On eve of Hispanic Heritage Month, California congressman proposes American Latino Museum for third time

*This has been in the works for years and there have been several obstacles. I’m happy to see it finally reaching congress. The idea is to house the American Latino Museum in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. VL

By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times (3 minute read) 

American Latinos aren’t reflected in the country’s most well known museums, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra said Tuesday. He’s trying to change that.

Becerra (D-Los Angeles), joined by Rep. Ileana Ros-Leighten (R-Fla.), reintroduced a bill Tuesday — they’ve now sponsored it three times — to create a National Museum of the American Latino on the National Mall. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) sponsored the Senate version.

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“It’s bad enough that we’re missing from television, we’re missing from the books that we read in school, that in so many ways we’re missing from the things that people in America see day to day,” Becerra said. “The more that we give people a chance to see the full depth and dimension of what it means to be an American, I think the better off we all are.” READ MORE