Proceedings from our 2008 conference on Gender, Families, and Latino/a Immigration in Oregon.

The conference was noteworthy in that the organizers used its planning as a means of reaching out to Latino communities throughout the state, a process that resulted in community leaders and advocates committed to playing an active role in this event. The key issues discussed in the panels were identified during a process of community consultation coordinated by a community advisory board. Over the previous eighteen months, the organizers conducted a series of public events that drew a diverse public including Latino immigrant students and families, immigrant rights advocates and community leaders, health care providers, human service providers, educators, participants in the justice system, academics, students, and others who work with immigrant populations.

The first part is in English, the second part is in Spanish followed by an appendix in English.