This post features an interview with Professor Lola Quan Bautista, who is leading the 2023 American Folklife Center Community Collections Grant project, Celebrating CHamoru Nobenas, as part of the Library of Congress Of the People initiative supported by the Mellon Foundation.
In this guest post, Majestie Varnado, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Heavy is the Hair: Evolution of African Hair in America from the 17th c. to the 20th c."
In this guest post, Olivia Hewang, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Identity and Solidarity: Asian American Activism in the 1960s and 70s."
In this guest post, Victoria Dey, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Guide for Institutional Work With Underrepresented Community Members/Partners."