Julio Flores learned the craft of kite making from his grandfather as a child. He has since embraced kite making as an ethnic art tradition from his Puerto Rican heritage. Flores creates kites that combine Puerto Rican symbols with American pop culture imagery. Through his kite making workshops, he shares his Puerto Rican traditions with Chicago communities and encourages intercultural exchange between families. Kite making has helped Flores explore his creative calling and connect with his cultural roots.
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Project Report: After Sales service of Automobiles in IndiaAnkit Tripathi
This document provides an overview of the auto industry in India. It discusses the evolution of the industry from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to the current market scenario. Some key points covered include:
- The auto industry has grown significantly since the first car rolled out in India in 1895.
- The industry saw two major eras - pre-Maruti and post-Maruti, with Maruti 800 launching in 1981 marking a revolution.
- Liberalization in the 1990s led to many foreign companies entering the Indian market.
- Currently, the passenger car industry accounts for around 16% of the Indian automotive market and is growing at 10% annually. Major players include Maruti,
כיצד ניתן להתייחס לכל הרשתות החברתיות כאל מקשה אחת של תעבורה לאתר, בדומה לתעבורה ממנועי חיפוש או מכל מימד כללי אחר? גוגל אנליטיקס מאפשר זאת אבל רק צריך לדעת איך.
The document discusses environmental pollution and presents an agenda to address it at a local school. It notes that industrial waste and emissions have reached dangerous levels and harm the biosphere. The agenda proposes bringing recycling bins to the school, planting trees, and collecting plastic bottles and aluminum tins for recycling to help solve pollution problems at the school level. The phenomenon of pollution is presented as very important for everyone to address before it's too late.
The document discusses environmental pollution and soil erosion in the Mediterranean Sea region. It describes how soil erosion is caused by water, wind, gravity and frozen-melt processes and impacts agriculture, weather, nutrient levels, sea levels and ecosystems. Some solutions proposed include contour ploughing, strip farming and terracing slopes to sustain crop yields, retain nutrients and improve water quality. Everyone must work to protect the planet.
Working with Tribal Members to Interpret Native American Themes in the Nation...West Muse
In recent years the National Park Service has made a concerted effort to broaden its interpretation of American Indian cultures at NPS sites; their traditional connections with the land, their difficult interactions with Euro-Americans, and their contemporary culture. This presentation will highlight interpretive planning, exhibit, landscape, and building projects that involve indigenous community themes, motifs, and stories.
The document provides announcements and updates from the Hoffman Family Library Virtual Learning Commons at Goodwin College for the week of March 17-23, 2013. Key events and additions to the library included a speaker on Irish heritage, the upcoming MakerSpace, new collections on the Civil War and crafts/gardening, and a reminder to register with the library system.
The document provides announcements and updates from the Hoffman Family Library Virtual Learning Commons over a one week period from March 24-30, 2013. Key events and additions to the library included a speaker on Irish-American heritage, the upcoming opening of a Maker's Space, additions to collections on the Civil War and makers, and highlights of resources like research databases and new titles.
Targeting Pests in the Modern Museum EnvironmentWest Muse
Museums are always changing and bringing new concepts, programs, partners, and artifacts into their spaces. With these come new challenges from an old enemy – pests. This session will examine recent endeavours to utilize an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program within a Collections
Management database, investigate ways of minimizing risks in ethnographic collections while emphasizing access to Indigenous communities and explore current and future IPM research.
#nutsandbolts
Project Report: After Sales service of Automobiles in IndiaAnkit Tripathi
This document provides an overview of the auto industry in India. It discusses the evolution of the industry from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to the current market scenario. Some key points covered include:
- The auto industry has grown significantly since the first car rolled out in India in 1895.
- The industry saw two major eras - pre-Maruti and post-Maruti, with Maruti 800 launching in 1981 marking a revolution.
- Liberalization in the 1990s led to many foreign companies entering the Indian market.
- Currently, the passenger car industry accounts for around 16% of the Indian automotive market and is growing at 10% annually. Major players include Maruti,
כיצד ניתן להתייחס לכל הרשתות החברתיות כאל מקשה אחת של תעבורה לאתר, בדומה לתעבורה ממנועי חיפוש או מכל מימד כללי אחר? גוגל אנליטיקס מאפשר זאת אבל רק צריך לדעת איך.
