Culture and Narratives
Minnesota Humanities Center Absent Narratives Resource Collection
The Absent Narratives Resource Collection is a searchable database of ready-to-use videos. Items included in the collection have been created or developed by the Humanities Center and its partners. MCLA, formerly known as the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, worked with MHC on collaborative video projects related to Minnesota Latino communities from 2009-2011 and 2011-2013. The database and videos can be found at www.humanitieslearning.org/resource/
Two of the projects include Latino Voices in Minnesota, which explores how Latino residents in greater Minnesota are helping to revive and create local culture and business opportunities, and The Birth of Saint Paul's West Side, exploring the history and development of St. Paul’s West Side into a thriving business center of Latino culture and commerce.
Latino Voices in Minnesota- Rochester
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Community members Rebeca Sedarski and Miguel Valdez Soto reflect on Latino presence and contributions in Rochester, Minnesota.
Latino Voices in Minnesota- Willmar
Community member Francisco Morales reflects on Latino presence and contributions in Willmar, Minnesota.
Latino Voices in Minnesota- Northfield
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Director of the Rural Enterprise Center, explains the organization’s work with the Latino community and its impact to Northfield.
Latino Voices in Minnesota-St. James
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Community member Maria Cristina Rodriguez reflects on Latino presence and contributions in St. James, Minnesota.
Latino Voices in Minnesota-Duluth
Community members Luisa Pierce and Teresa Dawson reflect on Latino presence and contributions in Duluth, Minnesota.
The Birth of Saint Paul's West Side Part Two
George Latimer, Ramon Leon, and Samuel O. Verdeja discuss the early days of community and economic development within the Latino community on St. Paul’s West Side since the move from the Flats.
The Birth of Saint Paul's West Side: Cinco de Mayo
"Absent Narratives: St. Paul’s West Side" is a series of short videos that explores the history and development of St. Paul’s West Side into a thriving business center of Latino culture and commerce. The founder of the Minnesota Cinco de Mayo Movement, along with a festival volunteer, discusses the early days of the festival on St. Paul’s West Side and its impact on the community.
The Birth of Saint Paul's West Side: Part One
"Absent Narratives: St. Paul’s West Side" is a series of short videos that explores the history and development of St. Paul’s West Side into a thriving business center of Latino culture and commerce. George Latimer, Ramon Leon, and Samuel O. Verdeja discuss the early days of community and economic development within the Latino community on St. Paul’s West Side since the move from the Flats.
Voces de Latinos en Minnesota-Northfield
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquín, Director del Centro de Empresas Rurales, explica el trabajo de la organización con la comunidad latina y su impacto en Northfield.
Voces de Latinos en Minnesota-Rochester
Miembros de la comunidad Rebeca Sedarski y Miguel Valdez Soto reflexionan sobre la presencia y las contribuciones latinas en Rochester, Minnesota.
Voces de Latinos en Minnesota-St. James
Miembro de la comunidad María Cristina Rodríguez reflexiona sobre la presencia y las contribuciones latinas en St. James, Minnesota.
Voces de Latinos en Minnesota-Willmar
Miembro de la comunidad Francisco Morales reflexiona sobre la presencia y las contribuciones latinas en Willmar, Minnesota.
