Sponsors/Thanks

Sponsored by: Humanities Writ Large

With support from: Center for Documentary Studies, Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, Duke Spanish Language Program

Our team would like to thank:

Firstly, Dean Srinivas Aravamudan, Laura Eastwood, and the entire Humanities Writ Large Steering Committee for their sponsorship and strong support.

Also, students in the three collaborating classes: Building Creative Communities. Latino Voices. The U.S. Mexico Border.  With a special thanks to the guest students from the community who participated all semester: Alma, Cristina, Estefanía, Gabe (Gabriel), Jackie, Keny, Marco, and Sandro.

We would like to thank the many collaborators on the multiple components of this year-long project, specifically:

  • Emily Chavez and Natalie Hartman, Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • LeAnne Campbell and the Global Leadership Institute
  • Sarah Garrahan, Tracy Fish, and Mendal Polish, Duke MFA students
  • David Wong, Center for Documentary Studies
  • Tracy Carhart, Friedl Gallery Coordinator
  • Katushka Olave, Immaculate Conception Church
  • Kendra Rose, Communities in Schools
  • Fernando Campos and Alaina Burr, Riverside High School
  • Marco Cervantes, Immigrant Youth Forum
  • Miguel Chirinos, Durham Public Schools
  • Angela Martinez, Durham Crisis Response Center
  • Ellyson Goetz, El Centro Hispano
  • MARHMI and the Dominican artists who led the outdoor mural
  • El Centro Hispano and Jóvenes Líderes en Acción
  • Torero’s Restaurant. Don Jose and all the crew!
  • Immaculate Conception Church / Iglesia Inmaculada Concepcion
  • NC DREAM Team
  • Media partners: The Chronicle, The Herald-Sun, La Conexión USA, Qué Pasa, Fox 50 “Hola North Carolina,” and “Arriba Latino.”

The Duke conveners of this project are: 

Charlie Thompson, PhD, Center for Documentary Studies
Bethzaida Fernández-Vargas, MA, Spanish Language Program
Miguel Rojas-Sotelo, PhD, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Jenny Snead Williams, MA,  Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South

Key partners in Durham include:
Cornelio Campos, Visual Artist
Mauricio Andrada, Filmmaker