The document discusses environmental pollution and presents an agenda to address it at a local school. It notes that industrial waste and emissions have reached dangerous levels and harm the biosphere. The agenda proposes bringing recycling bins to the school, planting trees, and collecting plastic bottles and aluminum tins for recycling to help solve pollution problems at the school level. The phenomenon of pollution is presented as very important for everyone to address before it's too late.
The document discusses environmental pollution and soil erosion in the Mediterranean Sea region. It describes how soil erosion is caused by water, wind, gravity and frozen-melt processes and impacts agriculture, weather, nutrient levels, sea levels and ecosystems. Some solutions proposed include contour ploughing, strip farming and terracing slopes to sustain crop yields, retain nutrients and improve water quality. Everyone must work to protect the planet.
This document discusses the waste water treatment process at the Larnaca Waste Water Treatment Plant in Cyprus. It describes the various treatment stages, including primary treatment using screens and grit removal, secondary treatment using oxidation ditches and settlement tanks, tertiary treatment using rapid sand filters and chlorination, and sludge handling including thickening, aerobic digestion, and drying. The treated water is used for irrigation and sludge is transported to fields for agricultural use according to limits for metal concentrations. Monitoring of soil is conducted before and every six months after sludge application.
כלי התרגום של גוגל Google translate הופל להיות פופולרי מיום ליום. בלחיצת כפתור, כל גולש יכול לתרגם את האתר שלכם כמעט לכל שפה. Google Analytics יכול לעזור לכם להבין כמה פעמים השתמשו בכלי זה על האתר שלכם, ולאילו שפות הוא תורגם. רוצים לדעת איך עושים את זה?
Cyprus folklore still plays an important role in everyday life. Traditional Cypriot architecture, decorative items, food storage and preparation, work gadgets, cuisine, weddings, customs, dances, instruments and music help preserve Cyprus' cultural heritage and attract visitors. The traditional Cypriot house was built with local materials to stay cool in summer and warm in winter. Utensils were made from local materials like bronze, copper, wood and ceramics. Food was stored in large urns and prepared in outdoor clay ovens using fresh, local ingredients.
Cyprus relies heavily on desalination plants for its water supply due to decreasing rainfall and frequent droughts. Two major desalination plants were constructed in Larnaca and Dhekelia in 1997 and 2001 respectively, which now provide over 90% of the water supply to Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta. Additional plants are planned for Limassol and Paphos. While desalination has significantly increased water availability, it requires large amounts of energy and results in increased air pollution, posing environmental challenges.
Cyprus has a rich biodiversity due to its varied landscapes and location between three continents. It is home to over 1900 plant species, including 143 endemic species, most found in the Troodos and Pentadactylos mountain ranges. Many endemic plant species are threatened due to human activities. Cyprus' fauna includes 39 mammal species, 381 bird species, 24 reptile species, and over 5000 insect species. Threatened fauna include the Cyprus mouflon sheep, and 9 endemic butterfly species. The island is an important stop for bird migration between Europe and Africa.
The document discusses natural resources and water usage. It notes that most of Earth's water is salty ocean water, while only 3% is fresh water for human use. Most fresh water is used for agriculture (70%) and industry (23%), with only a small amount left for domestic use. The document forecasts that population growth, pollution, and lack of education will exacerbate water scarcity issues in developing countries in the future. Conservation measures like recycling water and using buckets instead of running taps can help address this problem.
1. The document outlines the agenda for the 2010-2011 State of PACE Address, including discussions on curriculum standards, required and elective units, assessment, and a new social studies unit titled "It's a Small World."
2. The "It's a Small World" unit utilizes technology like Google Earth to teach students about geography, culture, and travel. It includes 12 lessons where students learn skills like using maps and time zones.
3. The unit culminates in an assessment where students apply their knowledge and 21st century skills to solve problems related to understanding different cultures and preserving memories through technology.
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2. It acknowledges challenges like fewer resources but opportunities like new collaborations and digital access to tailor learning.
3. It asks principals to be ready to reinvent, redesign, and reshape learning experiences for students and teachers through a process of learning by design that pays attention to each student's potential and needs.
