Being confined to a cubicle for my summer research project is not what I had in mind when I applied for an internship with the National Park Service (NPS). This is my first time in an office setting. Prior to this project, my workspaces have...
Working with the National Historic Landmarks (NHL) program on the Chicano Park and Chicano Park Monumental Murals nomination has been a challenge, as I am constantly navigating and negotiating two worlds—one in D.C. and the other in San Diego, California. The challenge has been explaining...
On Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015, I was sitting in the Presentation Ceremony of the Secretary of Interior’s Historic Preservation Awards for 2014. I was perched in the front row of the Department of Interior’s 7th floor penthouse with approximately 50 people. My fellow Washington D.C....
My stay in D.C., drafting the National Historic Landmarks Nomination Report for Chicano Park in San Diego, California has been an eye opening experience into the world of historic preservation and daily-life in the National Park Service (NPS) building. During the last LHIP webinar,...
Saludos, I am Manuel (Manny) Guadalupe Galaviz. I am a Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) intern with the National Park Service’s (NPS) National Landmarks Program (NLP). I grew-up in Southern California and have been living in Austin, Texas for the past two years. I was...