Book Talk: Paola Ramos Presents "Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America"
Event Date:
Monday, October 14, 2024 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Event Location:
2355 Luskin Public Affairs Building
Join the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute in partnership with UCLA College Division of Social Sciences, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, and Latina Futures 2050 Lab in welcoming author and Emmy award-winning journalist Paola Ramos for a Book Talk & Diálogo.
Ramos will discuss her latest book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America, which casts aside the misguided notion that Latinos are a monolith and looks at the small but expanding part of the population moving steadily right. Through reporting trips and conversations with experts and psychologists alike, Ramos interrogates the idea that the Latino electorate is aligned with progressive values, writing about an Afro-Latino former Proud Boy leader, a Latino border vigilante, and Latino insurrectionists who participated in the January 6 US Capitol attack. As she persuasively proves, not all white supremacists are white.
Ramos will be joined by two esteemed panelists, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dr. Michelle Torres, and Assistant Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center, Dr. Celia Lacayo. The event will be moderated by UCLA LPPI Faculty Director and Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Dr. Amada Armenta.
The event will conclude with an audience Q&A, Círculo de Conexiones, and book signing.
Event Details:
Date: Monday, October 14th, 2024
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM PT, with lunch available starting at noon
Location: Luskin 2355 (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, 1500 Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Room 2355)
Lunch: Available with RSVP
Books: A limited number of books will be available at no cost to UCLA students, first come first served.
Space is limited, RSVP here by Wednesday, October 9th to secure your seat!
Gracias!
*This event is sponsored by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute, the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, and the Latina Futures 2050 Lab