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Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Doris Sommer, co-chair of the ethnic studies committee, says she is concerned that ethnicity be considered a general concern rather than a particular issue. She adds that students need to understand that ethnic studies are embedded within the disciplines that they are already studying...
...Sommer talked about the need for "democratizing the space we share with other ethnicities," suggesting that this initiative would shortly be followed by similar programs for Asian American and American Indian studies...
Coatsworth, Sommer and Suarez Orozco added that the committee is organizing a major conference scheduled for the fall. The conference, titled "Latinos in the 21st Century: Setting the Research Agenda," will bring prominent scholars to Harvard in order to explore the direction of Latino research in the next millennium...
...really latecomers, which in terms of being creative is an advantage," Sommer said...
...Sommer advised students to continue presenting the need for Latino studies at Harvard and also to seek out faculty specializing in Latino studies at other institutions, both to give advice and to examine what Harvard has to offer...