Cultural Mapping

1. History of Little Village

2. Location

3. Languages Spoken in the
Community

4. Education in Little Village

5. Religion

6. Enlace

8. Whitter
 Whittier Dual Language
School is located in
Chicago serves students
in the immediate Pilsen
area and surrounding
Chicago neighborhoods.

9. La Casita
 La Casita is the field house
that was located at Whittier
School.
 It was used as a field house
but also as a parent funded
library

10. Problems with La Casita
 According to CPS, as told to
by ABC 7 Chicago, “the
building was ruled unfit and
deteriorated”.
 Many parents pleaded with
CPS and the alderman for this
area to save the building, but
it was too late.

11. Demolition of La Casita
 La Casita was demolished on
August 18, 2013 in order to see
the safety of the students
coming into the new school
year.

12. Reaction from parents and
teachers
 According to NBC 5 Chicago,
about 10 people were arrested
during the protest the parents
were having.
 Many of them, including
teachers, were linked arm to
arm to show that they were
not backing down.

13. La Casita Now
 La Casita has not been rebuilt
for Whittier School.
 CPS said that they are going
to use that space to build
basketball courts, a turf field,
and a play ground.
 On December 6, 2013 the 10
people that were arrested
were found not guilty during
the protest.

14. Libraries around Whittier
 One of the
libraries that is
around Whittier
is the Chicago
Public Library
located in Little
Village (point C
on map).

15. Library connections with schools

16. Library to the
Community

17. Beyond the Ball

18. School Strengths in Little Village

19. School Weaknesses in Little Village

20. Former students’
thoughts about
Little Village
Schools

21. Resources
 http://beyondtheball.org/
 http://www.housethehomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/082110-Little-People.jpg
 http://centerforschoolchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/resivesjmural.jpg
 http://assets.dnainfo.com/generated/chicago_photo/2013/06/painting-over-graffitti-
1372528919.JPG/extralarge.jpg
 http://www.saucedo.cps.k12.il.us/images/Saucedoheader.jpg
 http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7031/6643423273_1694919a9c.jpg
 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/10/27/huberman-to-sign-agreement-to-build-library-at-whittier/
 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=9209661
 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Pilsen-Parents-Protest-Demolition-of-Dilapidated-
Field-House-220040171.html
 http://whittierschool.org/