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
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“Nuestras Abuelas de Holyoke: Empoderamiento y Legado
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 screening of The New Latinos
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
* Latina/os in Turners Falls
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
* Exploring Latino Culture in the Pioneer Valley
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
* Pioneer Valley History Network receives ‘Latino Americans: 500 Years of History’ grant
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
* MARCH & APRIL 2016 “Nuestras Abuelas/Our Grandmothers” at Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke
March & April 2016 — “Nuestras Abuelas/Our Grandmothers,” Partner: Wistariahurst Museum Venue: Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke Wistariahurst Museum is planning a bi-lingual exhibit created and curated by members of the Latino community in the Pioneer Valley. This project, called “Nuestras Abuelas/Our Grandmothers,” will commence in August 2015 with outreach into the Latino community to collect oral histories … Continue reading
* APRIL 21, 2016 Screening and Discussion of Episode II: Empire of Dreams at Holyoke Community College
Saturday, April 21, 2016 — Screening and Discussion of Episode II: Empire of Dreams Partner: Holyoke Community College Venue: Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Center, Holyoke, 7 p.m. Professors Mark Clinton (HCC) and Frank Couvares (Amherst College) teach an interdisciplinary, inter-institutional course called “The Immigrant City,” which is taught in part in downtown Holyoke and which … Continue reading
* SPRING 2016 “The Immigrant City” exhibition at Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke
Spring 2016 — “The Immigrant City” Partner: Wistariahurst Museum Venue: Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke Wistariahurst Museum will display an exhibit of students’ work, entitled “The Immigrant City.” Frank Couvares’ class at Holyoke Community College will perform archival research in the Carlos Vega Collection of Latino History in Holyoke, an historically rich archive that traces the earliest history of … Continue reading
