Latino Histories of Lafayette

Our goal with this subcollection was to expand on the record of primary sources of the rich Latino heritage within Lafayette. Our team quickly realized that the voices captured in our archival collection excluded Latino voices. This subcollection highlights the experiences, frustrations, joys, and immense contributions members of our community made and continue to make to Lafayette. Included in our collection are interviews with Tony and Elanor Montour, Pancho Hansen, and Carol Abeyta Sadler. Their stories demonstrate contributions to the city such as the foundation of Clinica Family Health, generational soccer mentorship, the beautification of Lafayette, and much more. This subcollection contains testimony of discrimination and acceptance, the diversity of which are invaluable additions to a more complete and honorific historical narrative.