- ICIRR (for immigration-related arrests and ICE sightings): 855-435-7693
- NLG Hotline (if you are arrested at a protest or for political activity): 872-465-4244
- Cook County Public Defender hotline (if you are arrested in Chicago or any other city or town in Cook County): 844-817-4448
- First Defense Legal Aid Hotline (to report police, federal law enforcement, or national guard misconduct): 800-529-7374
Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest
Posted by Andy1917
Content: Juan Ignacio Mora (Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington) will be in conversation to discuss his new book, Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest (University of North Carolina Press, September 2026). Latinx Encounters tells the story of how migrant farmworkers in the Midwest shaped the agricultural industry, contributed to U.S. popular culture, and grassroots labor politics.
Date/Time: Feb. 4, 2027, 7 p.m. - Feb. 4, 2027, 8:30 p.m.
Location: Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
Sponsoring Organization:
Link(s):
Share: