Category: Jackson—Purves

San Juan Hill: Cultural Diaspora

Lincoln Center, a cultural center in New York City, was built on the destruction of the neighborhood of San Juan Hill, a thriving multicultural enclave. While Lincoln Center’s cultural importance cannot be understated, its displacement of thousands calls into question whether culture was cultivated or destroyed.

Exposé

The Arts in NYC Seminar emphasized that NYC is our classroom! While we have heard this statement so many times, we decided to document our journey exploring this truth.

Queerness & Latinidad: Tales of Liberation, Emotion, and Joy

In sharing our experiences with you, we hope to show how the intersections of
our identities as queer people and Latinos color our view of the world.
Specifically, we present ourselves through the exploration of how society’s
perception of us impacts the way we see ourselves. We hope you can immerse
yourself in the colorful world we live in as!!