About the Wikipedia Project
During the move to Zoom teaching due to the COVID pandemic, it was often difficult for students to gain access to the most basic art materials. Therefore, I began this activist research project after participating in a wiki-thon program of the exhibition Printing the Revolution at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art as well as contacting Wiki Education.
Wikipedia Articles
This is the list of all 76 articles published by students in Chicanx Latinx Art and Queer Art. It is followed by lists of articles published by each course and year.
- Pilar Agüero-Esparza (F2021)
- Monica Aissa Martinez
- Gabriela Aleman (Smug Morenita) (F2023)
- Sofia Alexander (F2021)
- Diana Yesenia Alvarado (F2023)
- Jackie Amezquita (F2021, W2025)
- Ana María Arévalo Gosen
- Connie Arismendi (F2021, W2025)
- Vanessa Ayala (F2021, W2025)
- Kari Barba (W2022)
- Irma Lerma Barbosa (W2023)
- Julia Barbosa Landois (W2025)
- Angelica Becerra
- Alyssa Bermudez (W2025)
- Matt Bernstein
- Elizabeth Blancas (W2022)
- Patricia Cadavid (W2025)
- Cristina Cardenas
- Graciela Carrillo (F2021)
- Ruby Chacon (F2021)
- Chiquitita (F2021)
- Max Colby (W2022)
- Amina Cruz (F2021)
- Emilia Cruz
- Marianela De La Hoz (F2021, W2025)
- Celeste De Luna (F2023)
- Josie Del Castillo (W2025)
- Amy Díaz-Infante (F2021)
- Dino Dinco
- Angela Dominguez (F2023, W2025)
- Melo Dominguez (F2021 W2025)
- Alex Donis
- Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
- Kimberly Duran (F2021, W2025)
- Chris Emile
- Ofelia Esparza (F2023)
- Ruben Esparza
- Vanessa Espinoza (W2025)
- Camila Falquez (F2023)
- Sonya Fe (F2023, W2025)
- Carlee Fernandez
- Yndi Ferreira Da Silva
- Crystal Galindo
- Devyn Galindo (F2021, W2025)
- Cheyne Gallarde
- Adriana Yadira Gallego (F2023, W2025)
- Natalia Gallego Sanchez (F2023)
- Adriana M. Garcia (F2023)
- Cassandra Giraldo (F2021)
- Thalia Gochez (F2023)
- Stephanie Godoy (F2023)
- Alma R. Gomez (F2023)
- Pat Gomez (F2021)
- Marcelina Gonzales (F2021, W2025)
- Michelle Guerrero (F2023)
- Grace Gutierrez (F2021, W2025)
- Lizette Gutierrez (F2023)
- Mari Hernandez (F2021)
- Nancy “Pili” Hernandez (F2023)
- Lucia Hierro (F2021)
- Homo Riot
- Lucinda Hinojos (F2023)
- Leticia Huerta
- Baek Hwong
- Chase Icon
- Monica Kim Garcia (F2023)
- Paola Lagunas (W2025)
- Frida Larios (F2021)
- Legwurk
- Carmen Leon (F2021)
- Carmen Linares-Kalo (F2021)
- Annie Lopez (F2023)
- Kandy G. Lopez (W2025)
- Pola Lopez (F2021)
- Jacalyn Lopez Garcia (F2021)
- Luanda Lozano (W2025)
- Arlene Lucero (F2023, W2025)
- Kiara Aileen Machado (F2023)
- Maria Mara (W2025)
- Guadalupe Maravilla
- Isabel Martinez (F2021, W2025)
- Marion C. Martinez (F2021, W2025)
- Gena Marvin
- Dalila Paola Méndez (F2021)
- Alessandra Moctezuma (F2023, W2025)
- Felicia "Fe" Montes (F2021)
- Angelica Muro (F2023, W2025)
- Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero (F2023)
- Sand One
- Claudia Peña Salinas (F2023)
- Irene Pérez (F2021)
- Raul Pizarro
- Martha Ramirez-Oropeza (F2021)
- R.D. Riccoboni
- Reynaldo Rivera
- Katie Ruiz (F2021)
- Luz Maria Sanchez (W2025)
- Marta Sánchez
- Olivia Sanchez Brown
- Kristy Sandoval (F2021)
- Sendy Santamaria (F2021)
- Tamara Santibañez (W2025)
- Marcia Schvartz
- Lyric Shen
- Don Sorenson
- Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (F2021)
- Joey Terrill
- Johanna Toruño (F2021)
- Anna Valdez (W2025)
- Anita Valencia
- Jacqueline Valenzuela (W2025)
- Sybil Venegas (W2025)
- Victoria Villasana (F2023)
- Lucila Villaseñor Grijalva (F2021)
- Liliana Wilson Grez (F2021)
- Mars Wright
- Terry Ybañez (W2025)
- Claudia E. Zapata (F2021)
- Sarah Zapata (F2023)
- Julie Zarate (W2025)
Chicanx Latinx Art, Winter 2025
Winter 2025, fifty nine (59) students created Wikipedia accounts, and published nineteen (19) new articles, and edited forty nine (49) articles.
