03/11/2026
Deadline 3/31 for this internship -
The US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH) Summer Internship offers University of Houston undergraduates a hands-on introduction to US Latino archives and digital humanities scholarship. Interns will gain first-hand experience working with historical materials while learning best practices in archival research, digital scholarship and US Latino digital humanities methodologies and research approaches.
This internship provides practical skills relevant to academic, cultural, and public humanities careers and introduces interns to a network of scholars, practitioners and community members engaged in US Latino studies, archives and digital humanities. Interns will be part of a cohort of summer students, fostering collaboration, shared learning, and peer support.
This internship is hosted by Arte Público Press, LULAC Council 60 and the Morales Memorial Foundation.
Application deadline: March 31, 2026
Internship Responsibilities and Learning Opportunities
Interns will have the opportunity to:
Digitize archival materials by scanning newspapers, photographs, manuscripts and ephemera
Handle historical materials following archival preservation and best-practice guidelines
Conduct basic archival and bibliographic research to support digitization and description
Create, review and enhance descriptive metadata for digital collections
Assist with organizing and managing digital files and documentation
Support ongoing digital humanities and recovery projects at Arte Público Press
Present work to stakeholders
Through this internship, students will:
Learn archival handling and digitization standards for cultural heritage materials
Gain experience creating metadata using controlled vocabularies and descriptive standards
Develop research skills related to US Latino history, literature and print culture
Understand how archives are transformed into accessible digital collections
Be introduced to digital humanities workflows, tools and methodologies
Build transferable skills in data organization, documentation and scholarly research
Assist in the preservation of historical materials
Eligibility and Preferred Qualifications
Must be a current University of Houston undergraduate student (Main Campus)
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship
No prior experience in digital humanities required
Near-native proficiency in Spanish reading and writing is preferred
Interest in archives, history, public history, literature, digital humanities or US Latino studies encouraged
Internship Details
Location: Arte Público Press offices, Technology Bridge Annex, Building 19
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (closed on national holidays)
Schedule: Flexible, up to 19 hours per week
Compensation: $15 per hour
Total Hours: 166 hours
Dates: June 1 – July 30, 2026
About Arte Público Press
Established in 1979, Arte Público Press (APP) is the oldest and largest Latino literary publisher in the United States. APP publishes approximately 20 books each year in English and Spanish, in print and e-book formats, for children, young adults, and adults. Nationally recognized for its leadership in US Latino literature and literacy, APP has shaped the American literary landscape by publishing hundreds of award-winning books that expand understanding of US Latino experiences. Today, APP continues to elevate US Latino voices through innovative publishing programs and community engagement.
About the US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH) Center at Arte Público Press
The US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH) Center serves as a venue for scholarship focused on the US Latino written legacy. The USLDH Center provides a physical space for the development, support and training in digital humanities projects using a vast collection of newspapers, photographs and digital materials; creates opportunities and facilities for digital publication of Latino-based projects and scholarship; encourages and creates interdisciplinary scholarly work; provides a communal virtual space to share knowledge and projects related to digital humanities with the goal of establishing a hub.
About Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage at Arte Público Press
Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (“Recovery”) is an international program to locate, preserve and disseminate Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form since colonial times until 1980. The program has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of books, pamphlets, manuscripts and ephemera produced by Latinos. The holdings available at the project include thousands of original books, manuscripts, archival items and ephemera, a microfilm collection of approximately 1,400 historical newspapers, hundreds of thousands of microfilmed and digitized items, a vast collection of photographs, an extensive authority list and personal papers. In addition, the program has published or reprinted more than 40 historical books, two anthologies and nine volumes of research articles. The program organizes a biennial international conference and has some five thousand affiliated scholars, librarians and archivists. Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage is the premier center for research on Latino documentary history in the United States.
