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The Latino Migration Project is an engaged curricular program dedicated to improving public understanding about the expanding Latin American presence in North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. The Latino Migration Project was established in 2008 and is an initiative of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC Chapel Hill.

Community Planning

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Building Integrated Communities partners with local governments to build bridges of communication and engagement with North Carolinians from Latin America.

Oral Histories

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The New Roots Oral Histories are a bilingual archive and student training program that explores Latin American and Caribbean heritage in the U.S. South.

Student engagement

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LMP offers a Latin American Studies course with an engaged curriculum, internships related to local government planning, and oral history training.

News and Updates

Student Trip to Costa Rica
Migration and the environment is an important theme of a new UNC Latin American Studies academic program that launched its inaugural trip over spring break with a team of ten students and staff from the Institute for the Study of the Americas.
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Students and ISA staff in Turrialba, Costa Rica.

Logo for Institute for the Study of Americas and The Latino Migration ProjectThe University is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment and to ensuring that educational and employment decisions are based on individuals’ abilities and qualifications. Consistent with these principles and applicable laws, it is therefore the University’s policy not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status as consistent with the University’s Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct . No person, on the basis of protected status, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under any University program or activity, including with respect to employment terms and conditions. Such a policy ensures that only relevant factors are considered and that equitable and consistent standards of conduct and performance are applied.

La Universidad se compromete a proporcionar un entorno inclusivo y acogedor y a garantizar que las decisiones educativas y laborales se basen en las capacidades y cualificaciones de las personas. De acuerdo con estos principios y las leyes aplicables, es política de la Universidad no discriminar por motivos de edad, color, discapacidad, género, expresión de género, identidad de género, información genética, origen nacional, raza, religión, sexo, orientación sexual o estatus de veterano de acuerdo con la Política de la Universidad sobre Prohibición de Discriminación, Acoso y Falta de Conducta Relacionada (solo en inglés). Ninguna persona, sobre la base del estatus protegido, será excluida de la participación, se le negarán los beneficios o será objeto de discriminación ilegal, acoso o represalias en virtud de cualquier programa o actividad de la Universidad, incluso con respecto a los términos y condiciones de empleo. Dicha política garantiza que solo se consideren los factores relevantes y que se apliquen estándares de conducta y desempeño equitativos y consistentes.