Tennessee’s Migratory Students Show their Resilience and Determination in the MEP Summer Camp Reading Olympics
“Never quit. Never give up.” —Gabby Douglas, gold-medal gymnast For Conexión Américas' Tennessee Migrant Education Program [...]
Orgullo Hispano Nominations 2021
{Lee en español} Nominate A Community Leader in Tennessee The deadline to submit nominations is August 31, 2021 As part of the activities of Hispanic [...]
2021 Young Latino Essay and Multimedia Contest | Concurso de Ensayo y Proyecto Multimedia
{Lee en español} ‘MY HISPANIC ROOTS, MY AMERICAN DREAM’ 13th Annual Young Latino Essay and Multimedia Contest Entries must be submitted by August 31, 2021 [...]
Conexión Américas Announces Leadership Transition
Juliana Ospina Cano—a former member of the Conexión Américas staff, before moving to Washington, DC to champion Latinx educational achievement at UnidosUS—returned to Conexión Américas [...]
Cafecito 2021
During our virtual Cafecito we heard from Lucero, Adriana, Alec, and Elizabeth. Conexión Américas' team members helping families with rent, navigating parenting and schooling in a [...]
2020 Harvest of Courage
As part of the Tennessee Migrant Education Program’s annual Harvest Festival, educators asked migratory children, ages 5-18, to share advice with their peers on [...]
2020 Young Latino Writers’ Essay Contest Finalists
Every year as part of the annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Tennessee high school students are invited to participate in the Essay and Multimedia [...]