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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s Program on Latin America and the Carib
 bean is proud to host&nbsp\;authors Mike Wilson and José Antonio Lucero.Hu
 man rights activist Mike Wilson (Tohono O'odham) has borne witness to the 
 profound human costs of poverty\, racism\, border policing and colonialism
 . From a childhood in the mining town of Ajo\, Arizona\, Wilson's life jou
 rney led him to U.S. military service in Central America\, seminary educat
 ion\, and religious and human rights activism against the abuses of U.S. i
 mmigration policies. With increased militarization of the U.S.-Mexico bord
 er\, migration across the Tohono O'odham Nation surged\, as did migrant de
 aths and violent encounters between tribal citizens and U.S. Border Patrol
  agents. When Wilson's ethical commitments led him to set up water station
 s for migrants on the Nation's lands\, it brought him into conflict with t
 he U.S. government and his own tribal and religious communities. Joining W
 ilson as coauthor\, Jose Antonio Lucero adds political and historical cont
 ext to Wilson's personal narrative. Together they offer a highly original 
 portrait of an O'odham life across borders that sheds light on the struggl
 es and resilience of Native peoples across the Americas.Michael Steven Wil
 son (Tohono O’odham) is a human rights activist\, U.S. military retiree an
 d film documentarian. In May 2024\, Mike received an honorary doctorate in
  divinity from the San Francisco Theological Seminary\, now part of the Un
 iversity of Redlands. He lives with his wife\, Susan Ruff\, in Tucson\, Ar
 izona.José Antonio Lucero is chair and professor of the Comparative Histor
 y of Ideas Department at the University of Washington\, Seattle\, and hold
 s a joint appointment in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Stud
 ies.This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology. 
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SUMMARY:What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life Across Borders
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  0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; tex
 t-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-
 color: auto\; white-space: inherit">The Moynihan Institute’s Program on La
 tin America and the Caribbean is proud to host&nbsp\;</span><span style="b
 ackground-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inher
 it\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; 
 word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">authors M
 ike Wilson and José Antonio Lucero.</span></p><p>Human rights activist Mik
 e Wilson (Tohono O'odham) has borne witness to the profound human costs of
  poverty\, racism\, border policing and colonialism. From a childhood in t
 he mining town of Ajo\, Arizona\, Wilson's life journey led him to U.S. mi
 litary service in Central America\, seminary education\, and religious and
  human rights activism against the abuses of U.S. immigration policies. </
 p><p>With increased militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border\, migration a
 cross the Tohono O'odham Nation surged\, as did migrant deaths and violent
  encounters between tribal citizens and U.S. Border Patrol agents. When Wi
 lson's ethical commitments led him to set up water stations for migrants o
 n the Nation's lands\, it brought him into conflict with the U.S. governme
 nt and his own tribal and religious communities. </p><p>Joining Wilson as 
 coauthor\, Jose Antonio Lucero adds political and historical context to Wi
 lson's personal narrative. Together they offer a highly original portrait 
 of an O'odham life across borders that sheds light on the struggles and re
 silience of Native peoples across the Americas.</p><p><strong>Michael Stev
 en Wilson</strong> (Tohono O’odham) is a human rights activist\, U.S. mili
 tary retiree and film documentarian. In May 2024\, Mike received an honora
 ry doctorate in divinity from the San Francisco Theological Seminary\, now
  part of the University of Redlands. He lives with his wife\, Susan Ruff\,
  in Tucson\, Arizona.</p><p><strong>José Antonio Lucero</strong> is chair 
 and professor of the Comparative History of Ideas Department at the Univer
 sity of Washington\, Seattle\, and holds a joint appointment in the Henry 
 M. Jackson School of International Studies.</p><p>This event is co-sponsor
 ed by the Department of Anthropology. </p>
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