Title: Environmental Activism in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Speaker: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Bianca Napoleoni (former Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Intern); Dr. Marie Cruz Soto (Clinical Associate Professor at New York University); Myrna Pagan (Artist-Activist)
Series: A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events
Date: November 9th, 2021
Running Time: 41:16 minutes
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Description:
Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with scholar Dr. Marie Cruz Soto and environmental activist Myrna Paganto discuss Vieques Island. The episode also includes a conclusion to season two of La Biblioteca and the research guide it derives from, featuring former Library intern Bianca Napoleoni. Library materials include photograph collections. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access here.
