Si Se Pudo! Yes, we did it!: The Art and Stories of Latinx Graduation caps at UNLV Exhibit 2

Authors

Sheila Bock, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Claudia G. Chiang-Lopez, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Brenda Cruz Lopez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

5-14-2019

Abstract

The University Libraries partnered with Dr. Sheila Bock and three students co-curators – Claudia Chiang-Lopez, Brenda Carolina Cruz Gomez, and Nicole Espinosa – to create a digital exhibit now on display on the second floor of Lied Library featuring images of the decorated mortarboards of Latinx graduates who participated in UNLV’s fall and spring commencement ceremonies from December 2016 to December 2018.

Keywords

Graduation caps; Motarboards; Commencement; UNLV; Latinx; Graduation

File Format

mp4

File Size

644.804 Kb

Run Time

00:10:43

Language

English

Comments

The exhibit opening reception was held on Tuesday, May 14, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The reception was open to the UNLV community and held in the space on the 2nd floor of Lied Library in the Leisure Reading Zone.

Repository Citation

Bock, S., Chiang-Lopez, C. G., Cruz Lopez, B. (2019). Si Se Pudo! Yes, we did it!: The Art and Stories of Latinx Graduation caps at UNLV Exhibit 2.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_latinx_grad_caps/2