Events
Hispanic Heritage Celebration Presents: THE ORIGINS OF LATINO GRAND RAPIDS: COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PANETHNIC IDENTITY FORMATION FROM THE 1940S TO THE 1970S
Date and Time
Thursday, September 22, 2016 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Description
LIB 100/201 Approved!
LAS/Latin American and Latino/a
Studies presents a public lecture by Dr. Delia Fernández. Based on
primary sources like church and jail records as well as oral
histories, Fernández traces how and why Latinos came to West
Michigan. This lecture reveals how Latinos, namely Mexicans and Puerto
Ricans, negotiated their relationship with one another and the spaces
they lived in to make West Michigan their home. From dances to
baseball games to festivals, these two groups formed the origins of a
Latino community in the 1940s that has continued to the present. View
the event flyer HERE
. Co-sponsored by the History Department.
Contact
Professor David Stark
Phone: 331-3174
Email: [email protected]
Area Studies Office
Phone: 331-8110
Email: [email protected]