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Humanizing Queer History in the Archives by Claudio Garcia
Growing up queer for me was, as it is for many others, an intensely lonely experience. Being in the closet left me isolated from the friends and family to whom I was meant to be closest; the shame of ...
Finding Family History and a Career in the Archives by Amanda Portillo
Los Conquistadores Parade Float Circa 1950 Family histories can help us understand the past, connect with a place or time, or maybe relate with historical events. My mother and...
Honoring Personal Histories by Reed Nava
My name is Reed Nava and I am an Archives Specialist in Distinctive Collections here at ASU. Growing up, my mom saved every treasure from every stage of my development as a child. I had the biggest an...
Why I Dig Deeper by Irma Payan
Growing up in an entirely Hispanic (90%) and Afro American (10%) community (barrio), my world was very one sided. My world opened up as my education grew. In high school, I was introduced to stories I...