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Posted by: Michelle Stefano
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.
Posted in: Community Collections grants, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
In this guest post, Samiah Sudler-Brooks, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "The Journey to Our Rights: African American Activism from the 1900s-Present Day."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
In this guest post, Erica Quinones, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Designing Liberation: Printing Queer Latinx Activism in the 1970s."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research, Uncategorized
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
In this guest post, Yeji Kim, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Threads of Asia: A Guide to Historical Asian Textiles in the US."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) team interviewed Boone County Public Library (BCPL), one of CCDI's 2023 Libraries, Archives, Museums recipients. This post offers details about their project, "African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands: Utilizing Library of Congress Collections."
Posted in: Available Funding, CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) team interviewed the University of New Mexico (UNM), one of CCDI's 2023 Higher Education recipients. This post offers details about Dr. Natasha Howard's project, "Remember the South Broadway—Albuquerque, New Mexico's Oldest African American Community."
Posted in: Available Funding, CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, research