Latina Lesbian Lineages: Community, Care, and Curation
Despite institutional barriers, LGBTQ+ people have always taken care of one another, and LGBTQ+ archivists have taken care of these histories. The work of lesbian...
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A blog dedicated to archiving and the collections of the CSRC Library.
Laura Esquivel: A Latina Lesbian Activist’s Archival Story
Vanessa Esperanza Quintero, library and information science student and CSRC Latina Futures graduate fellow, writes about her discoveries while working with the Laura Esquivel Papers...
Josefa Serna’s Spiritual Collection
Serna was a Mexican immigrant, a devout Catholic, and a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who spent most of her life in the community of East...
Exploring Unease and Haunting: Reflections on ‘Immersive Distancing: Carmen Argote and Zeynep Abes’ at LAAS
As I entered the Los Angeles Convention Center for this year’s LA Art Show, I knew something special was about to happen.
Shining a Light on ‘Immersive Distancing: Carmen Argoteand Zeynep Abes’
In anticipation of the opening of Immersive Distancing: Carmen Argote and Zeynep Abes at the LA Art Show I offer a preview of the exhibition.
The Panel of Americans
Editor’s note: This piece was assembled before “shelter in place” orders were given in Los Angeles County.
CSRC Archival Treasures: Findings on Chicana/o/x Murals
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center is a learning environment for students, scholars, and researchers.
Give Us Our Flowers: Latinx Artivist Portraits
In Give Us Our Flowers: Latinx Artivist Portraits, opening this fall at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, I present watercolor portraits.
The Jaguar
In 1996 artist Laura Molina created and self-published a startlingly prescient comic book.