Latin America

Natural selection began favoring Indigenous Andeans with a high number of salivary amylase genes when potatoes were first grown in the Andean highlands.

A recent El Niño drought paved the way for the new discovery.

The Indigenous rights activist was honored for her grassroots leadership and policy advocacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond.

The chancellor-designate was one of 17 honorees, including actors, playwrights, corporate executives and others, honored for their influence and leadership.

Frenk is among 17 trailblazers recognized for their contributions to politics, business, culture, entertainment and other fields.

Live performances, which are free to the public, will take place at the UCLA Nimoy Theater from Sept. 12 to 17.

The digital platform provides comprehensive data on citizenship, health, education, employment and other topics, customizable for different Latino populations.

La plataforma digital incluye una amplia variedad de datos sobre ciudadanía, seguro de salud, educación, empleo y otras áreas temáticas, personalizadas por grupo de ascendencia latina.

The country’s Latino GDP surpassed $3 trillion for the first time in 2021, a new report by UCLA researchers and colleagues shows.

That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.

Researchers found that Afro-Latinos face worse outcomes in income, homeownership and other areas than non-Black Latinos.

High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.

A UCLA report examines demographic and socioeconomic changes among Latino groups from between 2000 and 2020.

The continent’s diverse species all evolved very rapidly from a single ancestral population, a UCLA-led study shows.

Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

In its third year, the Modern Endangered Archives Program has also launched an open access website.

“Descifrando Terrenos” features 13 Southern California artists and runs through Oct. 7

UCLA’s Maite Zubiaurre led the creation of the art installation “Mujer Migrante Memorial” and accompanying virtual map honoring those who died.

The gift marks the largest contribution to date to the Chicano Studies Research Center.

Both will contribute to the library’s collection relating to Latin American social and cultural history.

Dr. Elizabeth Barnert’s research into El Salvador’s “disappeared” children points to a role for genetics in reunification.

Professors Maite Zubiaurre and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan hope their film about searching for those lost in the desert will change immigration policy.

The name “UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies” was approved for the 2019-20 academic year.

Berns led the Fowler, one of the world’s top museums focusing on the arts and cultures of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the indigenous Americas, for nearly 20 years.

A new film by two UCLA faculty members focuses on volunteers who search the Sonoran Desert for undocumented migrants who have died.