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September 17th at 6:00pm – 7:30pm

McLean County Museum of History

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Kick off Latino Heritage Month at the Museum with a panel discussion focusing on stories of recent migration to McLean County. This panel discussion will take place in the Museum's Courtroom and live online via youtube.com/mchistorymuseum.

Panelists

Yolanda Alonso, Latinos en BloNo Founder 

Miriam Padilla, Community Member 

Jesús Islas, Community Member 

Jair Bustos, The Immigration Project 

Camila Graunke, The Immigration Project 

Moderators

Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program  

Vanessa Hernandez-Gutierrez, ISU Anthropology 

Sponsored by Illinois State University's Organization of Latinx Employees (OLE), and Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program, in collaboration with the McLean County Museum of History.

Questions? Contact Micaela Harris or email mitmorn@ilstu.edu.

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Kick off Latino Heritage Month at the Museum with a panel discussion focusing on stories of recent migration to McLean County. This panel discussion will take place in the Museum's Courtroom and live online via youtube.com/mchistorymuseum.

Panelists

Yolanda Alonso, Latinos en BloNo Founder 

Miriam Padilla, Community Member 

Jesús Islas, Community Member 

Jair Bustos, The Immigration Project 

Camila Graunke, The Immigration Project 

Moderators

Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program  

Vanessa Hernandez-Gutierrez, ISU Anthropology 

Sponsored by Illinois State University's Organization of Latinx Employees (OLE), and Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program, in collaboration with the McLean County Museum of History.

Questions? Contact Micaela Harris or email mitmorn@ilstu.edu.