Balcón Criollo is a gallery-wide installation of meaningful artifacts showcasing the life of our communities and our family histories. The 2014 edition of La Casita’s yearly signature honors Hispanics in the U.S. Armed Forces and our military families. Meaningful memorabilia and historic photos of our often unsung but enormously proud heroes was featured in La Casita’s Balcón Criollo through December 12, 2014. Many of the items on display come from the homes in our city neighborhoods and our Syracuse University campus communities.
The Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community at Syracuse University teamed up with Onondaga County’s HHM Planning Committee to make this a community-wide tribute. The program was possible thanks to the collaboration of Veterans Affairs offices locally and all the way to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Among the honored veterans, La Casita especially recognized the troops of the 65th Infantry Regiment; the only segregated all Hispanic battalion in the history of the U.S. Army, nicknamed “The Borinqueneers”, who served our country in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War.
Scope of Collection
This collection contains interviews between La Casita and U.S. Hispanic Veterans as part of the Balcón Criollo Project in 2014.
