is: http://jsri.msu.edu/cgi-bin/news/index.cgi.
Chicano
Studies Research Program, University of Texas at El Paso
* November 10, 9:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Raza Youth Conference. Conquistador
Lounge. For more information on CSRP-UTEP events, please call (915) 747-5462.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOUR STUDENTS
Gates Foundation
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) announces its 2002-2003 Nomination
Process. An individual is eligible to be nominated as Gates Millennium
Scholars if he or she:
*is African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander
American or Hispanic American;
* is a citizen or legal permanent residents of the United States;
* has attained a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale;
* will enter an accredited college or university as full-time, degree-seeking
freshmen in the fall of 2002; has a significant financial need (i.e.,
meet the federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria); and
* has demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community
service, extracurricular, or other activities.
Individuals nominated
for a Gates Millennium scholarship must be eligible for a federal Pell
Grant. Nominees who meet all of the eligibility requirements and who are
selected as GMS candidates must have a Federal Pell Grant as part of their
financial aid package for the 2002-2003 academic year in order to be confirmed
as a Scholar.
Principals, teachers,
guidance counselors, tribal higher education representatives, and other
professional educators are invited to nominate students with outstanding
academic qualifications, particularly those likely to succeed in the fields
of mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. Students
who are nominated also should have strong leadership potential and a demonstrated
commitment to community service. Nominators must be sufficiently familiar
with the student’s academic performance to respond to questions concerning
academic achievement. Nominators should carefully review GMS eligibility
requirements and nominate only those students who are eligible.
Nominators must act
in their personal capacity. Institutional nominations will not be accepted.
A nominator must not be a relative of the student. Students are required
to provide a completed Nominee Personal Information Form. Nominators are
encouraged to assist students with this step. Please note that students
are allowed to submit a Nominee Personal Information Form on their own
and may secure a nominator afterwards. Only those students for whom all
materials have been received postmarked by or submitted online by February
1, 2002 will be considered for a scholarship.
A “recommender”
form is also required for a complete package. Recommenders can be a supervisor
at work, a community group leader, or any other adult who is familiar
with the nominee’s community service and leadership activities. A
recommender must act in their personal capacity.
For more information,
please visit: http://www.gmsp.org/main.cfm
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation announces their 2001-02 Predoctoral Fellowships for
Minorities. Awards will be made for study in research-based PhD or ScD
programs in selected academic disciplines that lead to careers in teaching
and research at the college or university level. Eligibility to apply
in the predoctoral fellowship competition is limited
to:
* citizens or nationals
of the United States (must have become a citizen by the application deadline
date: November 19, 2001)
* members of the following groups: Alaskan Natives; Black/African Americans;
Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos; Native American Indians; Native Pacific
Islanders; Puerto Ricans
* individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in a research-based PhD
or ScD program in one of the fields listed on the back of the brochure
* individuals who aspire to a teaching and research career
* persons who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
Fellowships are tenable
at any fully-accredited, nonprofit U.S. institution of higher education
offering PhDs or ScDs in the fields eligible for support in this program.
The annual stipend is $16,000. The institutional award to be accepted
in lieu of tuition and fees is $7,500. The tenure is for three years of
support to be used within five years. Expenses are also paid to attend
three Conferences of Ford Fellows. The application materials must be submitted
electronically, mailed, or hand-delivered to the Fellowship Programs,
NRC no later than this date November 19, 2001. Approximately 60 predoctoral
fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by
the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies on behalf
of the Ford Foundation. For complete guideline and application information
please contact: Fellowship Office/FF, TJ 2041, National Research Council,
2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20418. You can also call (202)
334-2872, e-mail: infofell@nas.edu,
or visit the website at: http://national-academies.org/fellowships.
The Latina/Latino
Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
will be offering two post-doctoral fellowships during the 2002-03 and
2003-04 academic years. The fellowships are two one-year non-renewable
awards that begin August 21, 2002. In addition to their research projects,
each fellow will teach one introductory course for the Program during
the academic year and make presentations on his/her research project.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. before the inception of the fellowship. The
primary focus of the successful candidate’s research must be U.S.
Latina/Latino communities. Preference will be given to candidates who
examine the Latina/Latino experience from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Interested applicants should submit a CV, a statement of the research
project to be undertaken during the fellowship year, official graduate
transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to: Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Review Committee, Latina/Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, 510 East Chalmers, Champaign, IL 61820. For further
information, contact Louis DeSipio at desipio@uiuc.edu,
or call (217) 265-0370. You can also visit their website at http://www.lls.uiuc.edu.
FACULTY
OPPORTUNITIES
The Department
of English at the University of Notre Dame is seeking an Assistant
Professor, specializing in Latino/a literature. The Notre Dame Department
of English, with forty full-time teaching and research faculty, offers
programs in all areas of literature in English. While the candidate will
have a full-time appointment in the Department of English, the candidate
will be invited to work with the Institute for Latino Studies (http://www.nd.edu/~latino)
and to contribute to the growing presence of Latino studies at Notre Dame.
