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Late Entries

Thursday, Sept. 5--El Turista. Photographs of Mexico, 1957-96, by Robert Maxham. 6:00-8:00 p.m. UNAM in San Antonio, 600 HemisFair Park. Free and open to the public. For info. call 210/222-8626.

Saturday, Sept. 7--Creando identi-dades/Creating Identities (in English and Spanish), a conference focusing on photography and visual arts. 6:00-8:00 p.m. UNAM in San Antonio, 600 HemisFair Park. Free and open to the public. For info. call 210/222-8626.

p; Spanish and Culture (El español y la cultura). 7th Inter-Institutional Encounter on the Teaching of Spanish. 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. UNAM in San Antonio, 600 HemisFair Park. $15 or $7.50 for students. For info. call 210/222-8626.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

New Federalism, State and Local Government. Oct. 25-26, 1996. 8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT-Austin. Examines the na ture and performance of state government in Mexico. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS, the LBJ School, the Ford Foundation, and the Shell Oil Company Foundation. For more info., contact the Mexican Center, 471-5551; fax 512/475-6778; : mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]

The U.S.-Mexican War Symposium and 4th Annual Palo Alto Conference. Oct. 25-26, 1996. UT-Arlington. Focuses on the effects of the war on the society and culture of both countries. Sponsored by UT-Arlington, Palo Alto Battlefi eld National Historic Site. Send $35 registration fee by Oct. 4, payable to UTA-Center for Southwestern Studies, Box 19497-Central Library, Arlington, TX 76019-0497. For more info., call 817/272-3997; : center "at" library.uta.edu

Canadian Associ ation of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Congress. Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 1996. York University, Toronto. To submit proposal for single papers and complete panels contact: Katherine Reilly, CERLAC, Suite 240, York Lanes, York University, North York, Ont ario, Canada M3J 1P3. For more info.: tel. 416/736-2100 ext. 88706; fax 416/736-5737; : CERLAC "at" Yorku.ca.

Federación Internacional de Estudios sobre América Latina y el Caribe, VIII Congress. Jan. 5-6, 1997. Talca, Chile. Su bject is Modernization and Identity in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Context of the Globalization Processes. Sessions mainly in Spanish and Portuguese; special sessions in English and French. Submit abstracts of 15-30 lines by Aug. 31, 1996 (some latitude in deadline). For more info., contact Javier Pinedo Castro, Director, Instituto de Estudios, Humanísticos, Abate Juan Ignacio Molina, Universidad de Talca, Av. Lircay s/n, Talca, Chile. Tel. 011-56-71-226371; fax 56-71-226371/290; : jpinedo "at" maule.utalca.cl

Fellowship

Fellowship Study in Cuba 1997. The Latin American Studies/Cuba Exchange Program of Johns Hopkins Univ., in conjunction with the Ford Foundation, seeks grant proposals from candidates outside Jo hns Hopkins interested in conducting advanced field research in Cuba. Grants are awarded to graduate studens (M.A., Ph.D., or postgrads). Must be fluent in Spanish. Completed applications due by Sept. 16, 1996. For more info. and applications: Ms. Eva González, Latin American Studies/Cuba Exchange Program, Johns Hopkins University, 312 Gilman Hall, 3400 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-2690. Tel. 410/516-5558; fax 410/516-7586; : lasp "at" jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu

Internship

NEA/IMS Internship, Dept. of Latin American Art, Huntington Art Gallery, UT-Austin. 19 hours per week for 9 months starting Sept./Oct. 1996. $650 per month. Interns must have completed 1-2 years of graduate education in Latin American or twentieth-cen tury art history. Reading knowledge of Spanish. For more info., call Mari Carmen Ramírez, 471-7324 or 471-8984.

Job Opportunities

Ford Foundation Program Officer or Assistant Program Officer, Governance, Philanthropy, and Civil Socie ty Program, Rio de Janeiro. Target date Oct. 1, 1996. PO salary $59,500-$107,000; APO salary $46,000-$73,000. Advanced degree in political science or related area. Knowledge of Portuguese or fluency in Spanish. For more info. write: The Ford Foundatio n, 320 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017. Refer to #213.

Ford Foundation Program Officer or Assistant Program Officer, Human Rights, Peace and Cooperation Program, Rio de Janeiro. Target date Oct. 1, 1996. PO salary $59,500-107,000; APO salary $46,000-73,000. A law degree or advanced degree in social science or development studies. Knowlege of Portuguese or fluency in Spanish. For more info. write: The Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017. Refer to #263.

Part-time Ele mentary School Spanish Teacher. Eanes Community Education afterschool program. Classes MW and/or TTh, 3:00-4:00 p.m., for 10 weeks starting Sept. 16, 1996. Require fluent Spanish, good rapport with children grades K-5. Teacher certification a plus bu t not required. $30 per 1-hour class of 12-15 students. For more info., call 432-0041, ext. 240.

Volunteer Opportunities

Bilingual English-Spanish Speakers. Needed to translate for Salvadorans and Guatemalans in their political asylum i nterviews with the INS. Short-term volunteer positions, with excellent training included. Call immediately: Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA), 478-0546.

Tecnica's 6th Silent Art Auction, benefiting a women's labor center in León , Nicaragua. Volunteers needed during Sept. to pick up art and arrange for framing or to help with mailouts, and also for the evening of the auction, Oct. 9, at Señor O'Briens. Call Mary Ann Jasper, 206-0311.