Both Iowa and Iowa State fans look forward to game days in their respective cities of Iowa City and Ames. While the two schools' fans are rivals, they both enjoy attending football games and experiencing the atmosphere and traditions that make each game day special.
This document discusses a learning jam experience for principals where they will identify and tackle learning monsters through collaborative group work and sharing. Participants are asked to determine the largest learning monster they need to address at their school, contribute their strategies and learning about it online, and then share their monsters with others so they seem less intimidating to manage. The goal is to support future student learning through deliberate, collaborative, and student-centered design.
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2N Telekomunikace is a Czech telecommunications manufacturer that has been in business since 1991. It employs 150 people and produces UMTS and GSM products, PBX phone systems, door access and lift communication solutions, and mobile phone extensions. 2N exports its products to over 125 countries and has won several awards for quality, exporting, and being one of the best employers in the Czech Republic.
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Cypriot cuisine has been influenced by its long history and geographic position between Europe, Asia and Africa. Over the centuries, Greek civilization, foreign rulers like the Arabs and Ottomans, and a favorable climate for agriculture have all contributed to blending food traditions. Some iconic Cypriot foods include halloumi cheese, smoked lountza pork, and traditional dishes like gemista stuffed vegetables and trachanas wheat porridge. While Western influences are growing, Cypriots continue to enjoy their distinctive local Mediterranean diet centered around olive oil, vegetables, fish and wines.
This document analyzes South Carolina's tax system and argues that the state's revenue problems stem from a broken tax system rather than a lack of funds. It notes that South Carolina has lost over $1.3 billion in revenue in the past year due to the recession and multiple budget cuts. The document examines how Act 388 and numerous tax exemptions have eroded the state's revenue stream and led to an overreliance on volatile sales and income taxes. It provides examples of wide-ranging sales tax exemptions and argues the state could collect the same amount by cutting exemptions and lowering the sales tax rate.
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Lillian Pitt is a Native American artist from the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Yakama tribes who lives in Oregon. She incorporates traditional Northwest tribal art forms like rock carvings, basketry, and legends into her contemporary sculptures, prints, jewelry, and other mixed media. Pitt aims to honor her ancestors who have lived in the Columbia River Gorge for over 10,000 years through her artwork, while making the styles appealing to modern audiences. She draws inspiration from nature and tribal stories that have been passed down for generations.
Nancy Bavor is the curator of collections at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. She became interested in quilts as an art form after seeing them in a museum in New York City in 1971. Bavor has a master's degree in the history of textiles with an emphasis on quilt studies. As curator, she challenges traditional views of quilts by showing how they can be appreciated as contemporary art like other textile crafts. Bavor hopes to surprise visitors with quilts they have never seen before and change preconceived notions that quilts are only old or boring. She aims to showcase quilts as respected traditions but also as innovative art forms.
This document discusses the waste water treatment process at the Larnaca Waste Water Treatment Plant in Cyprus. It describes the various treatment stages, including primary treatment using screens and grit removal, secondary treatment using oxidation ditches and settlement tanks, tertiary treatment using rapid sand filters and chlorination, and sludge handling including thickening, aerobic digestion, and drying. The treated water is used for irrigation and sludge is transported to fields for agricultural use according to limits for metal concentrations. Monitoring of soil is conducted before and every six months after sludge application.
כלי התרגום של גוגל Google translate הופל להיות פופולרי מיום ליום. בלחיצת כפתור, כל גולש יכול לתרגם את האתר שלכם כמעט לכל שפה. Google Analytics יכול לעזור לכם להבין כמה פעמים השתמשו בכלי זה על האתר שלכם, ולאילו שפות הוא תורגם. רוצים לדעת איך עושים את זה?
Cyprus folklore still plays an important role in everyday life. Traditional Cypriot architecture, decorative items, food storage and preparation, work gadgets, cuisine, weddings, customs, dances, instruments and music help preserve Cyprus' cultural heritage and attract visitors. The traditional Cypriot house was built with local materials to stay cool in summer and warm in winter. Utensils were made from local materials like bronze, copper, wood and ceramics. Food was stored in large urns and prepared in outdoor clay ovens using fresh, local ingredients.
