On Thursday, February 16, from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters - Whitewater Area hosted Dr. Claudia Rueda, Associate Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, for a presentation on Nicaraguan history. Dr. Rueda’s talk enhanced our understanding of the cultural and political environment left behind by the Nicaraguan families who recently immigrated to our community.  

You can watch the replay on Facebook.  

Dr. Rueda earned a Ph.D. in History from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include Student Protest in Nicaragua, The Sandinista Revolution, Student Movements in Latin America, and Revolution and Rebellion in Cold War Era Latin America. She has taught courses in U.S. History, Colonial Latin America, Dictators and Dirty Wars, and Youth & Protest in the Americas. She authored the 2019 book, Students of Revolution: Youth, Protest, and Coalition Building in Somoza-Era Nicaragua.