Copley Connects - Fall 2018

Lowriding/Lowriting WITH SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY By Ashley Toutain This past September, the San Diego lowrider community and the San Diego Lowrider Archival Project were highlights of the Lowriding/Lowriting event at the Logan Heights Branch Library. The library lawn was filled with Lowrider club members’ cars and hydraulics demonstrations. Inside the library, Lowrider club founders told their history, two Logan Heights youths shared their writing, and University of San Diego President James T. Harris III spoke. Digital Initiatives Librarian, Amanda Makula, showed the Lowrider Archive in Digital USD and spoke of how the Archive came together through the work of Alberto López Pulido and Rigoberto ‘Rigo’ Reyes. Community members also brought photographs, newspaper articles, and posters that could be scanned and added to the Lowrider Archive. This event was a partnership between many community organizations including the San Diego Public Library, the Chicano Park Museum, Via International, the San Diego Lowrider Council, and 52 Weeks of Science. Explore the San Diego Lowrider Archival Project, with over 250 images, at https://digital.sandiego.edu/lowriders/

PHOTOS FROM TOP LEFT : Digital Initiatives Librarian, Amanda Makula, showcased images from the San Diego Lowrider Archival Project. University of San Diego President James T. Harris III spoke at the event.

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