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"El Magonista" | Vol. 9 No. 2 | Jan. 14, 2021

Special Edition: Three new programs to give Dreamers the

opportunity to travel and study abroad in the summer !!!

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Launching of the Summer 2021 California-Mexico

Dreamers Study Abroad Program
The CMSC’s Summer 2021 California-Mexico Dreamers’ Study
Abroad Program will offer three 4-week sessions from July 15 to
August 22, 2021, with each cohort composed of 40 DACA recipients,
who have secured USCIS Advance Parole travel authorization for
educational purposes through our program.

During each 4-week travel-study experience, the participating Dreamers

will be immersed into a comprehensive language and cultural
educational program organized by the CMSC in collaboration with
Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) and hosted by the Centro
Internacional de Lenguas, Arte y Cultura Paulo Freire (CILAC
Freire), our 20-year partner institution in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
This month-long educational program will consist of historical, cultural,
linguistic, and academic lectures (cátedras) on social movements, the
Mexican educational, economic and political systems, various museum
and archeological visits, with a leadership development focus.

Moreover, selected participants will have the opportunity to

participate in seminars on Chicano Studies and the Mexican
Diaspora, Public Policy Planning and Collaboration between
California and Mexico and Los Angeles and Mexico City; and the
evolving U.S.-Mexico relationship under the US-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) under the new Joe Biden/Kamala Harris
administration.

Program participants will also have a unique opportunity to conduct

independent travel and ethnographic research on their family
origins, which will allow Dreamers to visit their birthplace for 2-3 weeks,
and will be required to produce a 10-page ethnographic-research paper
based on their findings. A selection of these research papers will be
published by the CMSC and provide human stories to script narratives
for documentaries and academic presentations.

Moreover, we encourage Dreamers from anywhere in the world to

apply, as long as they are fluent Spanish-speakers, given that the entire
program will be taught in Spanish.

Dreamers living anywhere in the continental U.S.

are welcome to apply.
 APPLY HERE

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

• To research, develop, promote, and establish policies and

programs between higher educational institutions and cultural
organizations that will enhance the teaching, mobility and
exchange of faculty, students, and professionals between
California and the U.S. with Mexico and other nations in the
Western Hemisphere.
• Establish the administrative framework for a replicable
educational program model for Dreamers’ Study Abroad
Programs at other colleges and universities through the DACA-
Advance Parole process that can be reproduced by any U.S.
institution of Higher Education;
• Prepare participating Dreamers as ambassadors of the model, for
them to replicate similar programs at their own colleges and
universities, based on their personal experience;
• Continue and expand video and photo documentation of
Dreamers’ human stories;
• Allow Dreamers to conduct independent travel-study family
ethnographic research in their communities of origin with their
family and relatives, and to discover their roots in Mexico on their
own.
PROGRAM COST:
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CMSC and CILAC Freire are
taking extra measures to ensure participants' health and safety
during our program abroad. Therefore, we have increased the
program fee to prepare for and cover those extra costs.

Selected participants will be required to pay for the following fees in

order to participate in our program:

• Program fee $3,000: A $500 non-refundable deposit is due upon

applicant's acceptance into the program, then the rest of the
program fee ($2,500) will be paid to The California-Mexico
Studies Center, Inc. upon approval of applicant's Advance Parole
(I-131) application.
• Advance Parole Travel Permit fee $575: to be paid to the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security upon sending in the I-131
application.

BREAKDOWN OF PROGRAM DATES:

GROUP 1:

• Independent Travel and Ethnographic Research: Jul. 15 -

Aug. 1, 2021
• Academic program hosted by CILAC Freire: Aug. 2-8, 2021
o Includes historical and cultural field trips to Mexico City,
Teotihuacan, Cuernavaca and Tepoztlán.
 • Return to the US: Aug. 8, 2021

GROUP 2:

• Independent Travel and Ethnographic Research: Jul. 18 to

Aug. 8, 2021
• Academic program at CILAC Freire: Aug. 9-15, 2021
o Includes historical and cultural field trips to Mexico City,
Teotihuacan, Cuernavaca and Tepoztlán.
• Return to the US: Aug. 15, 2021

GROUP 3:

• Independent Travel and Ethnographic Research: Jul. 26 -

Aug. 15, 2021
• Academic program at CILAC Freire: Aug. 16-22, 2021
o Includes historical and cultural field trips to Mexico City,
Teotihuacan, Cuernavaca and Tepoztlán.
• Return to the US: Aug. 22, 2021

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

To be eligible for consideration to our program, applicants must meet

the following requirements:

• Be 21 years-old or older at the time of travel, and speak fluent

Spanish.
 • Have an active DACA status with an expiration date after Sept.
30, 2021.
• Have a valid passport from the respective country of origin.
• If the applicant is Mexican-born, they must commit to apply to, and
attain the Instituto Nacional Electoral’s (INE) Credencial para
Votar en el Extranjero before traveling to Mexico. Click here to
follow instructions to apply for an INE Card.
• Must have no criminal or immigration record.
• Must participate in ALL PROGRAM activities.
• Must test for COVID-19, 3 days prior to departure to Mexico and
3 days before arriving in Mexico City for the academic program
and returning to the U.S. Participants must pay for all their
COVID-19 testing and for vaccination, if available.
• Must be able to pay the $3,000 program fees and the USCIS $575
Advance Parole permit travel fee.

INCLUDED IN THE $3,000 PROGRAM FEE:

• Advance Parole application preparation, legal advice and filing

assistance.
• Spanish and Mexican culture instruction by CILAC Freire Institute
and Chicano Studies and Mexican Diaspora Catedras by CMSC
Lecturers.
• All housing in individual rooms, meals, field-trips during the
academic program. Also, CMSC will provide medical, emergency
and travel insurance during each program session.
 • Due to the COVID pandemic, the CMSC will provide a private
doctor’s care and/or medical referral assistance throughout the
program.
• Local transportation and lawful group re-entry into the U.S.
• A chance for Dreamers to visit their birthplace, conduct family
ethnographic research, and discover Mexico independently.
• Psychological counseling and group therapy sessions before,
during, and after the program.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions or need assistance with the application

process, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page or call our CMSC
Office: (562) 430-5541, or email us at: info@calmexcenter.org

Also, please plan to join us on a Facebook Live information

session on January 23, 2021 at 10 am PST, where we will answer
questions, comments and concerns about our CMD Summer 2021
program.
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Help us spread the word! Download our flyer here to post on your
social media accounts.

To learn more about this program and to apply, please visit our official
website here, or click on the button below.

APPLY HERE
 The CMSC is in dire need of funding support !!!

Please support the CMSC's 2021 projects, initiatives, and campaigns,

including our advocacy to provide and facilitate our Winter 2020 Dreamers
Study Abroad Program and our National Campaign to Restore DACA's Advance
Parole.

DONATE TO SUPPORT THE CMSC

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Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, President & CEO
1551 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach, CA 90815
Office: (562) 430-5541 – Cell: (562) 972-0986
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