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LATIN ROOTS IS A LIVING-HISTORY
EDUCATION PROGRAM AND PUBLIC
ART EXHIBITION THAT CELEBRATES
THE VIBRANT CULTURE AND HISTORY
OF NEW YORK CITY’S LATINO
NEIGHBORHOODS.
In 2003 Community
Works created the
first Latin Roots
exhibit, Latin Roots:
East Harlem,
working with
students from Boys
and Girls Harbor and
Frederick Douglass
Academy II. Since then, Community Works
has honored Latino neighborhoods each year
by creating an exhibition with local public
school students with help from local cultural
and historical groups. Each exhibit honors
local heroes and includes a pictorial timeline
presenting each neighborhood’s history over
the past 100 years. Latin Roots exhibits
travel to sites throughout the five boroughs.
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Latin Roots exhibitions have been developed in partnership
with the following schools and youth groups
Aquinas High School (South Bronx)
Beacon High School (South Bronx and Washington
Heights/Inwood)
Boys and Girls Harbor (East Harlem)
CES 230 (South Bronx)
El Puente (Williamsburg)
Frederick Douglass Academy II (East Harlem)
Father Billini Association (Jackson Heights/Corona)
Fordham Prep (Washington Heights/Inwood)
CUNY Gear Up (Washington Heights/Inwood)
George Washington High School (Washington Heights/Inwood)
IS 318 (Williamsburg)
KIPP to College (East Harlem)
Latin American Integration Center (Jackson Heights/ Corona)
Manhattan Borough President History Internship
Program (Williamsburg)
Mott Haven Village Prep High School (South Bronx)
MS 390 (South Bronx)
Pachamama Peruvian Arts (Jackson Heights/Corona)
Pace University Upward Bound (East Harlem)
About Community Works
Community Works is an award-winning nonprofit arts
organization founded in 1990. Our mission is to build
bridges between diverse cultures and neighborhoods,
enriching arts curricula in public schools, and extending
the benefits of the arts to underserved populations. Our
programs are rooted in the belief that every community has
its own unique history, with powerful stories and legacies
that can inspire and connect us all.
For information about exhibition locations, public programs, or
to arrange a tour or workshop, contact Community Works at 212459-1854 or visit our website at www.communityworksnyc.org.
Celebrating the living history of
New York City’s Latino neighborhoods
TOURING EXHIBITIONS
East Harlem
Jackson Heights/Corona
South Bronx
Washington Heights/Inwood
Williamsburg
This program is made possible with support from Citibank and Citi
Foundation and, in part, by public funds from New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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Touring Exhibitions
Latin Roots: East Harlem
Honoring:
Marcos Dimas visual artist and co-founder,
El Taller Boricua
Dr. Georgina Falu educator and entrepreneur
Aurora Flores musician, writer, producer and activist
Juan Gutierrez leader of Los Pleneros de la 21
Iris Morales community activist, attorney, educator
and filmmaker
Piri Thomas award-winning novelist, playwright and poet
Carmen Vasquez Deputy Executive Director and
Community Relations Manager, Hope Community, Inc.
Latin Roots: Jackson Heights/Corona
Honoring:
Ana Maria Archila Executive Director, Latin American
Integration Center
Ana Lopez Executive Director, the Father Bellini
Association
Marcos Napa former Artistic Director, Pachamama
Peruvian Arts
Orlando Tobon honorary “Mayor of Little Colombia”
Latin Roots: South Bronx
Honoring:
William Aguado Executive Director, Bronx Council on
the Arts
Rosalba Rolón award-winning actor, director and writer
Dave Valentin legendary jazz flutist
Celebrating the living
history of New York City’s
Latino neighborhoods
Latin Roots: Washington Heights/Inwood
Honoring:
Moises Perez co-Founder and Executive Director,
Alianza Dominicana
Edilio Paredes pre-eminent Bachata musician
Rosita Romero Executive Director, Dominican Women’s
Development Center
Latin Roots: Williamsburg
Honoring:
Luis Garden Acosta Founder and President, El Puente
Frances Lucerna Executive Director, El Puente
David Pagan Executive Director, Los Sures Community
Development Co., Inc.
NYC Council Member Diana Reyna Representing the
34th District since 2001