School of Education launches project to elevate Latinx communities

A Latinx history project, launched Feb. 1 through the University of Wisconsin School of Education, plans to create a digital archive of scholarly documents on Latinx communities in Wisconsin, according to the School of Education website. The project aims to elevate voices in Latinx communities and provide educational resources for teachers, according to the website.

Co-leader of the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective Andrea-Teresa Arenas said the project focuses on the oral history of Latinx communities in a wide spectrum of occupations. 

The research data is meant to be accessible and free to the public, Arenas said. The oral histories and archive collections will go online at the Wisconsin Historical Society...