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News - 2021

SPA 107 final class visit with special guest speaker Cesar Padilla: The duality of an existence
Dec. 16, 2021

By Iris Hauser

On December 7th, SPA 107: Intermediate/Advanced Spanish, welcomed guest speaker Dr. Cesar Padilla, clinical assistant professor from Stanford University, for a virtual class visit.

Dr. Padilla is a first-generation Mexican American whose family migrated from Jalisco, Mexico to work in the fields of Northern…

The Daily Princetonian: Q&A with author and journalist Jordan Salama ’19
Dec. 13, 2021

SPO alum Jordan Salama ’19 was featured in a Q&A published by The Daily Princetonian. Salama reflects on his book "Every Day the River Changes" and the process behind his writing.

The full article is available on The Daily Princetonian…

Essays by Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow César Colón-Montijo highlights afterlives of Afro-Puerto Rican singer Ismael “Maelo” Rivera (1931-1987)
Dec. 10, 2021

By Michelle Tong

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow César Colón-Montijo has published two essays expanding on his research on the afterlives of Afro-Puerto Rican singer Ismael “Maelo” Rivera (1931-1987).

Reflecting on the process of publishing these essays, Colón-Montijo noted, “I see these pieces as building blocks for the…

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