Immigrant City: Social Space for Social Change, an exhibit curated by Holyoke Community College students, will be opening on Monday, April 25th from 3–4:30 pm at the Wistariahurst Museum. Using artifacts from Wistariahurst’s Carlos Vega Collection of Latino History in Holyoke, Holyoke Collection, and Skinner Family Collection, the students have mapped the lives of immigrant … Continue reading →

En español March 5 thru April 24, 2016 — “Nuestras Abuelas de Holyoke: Empoderamiento y Legado/ Our Grandmothers of Holyoke: Empowerment and Legacy” Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St., Holyoke During the months of March and April, Wistariahurst will be hosting a new exhibit in its gallery – Nuestras Abuelas de Holyoke: Empoderamiento y Legado/ Our … Continue reading →

WGBY hosted a screening of the Latino Americans documentary episode IV. The New Latinos (1946-1965) with special performance by Heshima Moja and facilitated discussion by Dr. Arlene Rodriguez, STCC VP of Academic Affairs. WGBY Screening of the New Latinos Continue reading →

Read UMass Professor Mari Castañeda’s essay on her experience at Herencia Latina’s September event in Turners Falls–concluding, “These types of initiatives are meaningful and should be supported well into the future.” Thank you, Mari, and the MassHumanities blog, The Public Humanist. http://masshumanities.org/latinaos-in-turners-falls/ Continue reading →

En español ¿Quiénes somos? Who are we? The Pioneer Valley is home to rich and varied Latino heritage and history spanning more than 100 years that will take center stage in a community celebration and discussion from September 2015, to May 2016, organized around the PBS series, Latino-Americans. Learn more about local and national Latino … Continue reading →

The Pioneer Valley History Network (PVHN) has been selected to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). PVHN was one of 55 organizations selected from across the country to receive a cash grant of $10,000 to hold public … Continue reading →