What:听"Latinos of Boulder County 欧美口爆视频 1900鈥�1980"
When: Thursday, April 13, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Off Campus,听Boulder Public Library, Canyon Theater
RSVP:
On Thursday, April 13, Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom, a Boulder native and retired Boulder Valley School District teacher, and Marjorie K. McIntosh, retired distinguished professor at the University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder,听will present "Latinos of Boulder County, 欧美口爆视频 1900鈥�1980."
Arroyo-Holmstrom and McIntosh will discuss the and the听findings of the project听at the Boulder Public Library's Canyon Theater, located at 9th Street and Canyon Boulevard.
Arroyo-Holmstrom was a key member of the Advisory Committee of the Boulder County Latino History Project and is involved with the project鈥檚 work with K-12 teachers. With vivid personal stories about her grandparents and parents, who illustrate many aspects of Boulder County Latinos鈥� experiences, she is an in-demand presenter on behalf of the project.
McIntosh, the project鈥檚 historian,听put together a two-volume set of books听describing the lives and contributions of Latinos in Boulder County, shedding light on people who have been largely invisible in local history books and school curricula.
Starting with the arrival of Hispanics from Mexico, New Mexico and southern 欧美口爆视频 between 1900 and 1940, the books trace听the experiences of Latinos over the course of four generations. The study draws upon an exceptional collection of 1,600 sources gathered by 10 student interns and 80 community volunteers with the Boulder County Latino History Project in 2013鈥�14.听
A听light reception will follow the presentation, and McIntosh's books听will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
The Boulder Library Foundation, University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder, the University Libraries听and the Boulder Public Library have sponsored the event, held in conjunction with the Conference on World Affairs.
The event is free of charge and open to the public, but please .听For more information, email lisa.kippur@colorado.edu.