For more information on this position and related programs, please visit
http://www.nd.edu/~english/Lat%20Lit%20Pos-Fall%202001.html.
Interested applicants should send a letter and CV by November 15 to: Chris
Vanden Bossche, Chair, Department of English, 356 O'Shaughnessy Hall,
Notre Dame, IN 46556.
The Smithsonian
Center for Latino Initiatives in Washington, D.C. invites applications
for Deputy Director & Senior Scholar. The Deputy serves with the Director,
as the Center's core policy and management team. Additionally, the Deputy
will provide leadership and direction to all staff in the planning, development,
and management of programs and operations, will monitor all budgets and
program allocations and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Center.
For more information on this position announcement please visit the Center
website at http://latino.si.edu, or
call (202) 275-1062.
The Centro de
Estudios Puertorriqueños (Centro) at Hunter College/CUNY seeks
a Research Associate in Education to complement its current research capacity.
The Research Associate in Education will be expected to: have familiarity
with both qualitative and quantitative research methods in education,
and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies; write proposals and grants to fund education
research projects; assist in drafting reports, journal articles, policy
briefs, press statements, opinion-editorials; and, engage in collaborative
research projects with other Centro staff, among other duties. The application
deadline is November 30th, 2001. Qualified applicants should send a letter
of interest, a resume, a relevant writing sample of no more than 10 pages,
and a list of three references to: José de Jesús, Administrative
Unit Head, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College,
695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. For more information, you can call
(212) 772-5706, or visit the Centro website at http://www.centropr.org.
The Centro de
Estudios Puertorriqueños (Centro) at Hunter College/CUNY seeks
a researcher with the expertise in the area of health to complement its
current research capacity. The Researcher will be expected to: conduct
research and disseminate findings regarding health issues affecting Puerto
Rican/Latino communities in large metropolitan centers in at least one
of –but not limited to – the following areas: public health;
women’s health; youth and children’s health; elderly health
care; HIV/AIDS issues; reproductive health; gay/lesbian health; and, environmental
health; have familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative research
methods in health-related fields, and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies; and,
write proposals and grants to fund health research projects, among other
duties. The application deadline is November 15th, 2001. Qualified applicants
should send a letter of interest, a resume, a relevant writing sample
of no more than 10 pages, and a list of three references to: José
de Jesús, Administrative Unit Head, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños,
Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. For more information,
you can call (212) 772-5706, or visit the Centro website at http://www.centropr.org.
The University
of Massachusetts Boston seeks applicants for three tenure-track Assistant
Professor positions, two in the Department of Anthropology and one joint
position in Women's Studies and Anthropology, beginning Fall 2002. The
positions are as follows:
* LATINO IMMIGRATION
SPECIALIST: Sociocultural anthropologist specializing in issues of immigration,
transnationalism, and ethnicity among Latino populations in the U.S.,
regional focus in the Northeast strongly preferred. Willingness to initiate
local research projects through the Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino
Community Development and Public Policy and an active program of scholarly
research and publication are required. Teaching duties include undergraduate
and graduate Anthropology courses, service teaching in the campus general
education program, and mentoring of Latino students. Search #390
* SPECIALIST IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES: Regional focus in the northeastern
United States strongly preferred in such research areas as ethnicity and
cultural identity, ethnohistory of the colonial experience, and the legal
and political interface of contemporary Native communities. Willingness
to initiate local community outreach projects and an active program of
scholarly research and publication are required. Teaching duties include
both undergraduate and graduate Anthropology courses and service teaching
in the campus general education program. Search #385
* WOMEN'S STUDIES JOINT APPOINTMENT: Sociocultural anthropologist specializing
in the study of human sexuality and the cultural construction of gender,
with 2/3 teaching in Women's Studies and 1/3 teaching in Anthropology,
including general education courses. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in
Anthropology with a Gender/Feminist Theory focus, an active record of
scholarly research and publication, successful interdisciplinary teaching
experience, and a strong commitment to student mentoring and university
and community service. Search #395.
Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1. Interested applicants
should send a CV and names of three references to: UMass Boston, Human
Resources, Search #____, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125. For additional
information, you can write to Tim Sieber at: tim.sieber@umb.edu.
Indiana University
invites applications for a faculty position at any level in the Department
of Criminal Justice and the Latino Studies Program. The candidate will
be jointly appointed by Criminal Justice (the tenure home department)
and Latino Studies. We seek a specialist in U.S. Latino populations and
one of the Criminal Justice Department’s four areas of emphasis.
The Department of Criminal Justice is a nationally ranked multi-disciplinary
department with emphases in nature of crime and delinquency, criminal
justice systems and processes, law and society and cross-cultural studies.
