Past Events

April 25, 2025
Distinguished Speaker Series: When Do Communities Protect the Voting Rights of Language Minorities?
Speaker: Rene Rocha, Herman J. and Eileen S. Schmidt Chair & Professor of Political Science and Latina/o/x Studies, Director of Latina/o/x Studies, University of Iowa
Time : 11:00 AM
Location : Coor Hall L1-88

April 24, 2025
Are you a junior or senior? Interested in data analytics? Need real-world experience to add to your resume? Join our workshop! All majors welcome! Only two requirement to join your own laptop and positive attitude
Time: 4pm to 7p.m. MST
Location: Coor Hall - 6631, Tempe, AZ 85281
RSVP by: Tuesday, April 22nd

April 14, 2025
CLAPR was proud to present the event Truth Across Borders, which featured two of the most influential voices in journalism. The conversation explored truth-telling, press freedom, and the role of journalism across borders and political landscapes.
Speaker: Jorge Ramos: Anchor, Univision News — Renowned Latino journalist and leading voice on immigration and Latin American affairs.
Marty Baron: Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post — Oversaw Pulitzer-winning journalism and led major investigative reporting efforts.
Moderator:
Javier Marín: Founder & Publisher, CalaVida Media — Longtime media leader focused on Latino storytelling and civic engagement.

April 4, 2025
Beyond the Ivory Tower – A Roundtable on Writing for Public Audiences: This roundtable explores how scholars write for and engage with public audiences on issues like environment, inequality, democracy, and race.
Speaker: Michael McQuarrie, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Work and Democracy, ASU
Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor, Providence College
Francisco Pedraza, Associate Professor & Co-Director, CLAPR, ASU

21 Feb 2025
Distinguished Speaker Series: In for a Dollar From the Shadows: The Effect of Proximal Contact with Immigration Enforcement on Political and Civic Behaviors by Racial Groups.
Speaker: Apolonia Calderon Cervantes, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Time : 12:00 PM
Location : Durham Hall, Room 210
January 24, 2025
PRIEC: Hosted by CLAPR
A meeting series uniting faculty and graduate students, showcasing work on racial/ethnic politics and immigration, providing mentoring and collaboration opportunities.

15 Nov 2024
Distinguished Speaker Series: Mobilizing voters through non-profits
Speaker: Samantha Chapa, PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Houston
Time : 12:00 PM
Location : Durham Hall, Room 210
29 Oct 2024
ASU poll on the Status of Arizona voters. Presented by ASU Center for Latinas/os and American Politics Research and the Hispanic Research Center. The Poll is designed to give a representative snapshot of a range of political attitudes, policy preferences, and election candidate support from Hispanic and non-Hispanic voters in the state.
22 Oct 2024
Inaugural State of Latinos Event hosted by the ASU Center for Latinas/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) launch our State of Latinos (SoL) initiative. Showcasing diverse perspectives of collaborators, including students, faculty, journalists, small business owners, and community members to bridge our experiences within civic engagement.

20 Sep, 2024
Distinguished Speaker Series: Mobilizing the politically invisible: political participation and the unlisted Latino population in Chicago
Speaker: Dr. Joe Robert Tafoya, Assistant Professor, Political Science, DePaul University-Chicago
Time : 12:00 PM
Location : Durham Hall, Room 102

9 Feb 2024
Distinguished Speaker Series: Race, Politics and America's Prosperity Gospel
Speaker: Valerie Martinez Ebers, University Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Texas
Time : 12:00 PM
Location : Durham Hall, Room 210

19 Jan 2024
PRIEC: Hosted by CLAPR
A meeting series uniting faculty and graduate students, showcasing work on racial/ethnic politics and immigration, providing mentoring and collaboration opportunities.

21 Apr
Nevertheless, He Persisted: Descriptive Immigration and the American Ethos: Core Values and Group-Centrism in U.S. Public Opinion about Immigration

20 Jan
PRIEC: Hosted by CLAPR
A meeting series uniting faculty and graduate students, showcasing work on racial/ethnic politics and immigration, providing mentoring and collaboration opportunities.

5 May
PRIEC

5 Feb
Citizenship Reimagined: A New Framework for State Rights in the United States

19 Feb
Becoming the State: (Im)migration COntrol and the Weaponization of Brown Bodies

5 Mar
Who is Worthy? Immigrant in a Time of Uncertainty

22 Apr
Reflections on Latinos in Arizona's University System

8 Oct
Latina/os and the 2020 Elections: Local, State, and National Perspective

2 Oct
The Democratic Politics of Racist Monument Removal: Failed Proceduralism vs. Effective Rioting

13 Mar
Latino voters could powerfully influence the 2020 Arizona elections

24 Jan
Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) Conference
Film Screening of Bad Hombres with Juan Cartagena
Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Raul Yzaguirre Lecture Series: Yes, I marked "Some Other Race": So what does that mean about race and Latinos? Expanding Notions of Race with Otherness and Social Networks
Thursday, November 7, 2019
There is Shelter at the Inn: Near the Front Lines of Immigration Policies, Asylees, and Humane Narrative
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Amor, Qué Piensas? Spousal Political Socialization
September 20, 2019
Coor Hall 6761
ASU professor awarded Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award
Monday, September 16, 2019
School of Politics and Global Studies, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research
Talking Politics: Political Discussion Networks and the New American Electorate
March 29, 2019 Coor Hall 6761
Managing Democracy: Administering Elections in Maricopa County, AZ
February 7, 2019 West Hall 135
Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) Conference
January 11, 2019 Memorial Union, Turquoise Room
How State and Local Contexts Shape Immigrant Reception and Engagement
October 25, 2018
West Hall 135
Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) Conference
February 2, 2018
Memorial Union Ventana Room 241A
Raul Yzaguirre chair shares plans for advancing discussion of Latina/o politics
Friday, December 1, 2017
School of Politics and Global Studies, Educational Outreach and Student Services, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research
Demographics are (Men's) Destiny: Immigrant Communities and Descriptive Representation in American State Legislatures
November 1, 2017
Coor Hall 6761
Social Movements, Philanthropy and Lawyers: MALDEF and the Building of an Ethnic Identity
September 29, 2017
Coor Hall 6761