Tag: Organizacion Latino Americana

  • Reminder: An Evening with Author Jennifer De Leon

    Reminder: An Evening with Author Jennifer De Leon

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    Join in for an evening with Guatemalan-American author, Jennifer De Leon, Tuesday, March 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room or virtually. The event is open to the public. Come learn about her journey as a woman of color navigating through the world of literature as an author, editor, speaker and creative…

  • An Evening with Author Jennifer De Leon, Tuesday, March 22, 5:30 p.m.

    An Evening with Author Jennifer De Leon, Tuesday, March 22, 5:30 p.m.

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    Join in for an evening with Guatemalan-American author, Jennifer De Leon, Tuesday, March 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room or virtually. The event is open to the public. Come learn about her journey as a woman of color navigating through the world of literature as an author, editor, speaker and creative…

  • Photos: ‘Las Cafeteras: Sounds of Resistance!’

    Photos: ‘Las Cafeteras: Sounds of Resistance!’

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    UW-Green Bay welcomed music group Las Cafeteras on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 in Phoenix Room C for a workshop titled “Sounds of Resistance!” The event was co-sponsored by UW-Green Bay Spanish, MESA, Organizacion Latino Americano, Women of Color organization and the Office of Student Life. Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr.…

  • Day of the Dead ‘Ofrenditas’ with OLA

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    The UW-Green Bay student group, Organization Latino Americana (OLA), will once again be hosting an event in celebration of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Día de los Muertos is a celebration that originated in Mexico and Central America and is observed to honor and help support the spiritual journey of friends…

  • Organización Latino American (OLA) presenting ‘Walkout’

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    Please join OLA at 6 p.m. March 21 in the Christie Theatre of the University Union to view the film “Walkout.” This movie tells a story of the 1968 walkout led by high school Chicano students in East Los Angeles protesting academic prejudice conditions. Students were forbidden from speaking Spanish in class or from using…

  • OLA hosting online Basket Raffle

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    Organización Latino American (OLA) is hosting a Spring 2016 OLA basket raffle auction. Please browse through the seven different Latino-themed baskets ranging from Dia de los Muertos theme, Latino books, children’s baskets and many more at www.32auctions.com/ola. Online bidding only – official auction ends at Noon, Thursday, March 31. Payment must be made in the AIC where…

  • Education’s Cortes speaks tonight in ‘Latino Americans’ series

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    The campus/community series “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” continues with the screening of another film segment and a talk by UW-Green Bay Prof. of Education Aurora Cortes starting at 6 p.m. tonight (Friday, Nov. 20) at the YWCA, 230 S. Madison St.  “Empire of Dreams (1880-1942) is the topic, with one immigrant’s tale, and…

  • Tamales today: Organización Latino Americana and its annual fundraiser

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    Organización Latino Americana is an all-inclusive student organization. Tamales are a traditional Latin American dish consisting of corn-based dough filled with a variety of ingredients that are wrapped and steamed in a corn husk. Together, they make for a delicious fundraiser that helps supplement OLA’s budget allowing it to bring more cultural programs to campus.…