upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Leticia will use field recordings and photographs that will tell the stories of Philadelphia-based Mexicans who were born in Huejotzingo, Puebla. Huejotzingo is the cradle of the centennial Carnival, a festival commemorating the 1892 Battle of Puebla. For the past eight years, Mexicans living in South Philadelphia have recreated the celebration here. This multimedia project will serve to document the emerging Mexican immigrant community, share their traditions and their experience with displacement as they create ways to preserve their culture.