Latin America (Audio)

“The Brick People” chronicles the story and legacy of Mexican immigrants who came to work at Simons Brickyard #3 in Los Angeles during the early part of the 20th century. The bricks they made literally built Los Angeles and the surrounding region. Produced by UC Irvine professor Alejandro Morales, this documentary explores themes of immigration, discrimination and cultural foundry as told by former residents and historians of Simons, California . Series: "Immigration" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 27723]

The complete board event at the Goldman School on October 30th, 2013. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 27677]

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, for a discussion of the challenges facing Mexico and the future of U.S. Mexican relations. President Fox discusses his formative experiences including the influence of his ancestors and teachers, his work as a businessman, and the factors that led him to enter politics. Discussing his Presidency, he analyzes the problems of governing in a country simultaneously riding a democratic revolution and the transformations brought about by the new wave of globalization. He also discusses the issues of immigration and drugs and how both impact the future of U.S.-Mexican relations. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24916]

Experts give an an overview of US-Cuba relations and recent reforms (both in Cuba and in the US), and comment on the likely implications of these reforms for shaping this bi-national relationship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24442]

This roundtable explores the potential for business, educational, and cultural exchanges between Cuba and California involving tourism, music, the arts, trade and manufacturing. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24445]

At the spring 2011 Party Congress Raúl Castro, in addition to proposing economic reforms, addressed important political issues regarding the role of the Communist Party. The following year, in January 2012, a Party National Conference, the first in CCP history, was convened to discuss social and ideological issues including racial discrimination and the role of the media. This panel examines the political and social implications of economic reforms, as well as other topics on the public agenda (travel restrictions, freedom of expression, migration), and the impact of these developments for Cuba, the US and Cuban American relations. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24444]

In the spring of 2011, the party leadership in Cuba adopted a sweeping set of economic reforms proposed by Raúl Castro ranging from licensing private economic activity and encouraging foreign investment to cutting unemployment benefits and reducing 500,000 to 1 million state employees. Earlier in the year, the Obama Administration loosened travel restrictions to Cuba and announced new regulations that allow Americans to transfer up to $2,000 a year to any Cuban who is not part of the government or its leadership. This panel explores the status of economic reforms in Cuba and the implications of these reforms for Cuba, the US, and Cuban American relations. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24443]

Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Professor, Center for Hemispheric and United States Studies at University of Havana comments on the impacts of the Cuban reforms and the impact on the bi-national realtionship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24446]