{"id":23134,"date":"2017-09-13T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hispanicizewire.com\/?p=23134\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T14:11:17","slug":"latino-thought-makers-town-hall-hacu-diane-guerrero-rick-najera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/latino-thought-makers-town-hall-hacu-diane-guerrero-rick-najera\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Thought Makers Announces Special Town Hall Appearance at HACU\u2019s 31st Annual Conference with Guests Cheech Marin, Diane Guerrero, David Villarino &#038; Rick Najera"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube\" width=\"304\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/VsYYAUU39eI?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/iframe> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LOGO-LTM.png\" width=\"304\" height=\"186\"\/> <p>LOS ANGELES, CA &#8211; September 13, 2017 \u2013 (HISPANICIZE WIRE) &#8211; Latino Thought Makers, a national conversation series featuring inspirational guests, has partnered with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for a special Town Hall event on Monday, October 30, 2017, as part of HACU\u2019s 31st Annual Conference in San Diego, California. Special guest stars include actor\/comedian <strong>CHEECH MARIN<\/strong>, actress\/author <strong>DIANE GUERRERO<\/strong>(Orange is the New Black, Superior Donuts), FIELD CEO <strong>DAVID VILLARINO and<\/strong> show creator\/host and award-winning writer\/director\/comedian, <strong>RICK NAJERA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The exclusive Latino Thought Makers event is sponsored by FIELD (Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development) and will present Najera\u2019s coined phrase, \u00abLatinos are the Solution, Not the Problem: How Latinos in Media and Education Are Changing the Narrative and Creating Opportunities Now More than Ever\u201d and will take place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Monday, October 30 from 3:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome the Latino Thought Makers to HACU\u2019s Annual Conference for this discussion on the importance of Latino narratives,\u201d said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. \u201cThis is a rare opportunity to hear national leaders in entertainment and labor at the conference, people who have helped to share the image of the contemporary Latino\/a, and we thank FIELD for their sponsorship of this event.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Farmworker Institute of Education and Leadership Development (FIELD) is participating in the HACU conference with the specific mission to honor the vision of Cesar Chavez and to contribute to the discussion of higher education for Hispanics. Our partnership with Rick Najera&#8217;s Latino Thought Makers will undoubtedly initiate a provocative dialogue,\u201d said David Villarino, FIELD\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. <\/p>\n<p>Latino Thought Makers is an inspirational, live conversation series created and hosted by award-winning writer, director, author and comedian Rick Najera. Since its inception in 2013, the show has featured more than 100 inspiring and influential Latinos\/Latinas such as Edward James Olmos, Dolores Huerta, Danny Trejo, Luis Guzman, Esai Morales, among others. The platform allows for guests to witness personal conversations and comedic camaraderie shared between Najera and his network of industry friends. <\/p>\n<p>The HACU Annual Conference is the association\u2019s premier conference on Hispanic higher education, bringing together more than 1,700 participants from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America. Among the attendees will be administrators, faculty and staff from colleges and universities, students, and leaders and partners in higher education. <\/p>\n<p>The Latino Thought Makers at HACU\u2019s Town Hall will take place from 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 p.m. on October 30 at Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California. The Town Hall is open to registered attendees of HACU\u2019s Annual Conference. Registration is available online through October 13 by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/RegisterHACU17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/RegisterHACU17<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For more information on Latino Thought Makers, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latinothoughtmakers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.latinothoughtmakers.com<\/a> or on social media:<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/latinothoughtmaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/latinothoughtmaker<\/a>s<br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/LAThoughtMakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/LAThoughtMakers<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Latinothoughtmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Latinothoughtmakers\/<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjKJyROPFtjXzEjO5PTYBZQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjKJyROPFtjXzEjO5PTYBZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on HACU\u2019s 31st Annual Conference, \u00abChampioning Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving America&#8217;s Prosperity,\u00bb visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hacu.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on FIELD, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmworkerinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.farmworkerinstitute.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo credit:<\/strong><br \/>\nDiane Guerrero headshot by Magdalena Niziol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8212; National Conversation Series to be Featured at HACU\u2019s (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) Town Hall, Oct 30 in San Diego, CA &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2349,2350],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-educacion","8":"category-entretenimiento","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DIANE-GUERRERO-FEATURED.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DIANE-GUERRERO-FEATURED.png","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}