On Thursday, February 16, from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area will host Dr. Claudia Rueda, Associate Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, for a presentation on Nicaraguan history. Dr. Rueda’s talk will enhance our understanding of the cultural and political environment left behind by the Nicaraguan families who recently immigrated to our community. With having recently welcomed a number of Nicaraguan immigrants to the Whitewater Area, we at the League feel strongly that understanding Nicaragua’s history can assist us in being better friends and neighbors to our new community members as well as other immigrants who now call Wisconsin home.

Dr. Rueda earned a Ph.D. in History from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include Student Protest in Nicaragua, The Sandinista Revolution, Student Movements in Latin America, and Revolution and Rebellion in Cold War Era Latin America. She has taught courses in U.S. History, Colonial Latin America, Dictators and Dirty Wars, and Youth & Protest in the Americas. She authored the 2019 book, Students of Revolution: Youth, Protest, and Coalition Building in Somoza-Era Nicaragua.

This event will be virtual. To attend live, please join the webinar using the URL:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84236451273. Or, join us by telephone by dialing (312) 626-6799, Webinar ID: 842 3645 1273. The event will be live-streamed on Facebook.com/lwvwhitewater.org and recorded. It will be made available to the public afterward.

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