The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is pleased to announce that Professor Mirelsie Velázquez and Lydia Socorro Alvarez, a LLS 100 TA and LLS undergraduate alumna, have each been awarded the Legacía Award for La Casa Cultural Latina’s 50th Anniversary.
The Legacía Award is a special recognition awarded to 50 outstanding individuals who have shaped the legacy of La Casa and our Latina/o/x/e communities over the past 50 years and 50 years forward. As active change agents during La Casa’s 50 Year history, Velázquez and Socorro Alvarez were selected for their outstanding efforts to trailblaze and have an impact on those around them.
Velázquez and Socorro Alvarez, will be honored as a part of the award ceremony during the 50th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, April 6 from 7-9PM.
For more information about La Casa’s 50th anniversary celebrations visit: https://lacasa.illinois.edu/LaCasa50