Edit Isabel Castro • Margaret Garcia • Favianna Rodriguez
Chicanx Latinx Art, Fall 2023
Fall 2023, one hundred ten (110) students created Wikipedia and collaboratively published thirty six (36) new articles.
Queer Arts, Winter 2023
Winter 2023, nineteen (19) students created Wikipedia accounts and published twelve (12) new articles.
- Matt Bernstein
- Dino Dinco
- Yndi Ferreira Da Silva
- Homo Riot
- Baek Hwong
- Legwurk
- Gena Marvin
- Joey Terrill
Chicanx Latinx Art, Fall 2022
Fall 2022, sixty one students created Wikipedia accounts and published fifty five (55) new articles.
- Ana María Arévalo Gosen
- Cristina Cardenas
- Emilia Cruz
- Carlee Fernandez
- Devyn Galindo
- Leticia Huerta
- Guadalupe Maravilla
- Isabel Martinez
- Sand One
- Marta Sánchez
- Olivia Sanchez Brown
- Marcia Schvartz
- Anita Valencia
Queer Arts, Winter 2022
Winter 2022, this project was offered in the Queer Arts course. Twenty two (22) students created Wikipedia accounts, and created seventeen (17) new articles.
- Kari Barba
- Elizabeth Blancas
- Max Colby
- Alex Donis
- Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
- Chris Emile
- Ruben Esparza
- Cheyne Gallarde
- Chase Icon
- Raul Pizarro
- R.D. Riccoboni
- Reynaldo Rivera
- Lyric Shen
- Don Sorenson
- Mars Wright
Chicanx Latinx Art, Fall 2021
Fall 2021, was the first time that this project was offered. Sixty nine (69) students created Wikipedia accounts, and created forty four (44) new articles.
- Pilar Agüero-Esparza
- Monica Aissa Martinez
- Sofia Alexander
- Jackie Amezquita
- Connie Arismendi
- Vanessa Ayala
- Angelica Becerra
- Graciela Carrillo
- Ruby Chacon
- Chiquitita
- Amina Cruz
- Marianela De La Hoz
- Amy Díaz-Infante
- Melo Dominguez
- Kimberly Duran
- Crystal Galindo
- Cassandra Giraldo
- Pat Gomez
- Marcelina Gonzales
- Grace Gutierrez
- Mari Hernandez
- Lucia Hierro
- Frida Larios
- Carmen Leon
- Carmen Linares-Kalo
- Pola Lopez
- Jacalyn Lopez Garcia
- Marion C. Martinez
- Dalila Paola Méndez
- Felicia "Fe" Montes
- Irene Pérez
- Martha Ramirez-Oropeza
- Katie Ruiz
- Kristy Sandoval
- Sendy Santamaria
- Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
- Johanna Toruño
- Lucila Villaseñor Grijalva
- Liliana Wilson Grez
- Claudia E. Zapata
Alma Lopez is a visual artist and a lecturer in the Cesar E. Chavez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and LGBTQ Studies Program at UCLA. She teaches courses on art censorship, queer art, chicanx/latinx art, public art, and digital art. To see work and projects, visit www.almalopez.com.
For help with this project, I would like to thank Helaine Blumenthal and Brianda Felix of Wiki Education; and Xaviera Flores, archivist and librarian at the CSRC (Chicanx Studies Research Center) at UCLA. Also, Christian Duran, teaching assistant for Chicanx Latinx Art Fall 2021 and Kevin Amaya Cruz, teaching assistant for Chicanx Latinx Art Fall 2022.