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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 I attended an Archives and Preservation workshop in 201...
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 and most comprehensive baby album because I was the first born and there was...
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 never knew existed. As a college student, I became enlightened with the u...