La Casita provides artists, scholars and researchers the opportunity to engage with the local Hispanic Community and use the various resources in our Library and Archives.
Community Engaged Scholars
Syracuse University faculty, students and alumni contribute immensely to La Casita’s programming and operations, establishing close relations with members of the Hispanic community and partner organizations across the city of Syracuse and the CNY region. In addition to the public impact of their dedicated efforts, they also gain hands-on experience in their chosen fields of study and career paths.
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Bilingual Library
The Bilingual Library at La Casita houses a collection of titles that examine Latin American and US Latino cultures through literature, music, theatre, politics, history, art, sociology, anthropology, religion and more. The library has a collection of classic and contemporary literary works by Spanish, Latin American and US Latino authors. There is a substantial collection of bilingual books and educational materials for children in the Center’s dual language literacy programs. In addition, the collection includes La Casita’s own children’s publications, written and illustrated by the young participants enrolled in La Casita’s writing program.
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Cultural Memory Archive
La Casita has compiled a collection of photographs, audio and video recordings, as well as digitized documents that examine the Latino-American experience in the region. Artists and scholars can use the archive as a resource to advance their research.
Nine digital collections from La Casita’s Cultural Memory Archive are available online through the New York Heritage Digital Collections. This resource provides access to the stories and experience of Hispanic communities in Central and Upstate New York to advance research and understanding around this underrepresented culture in this region.
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