KITA Discourse Series 10/2024: Mexico’s Evolution as a Migration Hub: Historical Context and Contemporary Drivers of the Mexico-USA Relation

MEXICO’S EVOLUTION AS A MIGRATION HUB: HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND CONTEMPORARY DRIVERS OF THE MEXICO-USA RELATION

By:

PROF. SILVIA NÚÑEZ GARCÍA
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
12 November 2024 (Tuesday)
10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
KITA Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Administration Block, Kolej Keris Mas, UKM Bangi

This presentation examines Mexico’s transformation into a major international migration hub (video support). Part 1 delves into the country’s extensive history of migratory flows, tracing its development into a pivotal crossroads. Part 2 explores the complex interplay between contemporary history, politics, society and culture, shaping the dynamic relationship between Mexico and the United States.

Presenter’s Profile

Professor Silvia Núñez García has held the position of Director of the Los Angeles branch from UNAM during 2021 -2022. She is also a Tenure Researcher on U.S.- Mexico relations since 1989, at the Center for Research on North America (CISAN-UNAM), an institution under her leadership from 2009-2017. She is a lecturer on North American Studies at the School of Social and Political Sciences from the same university. She has been a Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, Michigan State University, the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, and the Università di Lingue e Comunicazione (IULM), in Milan, Italy. Silvia Núñez has been a distinguished member of the U.S.- Mexico Fulbright Commission, and Chair of the Metropolis International Conference in Mexico City in 2015. Her field of expertise is social structure, social inequality, migration, and gender in North America.

PROGRAMME:

Date: 12 November 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Venue: KITA Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Kolej Keris Mas Administration Building, UKM Bangi Campus
Platform: Zoom (click on the button below to join)

10.00 a.m.: Introduction by Moderator & welcoming remarks

10.10 a.m.: Mexico’s Evolution as a Migration Hub: Historical Context and Contemporary Drivers of the Mexico-USA Relation – Prof. Silvia Núñez García

11.40 a.m.: Q & A Session

12.00 p.m.: Closing

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the presentation(s) are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of KITA.

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