鈥楻ace in America鈥 lecture series addresses health, racial homogeneity among Mexicans in America
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 青青草视频鈥檚 interdisciplinary lecture series鈥擱ace in America鈥攕potlights the health disparities between native and foreign-born Mexicans of distinct racial backgrounds in a Feb. 7 campus event.
Presented by Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, an assistant professor of sociology at Utah State University, 鈥淐hallenging the Myth of Racial Homogeneity among Mexicans in the U.S.鈥 will explore 鈥渉ow Mexicans of distinct racial backgrounds fit into recognized patterns of racial health disparities and demonstrate that Mexican Americans and Mexicans in the U.S. are not homogenous nor equally advantaged in terms of health,鈥 said Marquez-Velarde.
The event is Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in Griffis Hall鈥檚 Honors Forum, Room 401 and is free and open to the public.
鈥淒r. Marquez-Velarde is a leading sociologist who studies intersectional population health, social demography, and racial and ethnic relations,鈥 said 青青草视频 Assistant Professor of Sociology Gabe H. Miller, event coordinator and core faculty member in 青青草视频鈥檚 African American Studies program.聽鈥淗er work challenges the typical ways we think about and understand race and ethnicity, and how race and ethnicity impact health.鈥
鈥淟iterature on health outcomes and mortality among Mexican Americans and foreign-born Mexicans in the U.S. suggests that both native and foreign-born Mexicans have a health advantage in relation to non-Hispanic whites, what we call the 鈥楬ispanic Paradox.鈥櫬 However, the work Dr. Marquez-Velarde will share with us suggests otherwise. Her talk will examine how Mexicans of distinct racial backgrounds fit into鈥攐r don鈥檛 fit into鈥攖hese recognized patterns of racial health disparities,鈥 Miller said.
鈥淒r. Marquez-Velarde鈥檚 talk is timely as 青青草视频聽offers its rich programming during Black History Month in聽February,鈥 said Miller.聽鈥淗er talk also will touch on the history of Blackness in Mexico and highlights the experiences of Black Mexicans in the United States today.鈥
The Race in America lecture series is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Sociology and the African American Studies program. Additional organizers include Margaret 鈥淢aggie鈥 Hagerman, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Sociology, and Sanna King, a sociology assistant professor.
A division of the College of Arts and Sciences, more information about the African American Studies program is available at . For more information about the Department of Sociology, visit . For complete details on the College of Arts and Sciences, visit .
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