Jim Winship, UW-Whitewater Professor of Social Work, has been a Peace Corps volunteer and a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, and he has co-authored four titles related to youth and migration in El Salvador. Coming of age in El Salvador, his new book, contains first-person accounts of youth in El Salvador, as well as his own research and the work of others. You can read more about Dr. Winship and his experience with El Salvador in the press release dated July 14, 2014, UW-Whitewater professor wins Fulbright award, explores Latin America.
There will be a presentation and book signing at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, Whitewater’s public library at 431 W. Center St., on Tues., July 29, at 7 p.m.
If you’d like to learn more, we can help! UWW students and staff can borrow the title Teen life in Latin America and the Caribbean, which contains a section on El Salvador, by making a free request through Research@UWW.
Would you like some assistance with finding additional materials? Ask a librarian!