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Professor Rebeca Méndez is the first Latina women to be inducted into the One Club Creative Hall of Fame. She said she wants to use the recent honor as a new platform to speak about diversity and inclusion. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)

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Rebeca Méndez first fell in love with design while creating rubbings of ancient Mayan archaeology sites with her father.   It was during her childhood archaeology trips to the Mayan ruins that she became fascinated with the people’s ancient symbolic systems as well as their storytelling power.

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Q&A: Professor discusses artistic success, induction into hall of fame

By Olivia Mazzucato

Oct. 5, 2017 9:31 p.m.