2022 AAPLAC Conference
Cultural Awareness and Social JusticeTucson, Arizona
February 16-19, 2022
Conference Activities and Sessions
AAPLAC is deeply grateful for the partnership of the University of Arizona College of Education in hosting this 33rd Annual Conference, February 16-19, 2022.
The program and arrangements have received generous support from the UArizona Office of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, Donahue Institute of Lasell University, Universidad de Guanajuato, Albright College, Campbell University and Illinois College.
Except where noted otherwise, all conference sessions will take place in the Kachina Lounge on Level 3 of the Student Union Memorial Center (1303 E University Blvd) on the UArizona campus:
*All times are shown in US Mountain Standard Time (MST), which is one hour behind Mexico City/Central Standard Time (CST) and two hours behind Eastern Standard Time (EST).
This schedule is subject to change and will be updated as needed.
Wednesday, February 16 | |
4:00-5:30 PM MST* | Land Acknowledgment and Blessing Jesse F. Navarro (Tohono O’odham), Governmental Affairs, Tohono O’odham Nation Introduction Dr. Karen Francis-Begay (Diné), Assistant Vice Provost, Native American Initiatives Keynote Address: Re-Envisioning Education: Some Considerations Based on the Experience of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco Calí Tzay (Maya Kaqchikel) Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, United Nations Commission on Human Rights Mr. Calí Tzay is Maya Kaqchikel from Guatemala, with experience in defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples, both in Guatemala and at the level of the United Nations and the OAS. [Read More] |
5:30-7:00 PM MST* | Welcome Reception Open to registered presenters and invited guests Sabino Room and Patio (Student Union Memorial Center, Level 3) Welcome Dean Bruce Johnson, College of Education Associate Dean Iliana Reyes, College of Education |
Thursday, February 17 | |
10:30-10:45 AM MST* | Opening Welcome, Announcements AAPLAC President Stephanie Athey Dr. Iliana Reyes, Associate Dean, College of Education |
10:45 AM-12:15 PM MST* | Session 1: National Security? The Border Militarization Industry's Birth at the US Southwest Border Panel Chair: Blake Gentry (Cherokee), "Conceptual Introduction to Panel"
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12:15-12:30 PM MST* | Coffee Break Courtesy of the UArizona Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
12:30-1:45 PM MST* | Session 2: The Border Studies Program: Transnational Learning through a Social Justice Curriculum Grounded in the US/Mexico Borderlands
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1:45-3:00 PM MST* | Lunch on your own AAPLAC Board Executive Session |
3:00-4:15 PM MST* | Session 3: Indigenous Initiatives and Decolonial Contexts
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4:15-4:30 PM MST* | Break Courtesy of the UArizona Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
4:30-5:15 PM MST* | Session 4: Narrative Change and Alternate Storylines—Places, People, Language
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5:15-5:30 PM MST* | Break Courtesy of the UArizona Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
5:30-6:45 PM MST* | Session 5: Great "IDEAS"—Grants Diversifying Study Abroad
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6:45 PM MST* | Dinner and evening on your own |
Friday, February 18 | |
9:00-10:00 AM MST* | Opening Announcements and Welcome Assistant Vice Provost Marla Franco, Office of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives Session 6: Enriching and Expanding the Intercultural Campus
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10:00-10:15 AM MST* | Break Courtesy of the UA Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
10:15-11:30 AM MST* | Session 7: Exploring the Context: Serving BIPOC and Migrant Students and Families
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11:30-11:45 AM MST* | Break Courtesy of the UA Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
11:45 AM-1:00 PM MST* | Session 8: Digital Futures in Research and Study Abroad
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1:00-2:15 PM MST* | Lunch on your own |
2:15-3:30 PM MST* | Session 9: Transnational Modalities in Human Rights, Teaching and Research
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3:30-3:45 PM MST* | Break Courtesy of the UA Office of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives |
3:45-4:45 PM MST* | Session 10: Opportunity and Challenge in Experiential Immersion
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7:00 PM MST* | Conference Dinner at La Indita (722 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705) Open to registered presenters and UArizona partners Dinner Program*:
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Saturday, February 19 | |
8:30 AM-12:00 PM MST* | Cultural Showcase (optional) Open to all guests who have registered for Saturday. The fee for this optional activity is $50. Kiva Auditorium (Student Union Memorial Center, Level 2) Coffee provided. Curated by the Office of Native American Initiatives and Dr. Karen Francis-Begay.
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8:00 PM MST* | Small Island Big Song This optional live performance opportunity requires a separate ticket ($25). View project trailer and purchase tickets through Arizona Arts. Centennial Hall (1020 E University Blvd) A music, film, live project featuring over a hundred musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges. Small Island Big Song celebrates 5000 years of Pacific Islander culture, from Taiwan to Aotearoa/New Zealand, Madagascar to Rapa Nui/Easter Island—islanders who share an ancient seafaring ancestry and language. Over three years, Small Island Big Song evolved from visits to 16 island nations, and work with over 100 artists, solo artists, elders, community groups, and grassroots musicians, all recorded in their homelands in nature using traditional instruments and languages, with each contributing to each other's songs. The result is a stunning musical collaboration reuniting the distant yet interconnected musical traditions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The album and film were composed, recorded, shot and overdubbed in nature, on the artists' custodial land. |
Thank You
The technical expertise and grace of AAPLAC Webmaster Soren Peterson and Michael Griffith and his team at UArizona make this event possible.
Special thanks to Dr. Nadia Alvarez Mexia for her coordination and partnership with AAPLAC and the College of Education. Her efforts make this conference possible.
We are grateful as well to our local Conference Coordination Committee from the College of Education:
- Marisol Badilla
- Maritza M. Marquez Olague
- Elizabeth Gaxiola
Finally, we also want to thank these volunteers:
- Karla Flores-Salamanca (Lasell University)
- Alexis Grant (Lasell University)
- Momo Cabrera (University of Arizona)
University of Arizona COVID-19 Information
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Join us for this hybrid event hosted by the University of Arizona College of Education.