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The IHRC will have limited service for collections requests during Thanksgiving week (Nov. 24-28). The IHRC and Elmer L. Andersen Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28. Please consult in advance with collections staff about requests Monday through Wednesday, as limited holiday week staffing will increase wait time for materials.
View images from this exhibition on display October 14-December 9 in the Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery. More...
"As I See It" brings together documentary work from Twin Cities students at the Ubah Medical Academy, the Sheridan Neighborhood youth group Sheridan Shooting Stars, and video projects coordinated by the Minnesota Historical Society. During November and December, additional project work will be displayed on the second and third floors of Andersen Library. View images from Andersen Gallery http://ihrc.umn.edu/community/2008exhibit.htm
The Last Poets and The Young Achievers will perform original works of "Poetry of the Somali Diaspora" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20th, in room 120 of Elmer L. Andersen Library.
The two groups are comprised of young adults in the Twin Cities who compose and perform their own compositions, taking inspiration from the strong oral traditions in Somali culture.
The poetry presentation will begin at 6 p.m., followed by an Open Mic hour at 7 p.m. Refreshments are free, and the event is open to the public.
"Poetry from the Somali Diaspora" is sponsored by the Lost Poets, Young Achievers, Immigration History Research Center (College of Liberal Arts), and Children's Literature Research Collections (University of Minnesota Libraries).
Visitors may tour the exhibition "As I See It: Images from the Lives of Twin Cities Youth" in the Andersen Library Gallery throughout the evening.
The new University of Minnesota blog México-Minnesota will provide news, views, and information about connections between Minnesota and Mexico, both in the past and in the present.
The blog will enhance dialogue related to the Institute for Advance Study's México-Minnesota Dialogue Collaborative. Posts in both English and Spanish are welcome for the blog.
For more information, contact Joanna O’Connell of the Spanish and Portuguese Department, College of Liberal Arts.
Louis Mendoza will give a multimedia presentation titled "A Journey Across Our America: Meditations on Immigration and Cultural Belonging" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, in room 125 of the Nolte Center.
His presentation will be based on research he conducted during the summer and fall of 2007 as he bicycled around the perimeter of the United States, visiting Latino communities.
Dr. Mendoza is an associate professor of Chicano Studies as well as associate vice provost in the Office of Equity and Diversity.
The presentation is part of the Thursdays at Four series sponsored by Institute For Advanced Study. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshment will be served.