US Politics and the Rise of the Latino Far Right
A lecture and book signing with author and journalist Paola Ramos
In light of the US presidential election, author and Emmy-winning journalist Paola Ramos will share insights from her bestselling book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America. In the book, Ramos shows how tribalism, traditionalism, and political trauma within the Latino community has been weaponized to radicalize and convert voters who, like many of their white counterparts, are fearful of losing their place in American society. She highlights how one of America’s most powerful and misunderstood electorates may come to define the future of American politics.
Following the lecture, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Executive Director Andrew Blum will moderate a Q&A session with Ramos. The first 100 guests to arrive and check-in at the event will receive a free copy of Defectors. A book signing will follow the main event.
Paola Ramos is a contributor for Telemundo News and MSNBC, and a former Correspondent for Vice News. Her reporting has taken her from embedding with migrants in the Darien Jungle to interviewing cartel members in the US-Mexico border to deeply exploring Latinos’ shifting political identity across the nation.