We welcome candidates from a full range of disciplines who can combine
teaching and research on Latinos with one of the areas of emphases. Latino
Studies is a new program at IU. The individual filling this position will
be expected to participate actively in developing Latino Studies, which
will become the tenure home for this position should Latino Studies achieve
department status. In the ideal case, the incumbent will teach the same
courses and maintain a strong collegial relationship with both Criminal
Justice and Latino Studies before and after such a change. IU Bloomington,
which ranks nationally among top research institutions, provides a supportive
research environment. The position is authorized at the level of tenure-track
assistant professor, tenured associate professor, or tenured full professor.
Send letter of application, curriculum vita, examples of scholarship,
evidence of effective teaching experience, descriptions of potential courses
and three letters of reference to Professor Kip Schlegel, Chair, Department
of Criminal Justice, Sycamore Hall 302, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN 47405 (FAX: Criminal Justice Department (812) 855-5522. First consideration
will be given to applications received by January 4, 2002.
Additional information about Criminal Justice is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~crimjust/
and about Latino Studies at http://www.indiana.edu/~latino.
Indiana University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
We especially encourage applications from women and minority candidates.
The following
position announcements, in the area of higher education, were shared by
the CONAHEC network:
* Faculty position on the area of U.S.-Mexico Borderland Research. Arizona
State University. Tempe, Arizona
* Faculty position on the area of U.S.-Mexico Borderland Research. Arizona
State University. Tempe, Arizona
* Faculty position on the area of business. University of Arizona. Tucson,
Arizona
* Faculty position on the area of international business. Loyola University.
New Orleans, LA
* Executive Director. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
New York, NY
* Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Texas A&M International
University. Laredo, TX
* Executive Director, COMEXUS - The Board of Directors of the U.S.-Mexico
Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS) is requesting
applications for the position of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
* Foreign Student Adviser, Office of International Programs - Colorado
State University invites nominations and applications for the position
of Foreign Student Adviser (FSA) within the Office of International Programs.
* Netcorps Internships - NetCorps is pleased to announce that they are
accepting applications for the next round of NetCorps internships.
* Seeking partners to help find internships in Spanish-speaking countries.
– The University of North London Business School is seeking partners
to help find stages, work placements or internships in Spanish-speaking
countries.
Requests for additional
information on these positions should be directed to the office of Francisco
Marmolejo, Executive Director, Consortium for North American Higher Education
Collaboration (CONAHEC), University of Arizona, University Services, Building,
Room 414-E, P.O. Box 210158, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158. For more information,
visit the CONAHEC website at http://conahec.org
or call (520) 621-7761. You can also send an e-mail to: fmarmole@u.arizona.edu.
Fordham University,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is hiring (pending administrative
approval) a sociologist specializing in stratification or family with
preference to those focusing on urban issues. The candidate will be expected
to contribute to core undergraduate major courses in theory or survey
methods. The position is for a full-time, tenure-track appointment at
the Assistant Professor level, effective September 1, 2002. Principal
teaching responsibilities will be at the Lincoln Center campus in the
department's undergraduate program with occasional teaching in the undergraduate
program at the Rose Hill campus. By the closing date of December 15th,
2001, please send a letter of application, vita, evidence of teaching
record from peer or student evaluations, two samples of publications/written
work, and three reference letters to: Orlando Rodriguez, Chair, Department
of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road,
Bronx New York 10458.
Fordham University,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is hiring (pending administrative
approval) a socio-cultural anthropologist with an interest in anthropological
linguistics and urban anthropology for a full-time, tenure-track appointment
at the Assistant Professor level, effective September 1, 2002. Excluding
East Asia, geographic location is open. Principal teaching responsibilities
will be at the Lincoln Center campus in the department's undergraduate
program with occasional teaching in the undergraduate program at the Rose
Hill campus. By the closing date of December 15th, 2001, please send a
letter of application, vita, evidence of teaching record from peer or
student evaluations, two samples of publications/written work, and the
names and addresses of three references to: Orlando Rodriguez, Chair,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University, 441 East
Fordham Road, Bronx, New York 10458.
EVENTS,
CONFERENCES, OTHER
The Texas Association
of Chicanos in Higher Education will host its annual conference in Austin,
Texas, at the Downtown Omni Hotel, December 2-4, 2001. This year's conference,
entitled "Closing the Gaps: A Question of Will", will feature
the following topics: Closing the Hispanic Professional Workforce Gap,
Hispanic students and issues of participation and success, Private and
Corporate Foundation Grant Development, Latina Issues in Higher Education,
and a Higher Education Policy Forum. For more information regarding the
Conference, please visit the TACHE web site at: http://www.tache.org.
The Cuban Research
Institute (CRI) announces the 4th annual CRI Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American
Studies, March 6-9, 2002, at Florida International University. For more
information on this international scholarly conference, please visit the
CRI website at: http://lacc.fiu.edu/cri/events/4th_cri_conference.htm.
For additional information, please call (305) 348-1991.
IUPLR E-mail Update
compiled by:
Victor Saenz
vsaenz@prodigy.net
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