{"id":8413,"date":"2015-09-21T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T10:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/?p=8413"},"modified":"2018-05-09T13:37:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T13:37:55","slug":"soledad-obrien-selects-fiu-to-kick-off-latino-in-america-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2015\/09\/21\/soledad-obrien-selects-fiu-to-kick-off-latino-in-america-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Soledad O\u2019Brien selects FIU to kick off Latino in America tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the No. 1\u00a0university in the nation for awarding bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees to Hispanic students, it\u2019s\u00a0fitting that award-winning journalist Soledad O\u2019Brien will kick off her national tour, I Am Latino in America, <\/strong>at FIU\u2019s\u00a0Graham Center ballrooms Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased to kick off our tour at FIU with a diverse and energized student body whose aim I share to empower Latino voters in this critical swing state,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n

The timely conversation of the growing Latino influence on the U.S. economy, education, jobs, health care, media and its impact on the 2016 election will also include a panel discussion with\u00a0Dr. Pedro \u201cJoe\u201d Greer, associate dean for community engagement and professor and chair of FIU Department of Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health; Jorge Plasencia, former chairman of the National Council of La Raza; and Maria Gabriela (\u201cGaby\u201d) Pacheco, immigrant rights leader and DREAMer.<\/p>\n

In addition, O\u2019Brien will be accompanied by influencers, celebrities, national and local advocates, business leaders, students and academics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Soledad O\u2019Brien back to campus,\u201d said Jose Toscano, director of Campus Life<\/a>. \u201cThe Latino in America tour covers so many topics and issues that affect our students, faculty and staff first-hand. We can\u2019t wait to delve into the conversation with her, which we know will inspire our students to use their voice and make positive changes to our community at large.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read:<\/strong> Black at FIU: Discussing the state of policing in the United States<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Soledad O\u2019Brien, author of Latino in America<\/em>, has covered race and ethnicity and compelling social issues her entire career, creating a franchise of Latino in America and Black in America documentaries, books and speaking tours that provoke conversation. The I Am Latino in America Tour comes on the heels of her successful Black in America 2015 Tour, and the release of her documentary,\u00a0Black in America: Black & Blue<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For tour information, visit www.iamlatinoinamerica.com<\/a>. Seating for the I Am Latino in America event is limited. Current FIU students may reserve a seat by clicking here<\/a>. FIU Alumni can reserve a seat through this link<\/a>. Seating for the community is first come, first serve.<\/p>\n

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