Cyprus relies heavily on desalination plants for its water supply due to decreasing rainfall and frequent droughts. Two major desalination plants were constructed in Larnaca and Dhekelia in 1997 and 2001 respectively, which now provide over 90% of the water supply to Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta. Additional plants are planned for Limassol and Paphos. While desalination has significantly increased water availability, it requires large amounts of energy and results in increased air pollution, posing environmental challenges.
Cyprus has a rich biodiversity due to its varied landscapes and location between three continents. It is home to over 1900 plant species, including 143 endemic species, most found in the Troodos and Pentadactylos mountain ranges. Many endemic plant species are threatened due to human activities. Cyprus' fauna includes 39 mammal species, 381 bird species, 24 reptile species, and over 5000 insect species. Threatened fauna include the Cyprus mouflon sheep, and 9 endemic butterfly species. The island is an important stop for bird migration between Europe and Africa.
The document discusses natural resources and water usage. It notes that most of Earth's water is salty ocean water, while only 3% is fresh water for human use. Most fresh water is used for agriculture (70%) and industry (23%), with only a small amount left for domestic use. The document forecasts that population growth, pollution, and lack of education will exacerbate water scarcity issues in developing countries in the future. Conservation measures like recycling water and using buckets instead of running taps can help address this problem.
1. The document outlines the agenda for the 2010-2011 State of PACE Address, including discussions on curriculum standards, required and elective units, assessment, and a new social studies unit titled "It's a Small World."
2. The "It's a Small World" unit utilizes technology like Google Earth to teach students about geography, culture, and travel. It includes 12 lessons where students learn skills like using maps and time zones.
3. The unit culminates in an assessment where students apply their knowledge and 21st century skills to solve problems related to understanding different cultures and preserving memories through technology.
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1. The document discusses a principals' workshop focused on moving from illuminating all learners to designing learning experiences tailored to each individual student's needs.
2. It acknowledges challenges like fewer resources but opportunities like new collaborations and digital access to tailor learning.
3. It asks principals to be ready to reinvent, redesign, and reshape learning experiences for students and teachers through a process of learning by design that pays attention to each student's potential and needs.
Both Iowa and Iowa State fans look forward to game days in their respective cities of Iowa City and Ames. While the two schools' fans are rivals, they both enjoy attending football games and experiencing the atmosphere and traditions that make each game day special.
This document discusses a learning jam experience for principals where they will identify and tackle learning monsters through collaborative group work and sharing. Participants are asked to determine the largest learning monster they need to address at their school, contribute their strategies and learning about it online, and then share their monsters with others so they seem less intimidating to manage. The goal is to support future student learning through deliberate, collaborative, and student-centered design.
This very short document does not contain enough contextual information to generate a meaningful 3 sentence summary. It consists of only symbols and numbers without any surrounding context.
2N Telekomunikace is a Czech telecommunications manufacturer that has been in business since 1991. It employs 150 people and produces UMTS and GSM products, PBX phone systems, door access and lift communication solutions, and mobile phone extensions. 2N exports its products to over 125 countries and has won several awards for quality, exporting, and being one of the best employers in the Czech Republic.
2N TELEKOMUNIKACE is a European company that since 1991 has engaged in the production and development of telecommunication equipment. 2N especially focuses on the B2B business model in ICT (Information & Communication Technology) with the export of telecommunications equipment.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Cypriot cuisine has been influenced by its long history and geographic position between Europe, Asia and Africa. Over the centuries, Greek civilization, foreign rulers like the Arabs and Ottomans, and a favorable climate for agriculture have all contributed to blending food traditions. Some iconic Cypriot foods include halloumi cheese, smoked lountza pork, and traditional dishes like gemista stuffed vegetables and trachanas wheat porridge. While Western influences are growing, Cypriots continue to enjoy their distinctive local Mediterranean diet centered around olive oil, vegetables, fish and wines.
This document analyzes South Carolina's tax system and argues that the state's revenue problems stem from a broken tax system rather than a lack of funds. It notes that South Carolina has lost over $1.3 billion in revenue in the past year due to the recession and multiple budget cuts. The document examines how Act 388 and numerous tax exemptions have eroded the state's revenue stream and led to an overreliance on volatile sales and income taxes. It provides examples of wide-ranging sales tax exemptions and argues the state could collect the same amount by cutting exemptions and lowering the sales tax rate.
