When I decided to do my historia on Afro-Latinx people, specifically the Barbosa family, it was because I wanted to learn more about people like me. In the beginning I was a little discouraged because we started off with a short list of names. However, throughout the project I learned a lot about the way…
Category: Reports from the Field
The Final Journal
I have very much enjoyed getting to spend my last few months at the University of Michigan diving into its history. I have learned a lot about Michigan and the Latino communities that came before us. I have never been one for liking to learn about history, but the approach taken with our archival research…
One Last Blog Post
I was inspired to investigate into the Third World Coalition’s occupation of the administration building after having the oral history session with Jaime Chahin. Another thing that inspired me to look into the topic was a visit that the La Casa board had with CRU, the Michigan State University equivalent of the University of Michigan’s…
Blogpost: #6 – A Year in Review
I was inspired to investigate the topic of MEChA because it would reveal a history often forgotten or ignored at the University of Michigan. For decades, there has not been a strong Latinx voice present on campus and because of this, the history is often overlooked. I wanted to look into MEChA because of what…
Blogpost #5: MEChA – A Time of Initiative
Seeing that there was a significant lack of support for the Latinx community on campus, MEChA, Movimiento Estudantil Chicano de Aztlán, took it upon themselves to do programming that catered to their needs and were intended to create some of the change they desired to see. Among these events included but was not limited to…
Journal #6: A Glimpse Into the Past
The process of finding and reading archival accounts of Chicanos and Latinos on campus throughout history was extremely validating for me as a student leader. In one part, the information we resurfaced really affirmed a lot of the actions and processes we were taking as a Latinx community on campus. At certain moments this semester,…
A reflection on my undergrad
As I reflect on my college experience these past 5 years, I can’t help but appreciate meeting so many Latino leaders. I have been heavily involved with the Latinx community since I was a participant in the ALMA program back in 2013. I continue to say that ALMA has been my favorite experience. I feel…
Michigan Heritage – Student Review
“The Gift of Vision” by Kim Clarke is an entry that expands on the humble beginnings of the University of Michigan. It tells the “tradition” on which the University was founded on: philanthropy. The entry is separated into four chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the University (land, knowledge, scholarship, and art.) Within…
Blog Post #6
Doing research throughout the semester was definitely not what I had expected, but it was an extremely worthwhile experience that I am happy that I pushed myself to do. While this semester had come with a lot of unexpected turns, I am overall happy with how my final product had turned out and am happy…
Learning to Embrace Archival Research
My research had to do with the Greek organizations on campus, although I had hoped to find more organizations, I could only find evidence for 2 organizations on campus. However, from learning about these organizations it was clear that many of the Latinx students in the past were international students which is something that I…