In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Nuestra Huella (Our Footprint)” recently opened at the Anchorage Museum, holding space for Alaska’s Latino community spanning back nearly 150 years.
“It was a lot of work, but I am very happy I was able to do it,” said Gabriela Olmos , curator of the photo exhibit for Nuestra Huella. “I feel like we are unveiling a different layer of Alaska history that tells our audience how powerful our community has been since, ever.”
Nuestra Huella is on display now through April 13, 2025, and features stories from community members, photographs and art contained into two exhibitions: on the first floor in the east wing education hallway, and the second floor in the west wing.
Olmos has been working on her dissertation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on cultural bereavement and said that she knew “some pieces” of the Latino community’s history in Alaska, but wanted to ensure that everyone was included and fairly represented.
“Suddenly when you’re transplanted to a very different part of the world, it’s just like, ‘Oh my God, what am I doing here?’ How am I going to survive?’’ Olmos said.