Academic Centers

• Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Duke University.
• Institute for the Study of the Americas. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
• Latino/a Studies at Duke University. From the website: “Latino/a Studies presents and supports lectures, events, and activities that bring a face to the field, while also offering financial support for student and faculty research and scholarship.  Under new leadership this year, we will offer in the spring semester the first official “Introdcution to Latino/a Studies in the Global South,” which is the introductory course for our newly approved undergraduate certificate by the same name.”
• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education-OISE. University of Toronto.

Applied Research Centers/Initiatives

• Applied Research Center-Advancing Racial Justice Through Research, Advocacy, and Journalism.
• Center for Latino Policy Research.  University of California Berkeley.
• Center for Migration and Development. Princeton University.
• Cesar E. Chavez Institute. San Francisco State University.
• Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies.  Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. From the website: “The Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies promotes and coordinates interdisciplinary and transnational research on the experiences of Latino/as in South Carolina and the Southeast. The Consortium also disseminates research findings and other information on Hispanic/Latino issues to academic and non-academic users through such venues as conferences, symposia, workshops and publications, and fosters application and translation of such findings into practice and policy.”
• Ernesto Galarza Applied Research Center.  University of California Riverside.
• Hispanic Research Center. Arizona State University.
• Institute for Latino Studies.  University of Notre Dame. From the website: “Since its creation in 1999 the Institute for Latino Studies has played a vital role in fostering understanding of the US Latino experience. Building upon the outstanding intellectual legacy of Julian Samora, a pioneering Latino scholar and professor of sociology, the Institute supports interdisciplinary initiatives in Latino studies as a key component of the University’s academic mission. By advancing research, expanding knowledge, and strengthening community, the Institute is true to the mission, tradition, and distinctively Catholic values of Notre Dame.”  Of special interest: Latino Arts and Culture Oral History Project.
• Inter-University Program for Policy Research.  University of Notre Dame.
• Latin American Health Institute. Boston.
• Latin American Research and Services Agency (LARASA). Colorado.
• Mexico-North Research Network, Inc.  Non-for-profit consortium of U.S. and Mexican universities,  museums, research institutes, and cultural centers.
• National Latino Research Center.  California State San Marcos.
• Pew Hispanic Center.
• Smiothsonian Latino Center.
• The Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture (CESLAC). UCLA.
• The Julián Samora Research Institute.  Michigan State University.
• The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Community Development and Public Policy.  The University of Massachusetts Boston.
• The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute. University of Southern California.

Advocacy Initiatives

• Latino Issues Forum. A Public Policy & Advocacy Institute. California.
• Latino Leadership Council, University of Texas Austin.
• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
• National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
• National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP).  “NSHP’s purpose is to provide Hispanic professionals with networking and leadership opportunities and information on education, scholarships, grants, careers, jobs and entrepreneurship” (website).
• The Coalition for New South Carolinians.  From the website: “The coalition is an emerging network of individuals and groups from across the state focused on advocacy, education and organizing to support and protect the civil and human rights of new South Carolinians.
  The mission of Coalition for New South Carolinians is to assist, organize, advocate for and mobilize the diverse immigrant community in the state (CNSC).”

Participatory Action Research Initiatives

• ALARA-Action Learning & Action Research Association. “ALARA is a strategic network of people interested in using action research and action learning to generate collaborative learning, research and action to transform workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, communities, voluntary organisations, governments and businesses.” (Website).
• Center for Collaborative Action Research.  Pepperdine University.  From the Website: “The Center for Collaborative Action Research links educators, researchers, and community members with the goal of creating deep understanding of educational problems in the school context and to encourage evidence-based reasoning to solve these problems. The Center shares collaborative action research projects and supports the development of “knowledge-building” communities. The goal is to share what others are doing to reinvigorate their workplace with the capacity to reflect and adapt to evolving needs.”
• Community Partnership Center: Promoting Participation in Research and Community Development.  University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
  
• Institute for Community Research. From the website: “The Institute for Community Research (ICR) uses the tools of research to build community capacity and foster collaborative community-based partnerships. By gathering information in partnership with residents, we are helping communities locally and globally to ask better questions and get better answers about the complex problems they face. We believe this process is the best way to support personal growth, broaden community leadership and foster robust democratic institutions.”