ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY
A Common Freshman Reading - Summer 2009
Opportunities to Become More Informed
Selected Grasselli Library Resources
Latin American Database (LADB) (http://ladb.unm.edu  ) LADB is the longest running, exclusively on-line, English language news service about Latin America, LADB produces three weekly electronic publications (Sourcemex, NotiCen and NotiSur) and maintains an on-line searchable data base of over 24,000 articles as well as Latin American journals.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (http://0-www.ciaonet.org.library.jcu.edu/ ) A full text database for political science, international affairs, foreign policy, area studies, international relations, war and peace studies, and diplomatic history containing working papers, journals, books, policy briefs, case studies, and course packs. Also contains an atlas from the Economist Intelligence Unit, featuring maps and country data, including political and economic reports.
Search Carrolline (http://lib.jcu.edu ), the library's online catalog, for books on the following subjects: Latin America, Emigration and immigration, United States--Emigration and immigration, Immigrant children, Illegal aliens, Assimilation (sociology). If you would like to dig more deeply into any of these topics, ask for assistance at the library's Reference Desk.
Other Web Resources
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (http://www.uscis.gov/ ). USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States of America. The USCIS website provides information on immigration services, laws, and regulations.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org ). The website of Human Rights Watch, an international organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, describes organizational initiatives and posts action alerts.
Pew Hispanic Center (http://pewhispanic.org/ ). The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that seeks to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation. Its website includes statistics and survey reports.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (http://www.cliniclegal.org/ ). The Catholic Legal Immigration Network was established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to support community-based immigration programs.
Justice for Immigrants (http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org /). This website supports the goals of the Justice for Immigrants Campaign. These include educating the public about Catholic Church teaching on immigration and immigrants. The following documents are available on the site:
Interfaith Statement in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Response to Undocumented Immigration: The Arguments
Economics and Migration: the Facts
Enforcement of Immigration Laws: Important Principles
Strangers no Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope (http://www.usccb.org/mrs/stranger.shtml ). A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States
National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children (http://www.refugees.org/ ). Provides pro bono legal and social services for unaccompanied immigrant children as they navigate the U.S. Immigration Courts.
National Immigrant Justice Center (http://immigrantjustice.org/ ). Heartland Alliance's Immigrant Justice Center is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
The Immigrant Child Advocacy Project (http://www.immigrantchildadvocacy.org/ ). Advocacy group working for the best interest of unaccompanied children migrating to the U.S.
Films
Which Way Home. Director Rebecca Camissa follows several unaccompanied child migrants as they journey through Mexico en route to the U.S. on a freight train they call "The Beast." Airs on HBO at various times through September. (82 minutes) (http://whichwayhome.net )
Borderless: The Lives of Undocumented Workers. This film provides a look inside the lives of two non-status migrant laborers. It describes their experiences with labor exploitation and restrictive immigration laws, as well as their separation from children and family. (27 minutes) (http://tinyurl.com/npkzdg )
Latino Immigration Documentaries. A source for documentary films focusing on the struggles and transformations that Latino immigrants fact in the U.S. (http://tiny.cc/Latinodocumentaries )
Latino Stories. A selection of films about the Latino immigration experience (http://tiny.cc/Latinoimmigrationfilms )
Courses Available at John Carroll
The Latin American Studies Concentration at John Carroll (http://www.jcu.edu/latam/ ) brings together courses relevant to the study of Latin American culture, social structure, religion, politics, literature, and history. This concentration seeks to enhance a student's liberal arts education through the attainment of a basic level of expertise in Latin American studies. Depending on the particular major, Latin American Studies prepares students for advanced studies or for a career in business, journalism, government, or non governmental organizations related to this crucial region of the world. Courses currently offered include:
Colonial Latin America (HS273) Professor Maria Marsilli. Deals with the foundations of gender roles in Latin American--motherhood, honor, family values--as part of the basis of Latin American identity.
Latina/o Transnational Experience (SC353) Professor Gloria Vaquera. Examines social issues impacting Latina/o communities within the U.S., abroad, and in this emerging transnational space. The course will focus on the largest Latina/o subgroups: Chicanas/os, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Central Americans. Topics include ethnic movements, immigration, identity construction, borderlands, labor, education, gender, and language policies.
The Border/LaFrontera (HS168) Professor Robert Kolesar. The course offers an historical introduction to the U.S.-Mexico border region as both connected to and distinct from Mexico and the U.S.; the historical presence and continuing migration of Mexicans into the U.S.; the border region's historical, present, and potential impact on American identity and society.
Immigrant America (HS342) Professor Robert Kolesar. Examines immigration and ethnicity in 19th and 20th century America, with an emphasis on voluntary migrants. Topics include expectations and adaptations of particular ethnic groups, tensions between group identity and assimilation, and the response of native-born Americans to immigrants and immigration.
Opportunities to Become More Engaged
The Center for Service and Social Action (http://www.jcu.edu/service/ ) offers a variety of programs to facilitate students' participation in community service leading to social action. These include Service Learning, Voluntary Service, Service Projects and Events, and service-based Immersion experiences. For information, Contact the Center at Service@jcu.edu or call 216-397-4698.
Project QUE? is a multi-faceted John Carroll initiative to raise the educational aspirations of middle school Hispanic children on Cleveland's west side. For information contact Professor Gloria Vaquera (216-397-4379; gvaquera@jcu.edu).
Campus Ministry (http://www.jcu.edu/CampusMinistry/ ) engages students in social action through programs. These include the Labre hunger project, Seeds of Hope mentoring program, and Students United in Care and Healing. For information, Contact Campus Ministry at cministry@jcu.edu or call 216-397-4717.
The Jesuit Volunteer Corps (http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org ) is a non-profit organization that offers women and men an opportunity to work full-time for justice and peace. Jesuit Volunteers are called to the mission of serving the poor directly, working for structural change in the United States, and accompanying people in developing countries.
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