The Leadership Conference is excited to announce that we are launching the next round of the Census Book Club! The book club will feature a series of books to deepen our understanding of the census and its impacts. Book club members will read one book every quarter and meet as a group to engage in a conversation with the author. We look forward to compiling a comprehensive reading list for census advocates, while coming together to learn more about the rich history and implications of the census.
Our next book of the Census Book Club will be Making Hispanic: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American by G. Cristinia Mora. Mora explores how Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans became known as “Hispanics” and “Latinos” in the United States and details the scope of this phenomenon. She uses an organizational lens and traces how activists, bureaucrats, and media executives in the 1970s and ’80s created a new identity category—and by doing so, permanently changed the racial and political landscape of the nation.
Register here for Census Book Club and a conversation session with the author: April 4th at 1PM ET. The first 10 participants to sign up for the book club and a conversation session will receive a free copy of the book! Selected participants will be notified by email. Attendance at the author conversation sessions will be limited, so register early!
WHAT: Census Book Club!
WHEN: Author Talkback April 4th at 1PM ET
RSVP: Sign up here! First 10 participants will receive a free copy of the book!
