{"id":4782,"date":"2014-06-10T10:50:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2014-12-03T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T18:50:15","slug":"sonia-nazario-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-of-enriques-journey-to-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/sonia-nazario-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-of-enriques-journey-to-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize\u2013Winning Author of \u201cEnrique’s Journey,\u201d to Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sonia-Nzario-poster\"<\/a>Lane Community College
\nBuilding 17
\n(Forum) Rooms 308-309
\n4000 E. 30th Ave.
\nEugene, OR<\/p>\n

Lane Community College hosts\u00a0a lecture by Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning author of Enrique\u2019s Journey<\/em>, the story of a young boy\u2019s journey from Central America to the United States to reunite with his mother after 11 years of separation. Ms. Nazario will be speaking at LCC\u00a0on the evening of December 2, 2014. Her\u00a0talk will be followed by a book signing.<\/p>\n

This event is being sponsored in part by an OEIB grant in collaboration with Lane Community College, Mecha de Lane, and the Springfield School District via the Puertas Abiertas<\/em> Leadership Academy (ROP program). This event serves as a new effort by the Puertas Abiertas<\/em> Leadership Academy and MEChA de Lane to promote educational opportunities for Latino middle school students in Lane county.\u00a0Ms. Nazrio\u2019s\u00a0talk at LCC will be preceded by a conversation with Lane and Springfield School District students during the day.<\/p>\n

This timely topic dealing with the issues of immigration, exploitation and child abuse is part of larger narrative on the challenges faced by Latino\/Latina communities in Oregon and beyond.<\/p>\n

\"Nazario_bookcover\"<\/a>About the book:<\/p>\n