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Kristina García

News Officer
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    • Kristina García

    Kristina Garcia covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Africana Studies + Penn Program on Race, Science, & Society, Romance Languages + Center for Italian Studies, South Asia Studies, the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), South Asia Center, Religious Studies, Latin American Latino Studies, the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies. She also supports coverage of the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn First Plus, University Life, and the Student Cultural Centers.

    Articles from Kristina García
    Latin American and Latinx studies becomes a center
    A woman in front of a microphone speaks to groups of seated and standing students

    Tulia Falleti addresses the crowd at the Center's fall almuerzo, or lunch. 

    Latin American and Latinx studies becomes a center

    With over 30 years of Latin American and Latinx Studies at Penn, the academic program was established as a center in July.

    Kristina García

    Asian American Pacific Heritage Week: Connecting with culture
    A group of students watch student chefs present a meal onstage

    Members of Penn Appétit present their culinary creations to Inga Lam. 

    Asian American Pacific Heritage Week: Connecting with culture

    The 18th annual Asian American Pacific Heritage Week culminated with a student-moderated keynote talk delivered by Inga Lam, a senior video producer at Buzzfeed and YouTube phenomenon.

    Kristina García

    2020 voting report: By the numbers
    Students bend over to fill out paperwork on a table

    Students sign up on National Voter Registration Day in September 2021. 

    2020 voting report: By the numbers

    Penn students voted in unprecedented numbers during the 2020 presidential election, in part due to the voter-engagement program Penn Leads the Vote, which recently won the 2021 ALL IN Democracy Challenge Best Action Plan Award.

    Kristina García

    One stop for students’ financial questions
    Two women wearing masks sit at a white round table in front of a red wall, with a colorful photograph of Penn's College Hall in the foreground

    Lyndsi Burcham (right) speaks with peer counselor Dana Kimmelman, in one of the Student Service Center’s “huddle rooms.”

    One stop for students’ financial questions

    Newly open this fall, the Student Service Center provides a single point of access for the bursar’s office, the registrar, and student financial aid

    Kristina García

    David Zaring breaks down the Pandora Papers
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    While offshore accounts conjure up images of Lichtenstein or the Caribbean, these financial dealings are legal in several U.S. states.

  • Q&A

    • David Zaring breaks down the Pandora Papers

    Following the leak of the Pandora Papers, detailing both legal and illegal financial transactions, there is bipartisan support of more oversight regarding secret trusts, but establishing international regulation continues to be difficult.

    Kristina García

    Gender and identity: A lecture on diversity
    An image of a Black woman with a flower crown. Text reads "no pride without Black trans lives"

    The work of BIPOC activists is integral to the history of women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights, says Melissa Sanchez

    Gender and identity: A lecture on diversity

    In the first in a series of diversity lectures offered through the Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Programs, Melissa E. Sanchez of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on “Addressing a More Complex and Encompassing Understanding of Identity.”

    Kristina García

    Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower
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    Frances Haugen’s testimony before the U.S. Senate, British Parliament, and European Union lawmakers may be the catalyst for additional regulation for internet platforms.

  • Q&A

    • Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower

    The data analytics expert answers questions about Frances Haugen’s testimony and tech regulation, and why apps are so addictive.

    Kristina García

    The new director of La Casa Latina creates ‘a sense of belonging'
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    After earning a Ph.D. in Education, Krista Cortes returns to Locust Walk as the new director of La Casa Latina. 

    The new director of La Casa Latina creates ‘a sense of belonging'

    As the new director of La Casa Latina, Krista Cortes brings a sense of inclusivity to welcome different people, cultures, races, and languages to the cultural resources center.

    Kristina García

    The state of U.S. immigration
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    The U.S./Mexico border is just one of the many places where migrants seek admission. Even if the process is uncertain and arduous, many people seek entry into the U.S. to seek a better life. 

    The state of U.S. immigration

    Immigration is once again front and center in the national debate. The Law School's Fernando Chang-Muy explains the U.S.'s complex immigration code.

    Kristina García

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