NYLARNet Presents at 2009 Latino Upstate Summit, Syracuse

Representatives from the New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) attended the 2009 Latino Upstate Summit which took place on Friday, October 23 in Syracuse. The conference was hosted by the Spanish Action League and drew over 240 representatives from community organizations around the state.

From left, Summit attendants, Jackie Hayes, NYLARNet Research Assistant, and Jennifer Woodward, NYLARNet Graduate Assistant

The conference was focused on a wide range of issues including immigration, health, and education and featured speakers David Paterson, Governor, Bea Gozalez, President of the Syracuse Common Council, and Reinaldo Paniagua-Diez, former Secretary of State and Senator-at-large from Puerto Rico.

Dr. Chris Bose, NYLARNet Board Member, presented findings from her report entitled "Changes in Socioeconomic Status, City Variation among Latino New Yorkers, 2000-2005" on the panel for Community and Economic Development.

NYLARNet Graduate Assistant Jennifer Woodward took part in the panel on Education. She discussed the results of research conducted on bilingual education provision in New York State. The full report is available here.

Jackie Hayes, NYLARNet Research Assistant, spoke on the Workforce Development panel presenting research findings from "Workforce Development and its Impact on Latinos in New York State."

NYLARNet also sponsored a table at the conference where copies of all of NYLARNet's reports and publications were made available to attendants. For a full list of NYLARNet publications click here.