Denise González (she/her) is a Chicago native and grew up on the South Side. She is currently attending the University of Illinois at Chicago and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology with a minor in museum studies. Previously, Denise worked with the Field Museum on the permanent exhibition Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories. Denise is passionate about learning more about Latin identity in the United States and has assisted in an ethnographic study focused on Cuban American genealogies. She also is interested in Latin American textiles and folklore. Currently, Denise is volunteering at the Field Museum and assisting with the preservation of Indigenous material culture from North America. During her fellowship, Denise will work closely with Isaac Facio, textiles conservator, in the museum’s Conservation and Science department.
Denise is volunteering at the Field Museum and assisting with the preservation of Indigenous material culture from North America.