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Art Latham, B.A. Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Editor, Writer, Photographer, North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Perspectives. Tel: 919.513.3117 Email: tecolotl@gmail.com |
Biographical Information
Art Latham is a Raleigh-based editor, writer and photographer for North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences quarterly Perspectives magazine. Latham (UNC-CH, 1966, journalism) returned to North Carolina in 1998 after living, since 1977, in tri-cultural (Hispano, American Indian, Anglo) New Mexico, where he wrote Lost in the Land of Enchantment, an armchair travel and socio-cultural account of New Mexico at the 20th Century's end. Before settling in the West, he was publicity director for Paul Green's The Lost Colony outdoor drama in Manteo, N.C. and journalist for The Greensboro (N.C.) News-Record and the Sandusky (Ohio) Register.
As a reporter, photographer and editor for The Santa Fe New Mexican and The Las Vegas (N.M.) Optic newspapers and for New Mexico State University, Latham worked with a multilingual, multicultural population for 17 years. In 1985, before the Internet's advent, he founded SouthEast Indian News Enterprises, placing hard-copy Indian-related stories and photos in The Seminole News, The Lakota Times and the Jicarilla (Apache) Chieftan. He attended the Native American Press Association's (now the Native American Journalists Association) founding meeting at Warm Springs, Ore. and was a presenter at a later NAPA annual meeting.
Latham's non-fiction stories and photos have appeared in USA TODAY, The Albuquerque Journal and The Denver Post newspapers, among others, and with New Mexico, Business North Carolina, Palm Beach Life, Blue Ridge Country, N.M. State Resources (which he created and designed) and N.C. State's Perspectives magazines. In the 1960s, he taught English as a Second Language in the Marshall Islands as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, later teaching secondary school English in Florida, North Carolina and New Mexico.
His current international and cross-cultural programs interests mostly focus on Mexico. In 2006, Latham photographed for and reported on NCSU's Center for Environmental Farming Systems staff participation in an agroecology seminar at the Autonomous University of Chapingo, Texcoco, Mexico. Earlier that year, he trained (en español) for Plaza Comunitaria e-México implementation, (joint U.S./Mexico educational program for Mexican nationals in the U.S.) And through UNC's Center for International Understanding, he participated in an in-country fact-finding tour to Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico, and wrote this story.
In 2005, Latham conducted cross-cultural training for 77 Cooperative Extension agents (involved Latinos to help teach) and participated in and helped with a three-day CIU training for the upcoming Mexico visit. He also directed an area studies program for the Phil Young English School (for Brazilians) at Highlands University, Las Vegas, N.M. during the winter of 1997-98.
He continues to add to his 24 university-sponsored hours in Spanish. In 2002, he taught a beginners' Spanish course - involving two Mexican families to help - to the St. Francis United Methodist Church missions group, Cary, N.C. Latham is a member of the NC Cooperative Extension Latino Outreach Team, the Extension 4-H Migrant Education Program Committee and the NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences International Programs Advisory Committee.
CNNC Research Fellow/
AmeriCorps ACCESS Project, Professional Corps Member, 2006-07
Art Latham was a CNNC Research Fellow and AmeriCorps ACCESS Project Professional Corps Member during the 2006-07 year. During this time he facilitated the development of information for the projects for the CNNC website; gathered, edited, and collated biographical information; and photographed (or procured photographs) for CNNC Research Fellows and Professional Corps Members. Latham also took incidental photos of members engaged in professional and service activities, including the Second Biennial Conference on New Immigrant Realities in April, 2007. Additionally, Latham wrote the press release for the conference, facilitated posting of information to the UNCG website, and provided the release to state officials.
Latham continues to do research on linkages between Native American and Latino cultures and the connection of these issues to the possible impact of successful integration of North Carolina newcomers. He is also continuing work on a paper to justify examining the possibility of using New Mexico as an alternative to Old Mexico for multicultural interactions research.
Links
URL - www.conevyt.org.mx
Information on Plaza Comunitaria e-México implementation, (joint U.S./Mexico educational program for Mexican nationals in the U.S.
URL - www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/magazine/summer06/crossing.html
A. Latham story for UNC's Center for International Understanding from participation in an in-country fact-finding tour to Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico.