S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) is hosting the exhibition \u201cThe Lebanese Journey in Latin America\u2014From Then to Now\u201d and the conference \u201cDiplomacy Across Oceans: 80 Years of Lebanon-Latin America\u201d on diplomatic and migratory relations between Lebanon and Latin America. The conference and the exhibition opening will take place on Thursday (25) at the USEK Library in Kaslik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition will feature a selection of archives and publications, such as newspapers in Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish\u2014a legacy of the Syrian and Lebanese diaspora in Latin American countries. The material is part of a digitization project preserving the memory of this immigration, which USEK is carrying out in partnership with the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>). The ABCC is also a partner in the conference and exhibition, organized by the USEK\u2019s Library and Center for Latin American Studies and Cultures (CECAL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Citing newspapers published by the diaspora starting in 1894 in Latin American countries, researcher, writer, and CECAL director Roberto Khatlab says they were like a traveling school that circulated everywhere. According to Khatlab, in 1950 there were 95 diaspora newspapers in Brazil, 58 in Argentina, 17 in Mexico, eight in Chile, three in Cuba, and one in Uruguay. \u201cUSEK has sought to preserve digital and physical copies of this rich heritage of emigration,\u201d says Khatlab, mentioning, in addition to the ABCC, the N\u00ednawa Dahe Foundation of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a partner in this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The conference will address Lebanon\u2019s relations with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay. The discussion will be opened by USEK\u2019s president, Joseph Moukarzel, followed by a panel moderated by the head of the university\u2019s Department of Political Science and International Relations, Dominik Hamm, featuring ambassadors to Lebanon from Argentina, Maria Virginia Ruiz Quintar; Brazil, Tarc\u00edsio Costa; Mexico, Francisco Ernesto Romero Bock; and the charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires of Uruguay\u2019s embassy, Jorge Dotta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the debates, the exhibition featuring immigration-related pieces is scheduled to open at 5 p.m. The show will remain on view until the end of October at USEK\u2019s Library. Admission is free, and visits can be made Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conference \u201cDiplomacy Across the Oceans: 80 Years of Lebanon-Latin America\u201d Exhibition \u201cThe Lebanese Journey in Latin America\u2013From Then to Now\u201d Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\nQuick facts:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
September 25, 2025 (Thursday), at 4:00 p.m.
USEK Library \u2013 Kaslik Campus \u2013 Lebanon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening on September 25 (Thursday), at 5:00 p.m.
Usek Library \u2013 Kaslik Campus \u2013 Lebanon
Visitation Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., until the end of October 2025
Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n