notions of what constitutes a border. The conference in 2007, "Latinos in Missouri: Everyone Together - Todos Juntos," underlined the need for all stakeholders - regardless of who they are or where they come from - to engage themselves in the process...

that bring many Latino individuals and families to work in jobs made available by the aging of the Midwestern population, outmigration, and the declining numbers of native young people. At the same time, a cloud of uncertainty covered -and still covers now...

the newly arrived families into our society. We know that marginalization is expensive in every social, economic and fiscal respect, and we have no right to impose the task of dealing with those problems on our children. Let us follow the yellow brick road...

, as well as useful and necessary best practices, have continued developing in spite of that climate. The Cambio de Colores conference has always had the objective to share knowledge and achievements in the heart of the United States. The Cambio de Colores...

by knowledge and practice, seeking to facilitate integration and wellbeing in changing times. The 2017 conference proved to be a good place to explore collaboration and unity, in contrast to the nation context. Plenary sessions explored public health measures...