Celebración de Nuestra América- Cultural Programs
Celebración De Nuestra América is a year-long series that pays homage to and celebrates our Latino Culture through a variety of events on and off campus. The committee is made up of faculty, staff and students from a wide-range of departments and programs. In the past years Celebración De Nuestra América has invited to campus a diverse group of U.S. - Latino and Latin American intellectuals, writers, poets, political and community leaders, artists, and performers to share with the DePaul University community their talents, knowledge, and insights on the region's most salient problems and issues, and the great and diverse cultures they represent.

All events are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. For more information regarding events please call 773-325-4818 or e-mail lalsp@depaul.edu.

Diálogo
The Diálogo staff strives to bring our readers creativity, diversity, and quality, intellectual content. The perspectives shared in past publications have been topics of interest to U.S. Latinos, Latin Americans, and numerous others interested in these issues. The work results in an inclusive forum for scholars, students, workers, artists, activists, community residents, and professionals to present and exchange diverse perspectives about the U.S. Latino and Latin American experience.

The publication is proud to represent a proactive group of thinkers and doers. These are individuals who support initiatives that contribute to the development of our communities. Their work is progressive and meaningful. Their work validates the realities and experiences of our readers' self-knowledge or that generated by their communities.

Our readership is unique. It distinctly serves, though is not limited to ethnic groups within the U.S. Latino and Latin American diaspora. Many of our loyal supporters seek to maintain ties to their homelands and cultures. These ties find expression in the content and quality of Diálogo.

Overall, it is outspoken in nature and strives to heighten awareness. We invite you to explore our communities and cultures in creative and intelligent ways!

Advertise--Let Our Readers Know Who You Are!
The following are advertising sizes available for Diálogo magazine. Further sizes are available to accommodate your needs (as shown in diagram). Otherwise ads do have to conform to these dimensions. In the event they do not, the ad will be reduced or enlarged to fit designated space.

General Rates Per Ad Size (rates subject to change) Size Rates Inside cover--only 1/3 page (v) $500 Inside back cover $700 Back cover--only 1/2 page (h) $1,500 Two page spread $2,000 Full page $1,000 Half page (v or h) $500 Business card $150

Options: Four-color Specifications: All text and images must be included. Images must be at least 210 dpi, preferably in 300 to 400 dpi for best resolution. Images must be in JPEG or TIFF format. PDF files must be supplied in exact size. Material must be in CD, ZIP or Floppy Disk Send Materials: Must be clearly marked as AD-Diálogo and sent to our editorial office: Center for Latino Research-Diálogo DePaul University 2320 North Kenmore Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60614-3250 Or, you can send via e-mail to María Isabel Ochoa at mochoa@deaul.edu. Make sure to identify name of ad, selection of ad size and contact information. For more information and closing dates, please contact our managing editor, María Isabel Ochoa, at 773.325.7317 or mochoa@depaul.edu.

Our goal has been to publish Diálogo twice a year--you can help us continue to make this possible. Funding needs include production costs and subsidizing gift subscriptions distributed to not-for-profit, community-based organizations, elementary and secondary schools. We also provide our publication free of charge to individuals with limited financial means.

For these reasons, we request for-profit organizations, advertisers and higher education institutions to subscribe. We also seek donations from individuals. Your financial support will enable us to provide quality in content and production.

Please contribute so that Diálogo will continue playing its unique role as a publication that creates a forum for academics, community activists, artists, and concerned citizens to discuss issues of relevance to us all.

Join our community of donors by sending a monetary gift within your budget.

Once again, we greatly appreciate your support and commitment to our endeavors!

Sponsor Levels
Whether your work is in the corporate, educational, and/or community arena Diálogo provides the opportunity to reach out to large sectors of U.S. Latinos and Latin Americans. Consider becoming a Sponsor:

Diálogo is seeking scholarly articles, essays, artwork, poetry and book reviews on a variety of topics concerning Latinos in the Midwest. The Midwest is comprised of eight states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. We are interested in works that discuss Latino issues from historic and contemporary perspectives, as well as narratives and analyses of more recent evens that shape Latino realities at home and abroad. Articles on Latino labor, political and social movements, education, remittances, non-for profit organizing, and the formation of the diverse Latino communities in the United States are specially welcomed, but not limited to what we will consider for publication.

Although Diálogo no. 9 will focus on Latinos in the Midwest, we will, like in previous issues, also accept and publish works that focus on other areas of the United States pertinent to Latinos and Latin American Issues.

For general questions and manuscript guidelines, please contact María Isabel Ochoa at mochoa@depaul.edu or at (773) 325-7317. For questions concerning the theme of the special issue, please contact Félix Masud-Piloto at (773) 325-7472 or at fmasud-p@depaul.edu.

About Diálogo
Diálogo is a bilingual publication of the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University. It has a national outlook and a Midwest regional focus. It publishes scholarly articles, essays, interviews, and creative work concerning U.S. Latino communities in the U.S., and Latin American affairs. It publishes the work of scholars, community leaders, organizers, artist, and students.

Based in the Midwest, Diálogo's intent is to serve as a bridge between the larger Latino communities in the Eastern, Western, and Southern United States. We strive to highlight the diversity of the Latino communities throughout the country, and the impact of the growing Latino immigration on the United States.

Diálogo invites and will consider all forms of expression. Articles, essays, interviews, research reports and works of creative fiction must not exceed 20 typed, double spaced pages. The maximum length for book and film reviews is 6 pages. To cite and document sources the MLA or APA style must be used; endnotes are preferred. Please note that there are no minimum page requirements. Work submitted must be in WORD format. We suggest that you submit visuals in the form of a photo or slide. If you are submitting a photo or art essay, we ask that it not exceed 15 images or 15 pages. When submitting visuals/images, we ask that you enclose a short description of them. Any visuals/images must be in JPEG or TIFF format in 400 dpi. You must submit your work in disk or CD and electronic form. Your disk or CD must include: contact person, phone number, e-mail address, a biography of not more than 150 words, and your work or essay.

For general questions and further guidelines, please contact María Isabel Ochoa at mochoa@depaul.edu or at (773) 325-7317. For questions concerning the theme of the special issue, please contact Félix Masud-Piloto at (773) 325-7472 or at fmasud-p@depaul.edu. You can also visit us on-line at www.depaul.edu/~dialogo/

Please submit a self-addressed envelope along with your work to:
Center for Latino Research - Diálogo magazine
DePaul University
2320 N. Kenmore Avenue, SAC 5-A
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3250
And in electronic form to Managing Editor at: mochoa@depaul.edu

**Material Retention**
Original photos and slides will be kept on file for up to two months from the date of publication. After the two-month period, they will be returned to contributor.