Thanks to Arizona State University Assistant Professor Rafael Martinez's community-based history project, the full picture of the East Valley’s rich history is becoming clearer.
'Querencia,' an oral project by Arizona State University's History of the American Southwest class, tells the creative interpretations of the stories from Latino residents by the students in the class.
Associate Professor Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez was award a Whiting Public Engagement Seed Grant worth $10,000 to jump-start a community engagement project examining how Hispanic communities in northeastern Arizona understand their idea of place, or querencia.
Associate Professor Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez reflects on her life, work and a project spotlighting the troves of experiences within the New Mexican diaspora.
KJJZ's Lauren Gilger spoke with Associate Professor Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez who teaches Chicano and Indigenous literature about the Southwest's colonial history, including that of the Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate.