Episode 69: Alejandra Caraballo on Implications for LGBTQ Community Under Trump's Administration

Episode 69: Alejandra Caraballo on Implications for LGBTQ Community Under Trump's Administration

Author: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies January 22, 2025 Duration: 40:20
Are Latinx immigrants and transgender people the canaries in the coal mine for the new Trump administration? Alejandra Caraballo, Esq., a clinical instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard University Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, reflects on future challenges, historical precedents, and what we can do. Before joining Harvard, Caraballo worked as a staff attorney with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, and at the LGBTQ Law Project at New York Legal Assistance Group, where she focused on immigration and family law.

What happens when some of the world's most curious minds turn their attention to a single, dynamic region? Faculty Voices, from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, offers a direct line into those conversations. This podcast moves beyond headlines to explore the deep currents shaping life across the Americas. Each episode features scholars unpacking the complexities of culture, belief systems, social movements, and educational shifts, revealing how these forces intertwine. You'll hear nuanced discussions on everything from religious expression and indigenous spirituality to political change and artistic innovation, all grounded in rigorous study and personal insight. The goal isn't to provide simple answers, but to share the questions and perspectives that fuel academic exploration. Tuning in means listening as experts connect historical patterns to contemporary realities, offering a richer understanding of a region in constant dialogue with itself and the world. It’s an opportunity to engage with the ideas and research that define current scholarship, presented in a thoughtful, accessible format. Join us for these substantive dialogues that honor the profound diversity and ongoing narratives of Latin America.
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Episode 75: Aitor Bouso-Gavín on the importance of Latinx Studies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:32
As we head into a new era under President Donald Trump, migration and rights are very much in the news, even as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Threatened deportations and the end of some existing paths to legal st…
Episode 74: Tomomichi Amano on Colombian Markets [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:02
Tomomichi Amano is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Market Unit at Harvard Business School. Recently he's been researching a large Colombian retailer.
Episode 73: Amber Henry on Black History Present and Past [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:26
In honor of Black History Month, Amber Henry, an assistant professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard, discusses the importance of Black history past and present. An anthropologist of Latin America and…
Episode 71: Vesall Nourani on Education for Community Development [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:11
Vesall Nourani, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, will be teaching a course on Education for Community Development this semester. With a disciplinary background in development economics, he…
Episode 68: Raúl Zegarra on Faith and Politics in Latin America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:36
Raúl Zegarra, Assistant Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies at the Harvard Divinity School, talks about the relationship between faith and politics, as well as surprising trends in today's Catholicism.