For Students and Young Scholars Basic Courses on Contemporary America No. 40 "The Latino Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election: What are the Implications? "

Date/Time:	April 21, 2008 (Mon)　17:30 – 19:00 (no charge)
Venue:	Tokyo American Center (TAC) Hall (NOF Tameike Bldg. 8th Floor, 1-1-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku) MAP
Speaker:	Mr. Miguel Diaz (Former Director of the South America, Project The Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS])

Mr. Diaz is expected to speak about the Latino population's influence on the 2008 Presidential Election and how leading candidates try to court the Latino Vote. Mr. Diaz may also discuss Latino influence on policy-making such as immigration issues, multicultural integration, and bilingual education.

For information on Basic Courses on Contemporary America call:
Information Resource Center, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
　Tel: 03-3224-5293