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“Latino Lives in America: Making It Home”

Our keynote panel includes all six of the LNS Principal Investigators who will join us to discuss the design of the Latino National Survey, and its contributions to their forthcoming book Latino Lives in America: Making It Home.

Keynote Panel-LNS Principal Investigators
  • Luis Fraga
    University of Washington
  • John Garcia
    University of Arizona
  • Rodney Hero
    University of Notre Dame
  • Michael Jones-Correa
    Cornell University
  • Valerie Martinez
    University of North Texas
  • Gary Segura
    Stanford University

Nearly two dozen cutting-edge research papers using LNS data will be presented at a series of afternoon sessions on October 24. The panels for the conference will be:

The conference Program Committee includes:

  • Evelyn Hu-DeHart
    Brown University
  • Marion Orr
    Brown University
  • José Itzigsohn
    Brown University
  • Tony Affigne
    Providence College

For more information, please contact the Program Committee at LNS@brown.edu.



Immigrants Rally-Reuters/Phil McCarten

The Latino National Survey (LNS) is now the nation's premier social science dataset for students of contemporary Latino politics. Between 2005 and 2007, more than 9,800 respondents were interviewed; the 18 states and DC Metro area included in the sample were home to more than 90 percent of Hispanic adults in the United States. Moreover, the time frame covered by the survey was a crucial period for Latino political emergence. The LNS survey instrument contained approximately 165 distinct items ranging from demographic descriptions to political attitudes and policy preferences, as well as a variety of social indicators and experiences. All interviewers were bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish. The full dataset and supporting documents are publicly accessible at no cost, through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan.

Obama and Sotomayor-Reuters/Jason Reed

As the nation's Latino communities become more important participants in U.S. politics, the Latino National Survey (2005-2007) is an increasingly useful tool for social scientific research. For current or prospective user of LNS data, this national gathering of like-minded scholars will enhance research insights and expand publication opportunities. If you are a researcher using LNS data in any discipline, we invite you to submit a proposal to participate.

Brown University is the seventh-oldest university in the United States. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, the school registered its first students in 1765. It moved in 1770 to its present location on College Hill, overlooking Rhode Island's capital city of Providence. Brown's wooded urban campus is composed of 238 buildings and sits on 143 acres. The University library system contains more than 6,000,000 items. Approximately 8000 students are enrolled in nearly one hundred programs offered by the University's three schools: the Undergraduate College, the Graduate School and the Medical School. For information, please visit http://www.brown.edu.