Is it Hispanic, Chicano/Chicana, Latino/Latina, or Latinx?: Usage of Terms of Identity

June 5th, 2017 | RESEARCH

This list of terms and definitions was produced by the GENIAL (Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos) project, which convened Ia Summit on June 5-6, 2017, in San Francisco, California.

The goals of the GENIAL Summit were to:
- Identify needs and opportunities for Latinos in informal science learning (ISL) environments.
- Facilitate and strengthen professional relationships.
- Identify recommendations and actionable insights with an outlook toward the future.
- Contribute to a more informed ISL field.

A total of 91 participants, a mix of practitioners, community leaders, media specialists, government officials, policy professionals, and researchers from across the United States and Puerto Rico participated in the Summit.

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Team Members

Isabel Hawkins, Principal Investigator, Exploratorium
Veronica Garcia-Luis, Co-Principal Investigator
Amy Oates, Project Staff
Liliana Blanco, Project Staff

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1611143
Funding Amount: $249,895.00

Related URLs

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Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos (GENIAL): Informal Science Education Para Todos

Tags

Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial | Hispanic | Latinx Communities
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Evaluators | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Conferences | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops