The UC Berkeley Students Who Want a Central American Studies Department
Jun 13, 2025•24 min
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Episode description
Since Donald Trump’s first term in office, a UC Berkeley student group called Central Americans for Empowerment (CAFE) has been pushing for a Central American Studies department. For them, it would help raise visibility of Central Americans whose specific stories often get lost in broader conversations about Latinos and immigration in the U.S.
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