2024 Hispanic Heritage Series | The Latino Factor: Road to Prosperity Wherever you are – the impact of immigration, jobs and housing

6pm In-person ¡Pa’lante! Reception and Networking – sample great food, and learn about resources and information that will inspire you to take action to help yourself and others.

7-8 pm Hybrid Conversation

• Special Guest – Author/Journalist Ray Suarez
• Moderator – Journalist Jorge Quiroga
• and panelists from across the community

Presented by
Connexion GBH WORLD The Latino Equity Fund

6:00 PM – ¡Pa’lante! Reception and Networking
Kick off the evening with our vibrant in-person reception. Enjoy delicious food and connect with fellow attendees while exploring resources and information that can empower you to make a difference for yourself and others.

7:00 – 8:00 PM – In-person Conversation
Engage in a thought-provoking conversation with our special guest, acclaimed author and journalist Ray Suarez. The discussion will be moderated by esteemed journalist Jorge Quiroga, featuring panelists across the community. Together, they will delve into the challenges and opportunities faced by Latino communities in today’s socio-economic landscape.

RAY SUAREZ
Ray Suarez is the host of the public radio program and podcast On Shifting Ground, produced by Commonwealth Club-World Affairs and KQED-FM. His latest book, on the modern era of American immigration, We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century, was published in April 2024 by Little, Brown. He is also the author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation (Penguin, 2013), The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America (Harper, 2005), and The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration (Free Press, 1999).

Earlier in his career, Suarez was the host of the daily news program Inside Story from Al Jazeera America, Chief National Correspondent for The PBS NewsHour, and the host of Talk of the Nation from NPR.

JORGE QUIROGA
Award-winning television news reporter Jorge Quiroga covered every major national and local story of significance to New Englanders during his 45-year tenure at Boston’s WCVB TV. From the Blizzard of ’78 to the 9/11 attack on America, the Sandy Hook school shootings, and the Boston Marathon Bombings, Quiroga was on assignment. His investigative work took him to the frontlines of the civil war in Nicaragua, drug trafficking in Colombia, and illegal adoptions in El Salvador.