In one of the afternoon seminars, graduate students from Harvard and Brown read original essays that attempted to explain different aspects of Latino and Chicano culture through interpretations of literature.
In the other seminar, attendees watched a film titled "A Father's Love," which dramatized the trials, tribulations and ultimate successes of a Chicano family living in Los Angeles. The filmmaker, Frank Aragon, watched from the audience.
The conference culminated Saturday night with dinner, dancing and a speech by a representative of the Republican National Committee.
Jonathan W. Torres '01, who attended the weekend's activities, said the conference served as an inspiration to Latino students.
"[Seeing] Latinos being successful and expressing themselves makes you want to strive harder," Torres said.