Award-winning journalist to lecture at USD on ‘the Rise of the Latino Far Right’

Emmy-winning journalist Paola Ramos will share insights from her best selling book on Latino political identity at a free University of San Diego lecture May at p m Courtesy USD Eventbrite Emmy-winning journalist Paola Ramos will share insights from her best selling book on Latino political identity at a free University of San Diego lecture next week The May event part of a series will dive in to Ramos s book Defectors The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America to explore how Latinos could define the future of American politics In her book Ramos says tribalism traditionalism and political trauma within Latino communities in the United States has been weaponized to radicalize and convert voters who are fearful of losing their place in American society Following Ramos s -minute lecture Andrew Blum executive director of the Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice will moderate a Q A session The first guests to arrive and check-in at the event will receive a free copy of the book and will have the opportunity to get it signed after the main event Ramos is a contributor for Telemundo News and MSNBC and a former correspondent for Vice News Prior to her journalism career Ramos was the director of Hispanic media for Hillary Clinton s presidential campaign a political appointee during the Obama administration and served in then-President Barack Obama s re-election campaign She also authored Finding Latinx In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity in The lecture is open to the general and will start at p m in Mother Rosalie Hill Hall