Tlpi chapter 38 writing secure privileged programsShu-Yu Fu
This document discusses guidelines for securely writing privileged programs. It recommends operating with least privilege by dropping privileges when they are not needed and reacquiring them only as required. It also recommends confining the process using capabilities or chroot jails, being careful of signals and race conditions, avoiding buffer overflows, and checking return values of system calls. The overall aim is to minimize the chances of a privileged program being subverted and to minimize potential damage if subversion occurs.
Lillian Pitt is a Native American artist from the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Yakama tribes who lives in Oregon. She incorporates traditional Northwest tribal art forms like rock carvings, basketry, and legends into her contemporary sculptures, prints, jewelry, and other mixed media. Pitt aims to honor her ancestors who have lived in the Columbia River Gorge for over 10,000 years through her artwork, while making the styles appealing to modern audiences. She draws inspiration from nature and tribal stories that have been passed down for generations.
Nancy Bavor is the curator of collections at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. She became interested in quilts as an art form after seeing them in a museum in New York City in 1971. Bavor has a master's degree in the history of textiles with an emphasis on quilt studies. As curator, she challenges traditional views of quilts by showing how they can be appreciated as contemporary art like other textile crafts. Bavor hopes to surprise visitors with quilts they have never seen before and change preconceived notions that quilts are only old or boring. She aims to showcase quilts as respected traditions but also as innovative art forms.
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1. The document describes how the author's experience with quilting in their Mennonite upbringing inspired their current artistic practice.
2. As a child, the author helped their grandmother design a quilt and saw how quilting brought people together. This influenced the author's later community art projects.
3. The author creates wearable art, paper bead making workshops, and large collaborative quilts and murals to build connections between people. They see art as a way to find balance and comfort through shared creative expression.
Native American basket weaving is one of the oldest art forms, with fragments dating back 10,000 years. Basketry was essential for storage and transport. Different materials and weaves were used depending on the basket's function. Basket making traditions are passed down through oral teachings and demonstrate cultural knowledge of plant properties and seasons. While basketry nearly disappeared, some continue the art to preserve their culture and stories.
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2. 5700 N. Artesian Ave., 3S, Chicago, IL 60659 • daytime (312) 344-8865 • evening (773) 275-9792 • jflores@colum.edu
August 22, 2007
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
In 1993, as my grandfather’s apprentice, I learned how to make paper kites by spending many tedious hours in his cramped
apartment. My grandfather, Abuelo, who lived at Las Moradas Senior Residence in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, was
amused by, yet skeptical of my hasty interest in kite-making. For him, kites were merely a childhood pastime. He hadn’t built a kite
for almost 20 years. Thinking back upon my varied interests as a college undergrad, an observant mentor could have predicted that
I’d slip into my own discouraged-artist-in-corporate syndrome. Feeling a sense of urgency to find an outlet for my creative ideas, an
outlet that was both personally meaningful and important, I instinctively sensed that I needed to create that outlet for myself. I caught
on that a key to understanding my creative “calling” was to understand myself, and I began that understanding by looking no further
than my family. I recalled from my childhood my father taking me to Crickett Hill at Montrose Harbor to fly an Easter kite that
Abuelo made for me. This is where my hasty interest in kite-making sprang, from a serious investigation of my immigrant family.
Kite-making is a craft that Abuelo learned during his childhood in the North Coast town of Cataño, Puerto Rico. He and the other
kids in his community learned from the adults and each other how to construct and fly kites of different varieties. It was a
competitive activity like papier-mache mask-making or paper boat races in street gutters. Each activity had its time, and just like here
on the “mainland,” springtime encouraged kites because of the consistent wind blowing in from Cataño’s beaches. For Abuelo,
manufactured toys were scarce, so he was driven at an early age to be creatively resourceful by building kites from materials he
found and saved. These recyclable materials—gift wrap tissue paper used to make the kite sails, stems from palm leaves used to
make the spars, and home-made flour paste used to adhere the kite together—could be found around the government-subsidized
housing project where he grew up.
