To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Professor Inés Corujo Martín of the Humanities department and City Tech’s Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Committee, mounted an exhibit in the library’s display cases.
Trajes Típicos honors the diversity of tradiional dress from Mexico, Spain, Spanish Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala (and its regions Nejab and Santa Catarina Palopó), Perú, Chile, and Argentina. In addition to the riot of color on display, information about the origin and importance of the garments featured communicate just a small part of the vibrancy and distinctiveness of Hispanic cultural textiles.
“City Tech is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). As an HSI that is “committed to providing broad access to high quality technological and professional education for a diverse urban population,”[2] and in anticipation of the expected growth in its Hispanic* population, City Tech must reflect on its current policies and the culture of the institution to ensure an atmosphere of inclusion and respect, and meet the needs of Hispanic students.”
– NYCCT HSI Committee via OpenLab
Here at City Tech, 35% of the student population identifies as Hispanic or Latinx/o/a. In accordance with Hispanic Heritage Month, this display seeks to celebrate and give visibility to this community while reflecting on the importance of Hispanic/Latinx cultural roots and traditions.*
A selection of textile related titles from our collection:
