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Library of Congress José A. Molinelli: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for José A. Molinelli, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Anika Fenn Gilman: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Anika Fenn Gilman, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Emily Rocha: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Emily Rocha, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their videos… Library of Congress Ellie Kaplan: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Ellie Kaplan, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Matthew Savage: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Matthew Savage, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Mateo Gonzalez: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Mateo Gonzalez, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Shir Bach: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Shir Bach, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their videos… Library of Congress Khrisma McMurray: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Khrisma McMurray, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Natalie Coté: 2022 Junior Fellows Program Display Day 2022 · Talk This is the project overview for Natalie Coté, a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Library Congress. Each intern was tasked with a project this summer and their… Library of Congress Library of Congress Chorale: 'Looking Upward' 2023 · Talk The Library of Congress Chorale performs songs featuring things above -- the birds, the sky, space, the moon, the stars -- from across the centuries; from… Library of Congress The Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs: Digital Resources Illuminating a Graphic Communication Syst 2023 · Talk Historian of Mesoamerica Stephanie Wood discusses the Nahuatl hieroglyphic writing system and discoveries she made through Library collections while in… Library of Congress Reflections on the U.S.- ROK Alliance in the Humanities 2023 · Talk The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Across South Korea, the United States, and the world, national officials and local… Library of Congress Tracing the KOR-U.S. Alliance through the Footsteps of Missionaries 2023 · Talk The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Across South Korea, the United States, and the world, national officials and local… Library of Congress The Unspoken History of the Korean War with Megan Harris and Owen Rogers 2023 · Talk The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Across South Korea, the United States, and the world, national officials and local… Library of Congress The Power of the Korean Diaspora and its Narrative in Forging Stronger U.S.-Korean Relations 2023 · Talk The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Across South Korea, the United States, and the world, national officials and local… Library of Congress Guns, Flowers, and Poetry: A History of Peace and Prosperity in Poems 2023 · Talk The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Across South Korea, the United States, and the world, national officials and local… Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Aitch Alberto 2023 · Talk Aitch Alberto shares her trajectory breaking into the film industry, the day-to-day experiences and challenges as a director on set and reflections on Latina… Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Alexis C. Garcia 2023 · Talk Afro-Puerto Rican Alexis C. Garcia shares her evolution as a creator as she discusses the healing intent she brings to audiences with her storytelling. Garcia… Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Alejandra Vasquez 2023 · Talk Alejandra Vasquez discusses important personal and professional influences on her work, the significance of documentaries as a storytelling practice, and… Library of Congress Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Oppenheimer and UFOs 2023 · Talk In the late 1940s, reports of UFOs and "flying saucers" became an American cultural obsession. Movies such as "Invaders from Mars" (1953), "Earth vs. the… Library of Congress Ali Doğan Gönültaş Quartet 2023 · Talk Ali Doğan Gönültaş is a Kurdish musician born in Turkey. A graduate of Kocaeli University in both archaeology and communications, he started his professional… Library of Congress Patton's War, 1942-1944 2023 · Talk Kevin Hymel has served as a historian and writer for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force for the last fifteen years and is a regular contributor to WWII History… Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Patricia Cardoso 2023 · Talk Award-winning director, writer and producer Patricia Cardoso shares her filmmaking influences, her desire to share Latina stories and the importance of… Library of Congress Celebrating the Nexus: 2023 CCDI Summer Fuse 2023 · Talk This year's second annual Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Summer Fuse event -- Celebrating the Nexus -- featured an afternoon of new awardee… Library of Congress Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, & Clemency in Early Virginia 2023 · Talk Tamika Y. Nunley discussed her newest book, "The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, & Clemency in Early Virginia," where she looks at cases of… Library of Congress PBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Claribel A. Ortega 2023 · Talk PBS Books, in collaboration with WNET in New York, hosts Claribel A. Ortega, a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author who writes middle grade and… Library of Congress How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again 2023 · Talk Authors Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett discuss their book, "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again" in a… Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Gregory Nava 2023 · Talk Gregory Nava delves deep into his artistic influences and journey as a storyteller. He details the importance of going beyond inclusivity to truly tell the… Library of Congress The Oppenheimer Collection at the Library 2023 · Talk Historian Joshua Levy discusses the Library's Oppenheimer Collection and other rare items related to the renown physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Library of Congress PBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Shelby Van Pelt 2023 · Talk PBS Books, in collaboration with WGBH in Boston, presents new author Shelby Van Pelt. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" is her first novel and will be featured at… Library of Congress Teaching Culture, Teaching Culturally: The Significance of Folklife Education in the Schools 2023 · Talk Folklorists Paddy Bowman and Lisa Rathje from Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education present an overview of folklore in K-12… Library of Congress Atomic Legacies 2023 · Talk The atomic bomb was born at Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 1945. Although the bomb inflicted its greatest violence on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and… Library of Congress PBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Tananarive Due 2023 · Talk PBS Books, in collaboration with GPB in Atlanta, hosts Tananarive Due, an award-winning author who teaches Black horror and Afrofuturism at the University of… Library of Congress Hudaki Village Band, Music from the Heart of Ukraine 2023 · Talk The Hudaki Village Band is made up of nine master musicians from the Ukrainian Carpathians. In the Maramures region, a mountainous area of Southwest Ukraine… Library of Congress Conversation with Yuri Bukovynets of Hudaki Village Band 2023 · Talk Watch a conversation with The Hudaki Village Band, who is made up of nine master musicians from the Ukrainian Carpathians. In the Maramures region, a… Library of Congress PBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: S.A. Cosby 2023 · Talk PBS Books, in collaboration with WHRO in Virginia, presents S.A. Cosby, an Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning writer from southeastern Virginia. Library of Congress Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Alex Rivera 2023 · Talk Alex Rivera is an award-winning filmmaker and media artist. Rivera's feature film "Sleep Dealer" (2008) is a cyberpunk thriller set on the U.S./Mexico border.… Library of Congress Billy Strayhorn: Known and Unknown, Real and Imagined 2023 · Talk David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn", gave the keynote lecture for a symposium in celebration of Billy Strayhorn. Part of the… Library of Congress Representation Gone Viral: Digital Demand and Congressional Capacity 2023 · Talk Former Article One Fellow at the John W. Kluge Center Annelise Russell convenes a discussion on changes in digital communication by Members of Congress and… Library of Congress Great Reads: Central 2 Children 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for kids from the Central Region discuss their books and why they write for young people. Great Reads from Great Places is a project… Library of Congress Great Reads: Central 2 Adult 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for adults from the Central Region II discuss their books and their inspiration. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of the… Library of Congress Great Reads: Eastern 2 Children 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for kids from the Eastern Region II discuss their books and what inspired them to write. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of… Library of Congress Great Reads: Western 2 Children 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for kids from the Western Region II discuss their books and why they write for young people. Great Reads from Great Places is a… Library of Congress Great Reads: Western 2 Adult 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for adults from the Western Region II discuss their books and their inspiration. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of the… Library of Congress Great Reads: Western 1 Adult 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for adults from Western Region I discuss their books and their inspiration. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of the Library… Library of Congress Great Reads: Western 1 Children 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for kids from Western Region I discuss their books and why they write for young people. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of… Library of Congress Great Reads: Eastern 1 Adult 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for adults from the Eastern Region I discuss their books. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of the Library of Congress Center… Library of Congress Great Reads: Eastern 1 Children 2023 · Talk The Great Reads authors for kids from the Eastern Region I discuss their books and what inspired them to write. Great Reads from Great Places is a project of…