The kites of Cataño, nicknamed “chiringas,” are traditionally hexagonal in shape and a few feet in diameter. However, there are some
amazing variations based on the design of the chiringa such as the “toros,” kites built for strength that can exceed ten feet in height,
and the beautiful eight-sided “estrellas,” kites encircled by colorful paper buzzers. These are some of the designs Abuelo learned how
to make and refine, designs that he ultimately taught my father and myself. It’s an activity that everyone in the family could
participate in, then and now. Not only that, it encourages families in Cataño to get together. My father has told me stories about
Abuelo’s intimidating toros, how they required the control of several adults. And there’s my family’s version of the story about kites
flown with string dusted with powdered glass. These my father would fly in fighting competitions with his friends, each contestant
skillfully maneuvering their chiringa to slash at the others’. I’m intrigued by the many kite stories told by my father, my grandfather,
and other elders alike. These rousing stories compare and contrast surprisingly between the different Latinos who see and recognize
my kites. And, it’s equally surprising to hear how long it has been since these storytellers last launched their skills to the sky. Today,
even with competition from mass-produced kites, people are still making banner-like chiringas by hand with materials like discarded
sheet plastic.
Indeed, I’m amazed by how rich, and involved, and complex a mere pastime can be. In truth, the kites of Cataño are an ethnic arts
tradition. I’ve embraced them as such, and I’ve shared my enthusiasm with thousands of excited students of all ages. I’ve picked up
where Abuelo left off, using my kites as canvases for collaged imagery that combines my interests—Taino iconography (symbolic
language of pre-Columbian natives of Puerto Rico) and American popular culture and consumerism (including contemporary comics
and hand-lettered grocery store window signs). For example, a kite I made for an exhibit at the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Museum of
Puerto Rican History and Culture depicts Puerto Rico’s beloved national tree frog, the Coquí, having grown a pair of outstretched
wings representing “freedom” from the U.S. colonialism that Puerto Rican nationalists perceive as they struggle with bi-partisan
“statehooders.”
Perhaps I’m bridging a gap between Latin-American traditions and contemporary kiting today, which grows through a subculture of
craftspeople worldwide constructing functional fiber sculptures that seem to challenge the laws of physics. Through my kite-making
workshops, I invite families to continue their kite-making and flying traditions, and to exchange these traditions with other families.
Having lived in neighborhoods with large Latino populations like West Town, Brighton Park and West Rogers Park, I’ve met many
parents who recall childhood memories, and who are encouraged by the opportunities I bring to teach their children. If I haven’t
discovered my creative calling already, kite-making has truly led me in the right direction. I’m unearthing my roots through
connections I’m making within Chicago’s neighborhoods.
3. FLORES, PAGE 2
These communities have recognized the importance of my work through exhibitions, exposure through Spanish print and television
media, and invitations to teach workshops for organizations as diverse as Association House, the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural
Center, and Collage—a Wicker Park store that sold Puerto Rican crafts, including my kites (unfortunately, the propietor retired back
to the Island). I’ve also been recognized by Chicago’s wider art scene through invitations to exhibit kites and teach workshops at
organizations like the Chicago Children’s Museum, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Art
Institute of Chicago. I share my rich Puerto Rican heritage with my students through innovative hands-on approaches that include
music, spirituality, and story-telling—timeless aspects of the art that I believe are relevant to the lives of urban youth today—youth
who are confronted by gaps between themselves and their elders, their racially-diverse neighbors and even their own, evolvoing self-
worth.
I believe that having this sensibility has helped me enjoy a long tenure with the Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP)
here at Columbia College. I’ve balanced my work as an administrator doing marketing design with my work as an artist-educator,
continually improving the way I support my artist-educator colleagues, myself, and our combined mission of integrating art with the
education of our wide constituency base. The College’s All-Staff Arts and Media Award would boost my efforts and achievements as
I promote my personal artistic work, greatly influenced by CCAP’s dedication to innovative teaching methods and education policy
improvement. Print and web promotion, as well as continued research in Puerto Rico, are personal priorities that I look forward to
pursuing in earnest.
It will be through fortunate circumstances like this that I patiently hone my talents, gathering information, developing my ideas, and
working in Abuelo’s memory to make valuable contributions to my community through my creative work. I’m confident that by
reviving Latin American kites, Latino children and, importantly, any child would pursue their cultural family traditions.