History Bites- Querencia: Leveraging Place and Belonging in the East Valley

300 South Chandler Village Drive,Chandler AZ 85226

02 August, 2022

Description

Discover how Latino migrants create a sense of place in the East Valley. What are the complexities of thinking about our sense of place? Join us to explore "querencia," a love of or attachment to place, and learn how Latino migrants develop this bond by cultivating networks that contribute to the city’s socioeconomic, political, and cultural fabric. Dr. Rafael Martínez, ASU faculty member and community historian, will reveal how this concept guides humanities research right here in Arizona by identifying Latino barrios in the East Valley--including Mesa and Chandler--operating as "querencias" at the fringes. Then we will challenge ourselves to move beyond nostalgia and memory to think and write more critically about querencia, considering the different social, political, and environmental factors that influence how we create our own sense of place. After the program, stay to experience the exhibition “In the Fields of the North/En los campos del norte,” open June 12-August 28, 2022. Image: Chandler Museum Collection, 2005.38.36