Community Corner

Aquí Estamos asks what the past decade has taught us about politics and belonging, and how Latino stories are reshaping the next decade.

Ten years ago, Julissa Arce published her bestselling debut memoir, My (Underground) American Dream. It tells the story of the career she built on Wall Street, one she wasn't legally allowed to have, because she was undocumented. Since then, Julissa has become one of the most prominent voices shaping conversations around culture, identity , and belonging. This event brings Arce into conversation with leading UCLA and ASU scholars on migration, Latino identity, and Latino politics to reconsider the questions at the heart of her story in a dramatically changed political landscape. Who gets to belong? What happens when immigration is the dominant story Americans tell about Latinos? Moving between personal narrative, storytelling, and scholarship, Aquí Estamos asks what the past decade has taught us about politics and belonging, and the stories that Latino communities are reshaping for the next decade.