Wisconsin Latinx History Collective

So much going on for Fall 2021 semester!

-WLHC held its first online training on oral history last week. The training will be made available online in a week. New WLHC members participated.
-Marla Ramirez Tahaudo, history, UW Madison was awarded 12 student interns to work on WLHC oral history and archives selection for both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022!!! AMAZING! THANK YOU HISTORY DEPARTMENT AND MARLA!
-I will be supervising the 12 interns given Marla is on sabbitcal
-using the Baldwin Grant funding, a graduate assistant was hired for Fall 2021, I will supervise this student
-Wis Historical Society has created a standard process for submitting recorded oral history interviews: WHS Sound Release (or we can not use interview,) transcription of interview, use WHS submission form
-great news....WLHC will no longer edit any recorded oral history interview...only need to have an intro page with name of interviewer, interviewee, date and place of interview
-University of Chicago graduate student has agreed to conduct oral history interviews of Soccer/Football Latinx team members !! I am dancing!
-3 community based research courses will be offered this Fall, 2 at UW Whitewater, 1 UW Parkside

All the best, Tess Arenas, WLHC Founder/Lead

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Dear Collective Members: I have created this fb page for members only. My hope is to use this page to potential load training videos, and documents for all to use (ie: readings, tips, required forms and other tools.) While I have no experience in loading videos and docs, I can learn.

I also hope this page can be used by members who can post research updates and questions to the group...each of you are experts in your fields with many talents. My thought is by posting your research updates the momentum will stay strong..

Another important function of the FB page could be members sharing potential interviewees across the state. It is critically important that our research reaches all corners especially outside urban hubs...

I am profoundly proud of each of you for stepping in this important endeavor!

Not sure if you all know that we have a new member, Pernille Ipsen, Swedish scholar who is extremely interested in 2nd wave feminists in non white communities and she is amazing! She is going to use some grant funds for new interviews! Wooo whooo!

Furthermore, Mark Carreno, my former PBS director now living in LA is in contact with Jonathan Nelson of WHS about donating videos and archives... wow!

This week I worked with Marla Tahuado, UW Madison faculty in identifying agencies that serve immigrants which is her focus for a Fall class and Collective research.. She is really on a roll!

Tony Casteneda, Madison has agreed to document his musical group which is a legend! Thanks to Tony!!!

Yesterday I spoke to Linda Garcia Merchant of Chicanas Por Mi Raza (national oral history project of which Somos Latinas is a part of) and agreed to be interviewed about Asset based teaching and oral history methods... Exciting.

Stay tuned...and my deepest gratitude to each of you!