Chicano and Latino History Project
Overview
The Latino History Project was founded in 2013 to help correct the limited presence of local Latino history and culture in most Colorado histories and school curriculums. The project focused initially on Boulder County but in 2017 began expanding to other parts of the state:
- to help local communities gather information about their own people of color;
- to make this material readily available in convenient online formats;
- to work with PreK-12 teachers on how to use such information into their classrooms.
Position
This position is a paid, part-time internship. It requires approximately 60 hours of work in one semester. Salary is $16.00 an hour.
Help with building archival memories. Through partnerships with the Latino History Project, students will collaborate with Latinx community groups and local historical organizations and in so doing prepare a multimedia history of Latinxs and Indigenous Latinxs in Colorado. They will work with diverse Latinx communities on documenting, presenting, and curating cultural material.
Responsibilities
- Organizing events and workshops for community members and educators
Conducting research institutional and community-based archive
Identifying photos for website, investigate Colorado historical newspaper collections
Building on all of our existing resources
Conducting and transcribing interviews with activists
Ideal Candidates
- Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks
- Interested and well-versed about Latinx community of Colorado
- Comfortable communicating with and coordinating with community members
Contact for more info: clhp@colorado.edu
Please submit your application by December 12, 2024