Latin America (Video)

The complete board event at the Goldman School on October 30th, 2013. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 27677]

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, for a discussion of the challenges facing Mexico and the future of U.S. Mexican relations. President Fox discusses his formative experiences including the influence of his ancestors and teachers, his work as a businessman, and the factors that led him to enter politics. Discussing his Presidency, he analyzes the problems of governing in a country simultaneously riding a democratic revolution and the transformations brought about by the new wave of globalization. He also discusses the issues of immigration and drugs and how both impact the future of U.S.-Mexican relations. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24916]

Experts give an an overview of US-Cuba relations and recent reforms (both in Cuba and in the US), and comment on the likely implications of these reforms for shaping this bi-national relationship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24442]

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), has worked for decades to establish academic and economic ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24441]

In the spring of 2011, the party leadership in Cuba adopted a sweeping set of economic reforms proposed by Raúl Castro ranging from licensing private economic activity and encouraging foreign investment to cutting unemployment benefits and reducing 500,000 to 1 million state employees. Earlier in the year, the Obama Administration loosened travel restrictions to Cuba and announced new regulations that allow Americans to transfer up to $2,000 a year to any Cuban who is not part of the government or its leadership. This panel explores the status of economic reforms in Cuba and the implications of these reforms for Cuba, the US, and Cuban American relations. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24443]

At the spring 2011 Party Congress Raúl Castro, in addition to proposing economic reforms, addressed important political issues regarding the role of the Communist Party. The following year, in January 2012, a Party National Conference, the first in CCP history, was convened to discuss social and ideological issues including racial discrimination and the role of the media. This panel examines the political and social implications of economic reforms, as well as other topics on the public agenda (travel restrictions, freedom of expression, migration), and the impact of these developments for Cuba, the US and Cuban American relations. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24444]

This roundtable explores the potential for business, educational, and cultural exchanges between Cuba and California involving tourism, music, the arts, trade and manufacturing. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24445]

Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Professor, Center for Hemispheric and United States Studies at University of Havana comments on the impacts of the Cuban reforms and the impact on the bi-national realtionship. Series: "Cuba and California: Prospects for Change and Opportunity" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24446]

Why is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862, so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? David E. Hayes-Bautista, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA, explains the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Series: "Writers" [Humanities] [Show ID: 24025]

In the last segment of the four-part “Mexico Moving Forward: Charting a Path to Prosperity” series, Stanford political scientist Beatriz Magaloni joins leaders of two Mexican non-profits to explore ways of improving access to education and business opportunities across Mexico. This series is presented by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24030]