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Latine spaces at Mount Holyoke were carved out with our bare hands. La Unidad, the Eliana Ortega Cultural House known as \u201cthe Ortega\u201d, and Mi Gente were all the result of intense advocacy. It\u2019s through these physical spaces that we can analyze Lat\u00edn\u00eddad\u2019s existence through archival records, but the conversations in classrooms, communions in meal times, dances, music, and laughter shared by Latines represent us as well. In a predominantly white institution, to be seen is a fight to be heard, as well as a fight to exist. Here, within the Reading Room of the Williston Library, we are here to take up space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lat\u00edn\u00eddad at Mount Holyoke<\/em> is the result of an archival project started by La Unidad documenting the history of Latine students on campus. While searching through archives, we noticed inconsistencies and unsettling gaps of information pertaining to our presence, especially within the last two decades. To combat this, the exhibition weaves in archival materials from both the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections and from the Eliana Ortega Cultural House, where scrapbooks, journals, and photographs of La Unidad are preserved. Together, they trace the story of our existence on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanning from 1971 to the present, this exhibit highlights various Latine organizations and projects at Mount Holyoke, such as La Unidad, VIDA, MEChA, and the Mi Gente Living Learning Community. Here, we can see how generations of Latine students have helped define Mount Holyoke. We have created spaces where we can advocate for ourselves or others, where we can bond over shared joy and pain, where we can study, laugh, and grow. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of La Unidad, Lat\u00edn\u00eddad at Mount Holyoke<\/em> showcases the role the Latine community has played at Mount Holyoke and how, to this day, we fight to maintain these spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the years, the terms used to describe Latine people have evolved and changed. Lat\u00edn\u00eddad covers two continents and the immense diversity of the people within them. Labels like \u201cLatine\u201d and \u201cLatinx\u201d have only recently come into use. Because of this, the terminology in this exhibit mirrors the terms that were being used at the time, remaining true to those being described. 
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This exhibit was curated by Alejandra Lopez Nestor \u201827 and Sofia Paez \u201828, with contributions from Aly Gonzalez \u201827 and Paloma Ortega \u201827.\u00a0Online adaptation by Tracey Kry \u201804, Digital Collections Archivist.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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