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First Voice, Our Voice…
By Eduardo Diaz, Director / Smithsonian Latino Center I recently attended the opening of Galería Sin Fronteras (Gallery Without Borders), an exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. The show features 92 […]
Perez Art Museum: Miami’s Huge Leap
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonain Latino Center “Miami is the capitol of Latin America!” I’m hopeful that this boastful statement by Javier Souto, Miami-Dade County Commissioner, resounded clearly with the civic and […]
El Nuevo South: Latinos in Atypical Destinations
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonain Latino Center Annually, as the eve of Hispanic Heritage Month dawns, I field around 10 requests to speak on a variety of Latino cultural topics, to […]
Moving Latino Art and Culture Away from the Margin
By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center For most of my life’s work in the cultural development field, the lens has been one of representing and advocating for representation. Ensuring […]
La Santa Cecilia, candidate for Smithsonian Ingenuity Awards
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center My mother would occasionally remind me that: “There’s nothing new under the sun.” I think she said it to keep it real when I thought […]
The Latino Inventor of Fritos That No One Remembers
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center Innovation is, among other things, the act of introducing something new. In 1932, with this country in the throes of the Great Depression, a […]
Ingenuity, Invention and Innovation — from a Latino optic
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center The Arts and Industries Building is that grand one located just east of the iconic Smithsonian Castle, on the National Mall. It’s been shuttered […]
Celebrating What’s in the Middle
By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about […]
Moving a National Latino Art Agenda Froward
By Eduardo Diaz, Dierctor, Smithsonian Latino Center After the presidential election, much has been made of the impact of the Latino vote, shifting some of the national focus to issues […]
Smithsonian Latino Center Announces 2013 Young Ambassadors Program
PRESS RELEASE The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2013 Young Ambassadors Program, June 23 through Aug. 2. The application deadline is April 12, before 5 p.m. […]