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News Releases Keyword Sort by Date AscDate Desc Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Announces Expansion of Latino Museum Studies Program Smithsonian Latino Center Announces Expansion of Latino Museum Studies Program The Smithsonian Latino Center announced plans to expand its internship and fellowship programs, launch a postdoctoral fellowship and consolidate them under its... 02.16.2021 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Announces Expansion of Latino Museum Studies Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Presents Illustrated Anthology Celebrating Influential Latinos in American History Smithsonian Latino Center Presents Illustrated Anthology Celebrating Influential Latinos in American History The Smithsonian Latino Center has announced the release of Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the... 09.01.2020 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Presents Illustrated Anthology Celebrating Influential Latinos in American History Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Receives Support From Ford Fund for Latino Gallery and Youth Program Smithsonian Latino Center Receives Support From Ford Fund for Latino Gallery and Youth Program The Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) received a major grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund, which includes $200,000 to support the development of the Molina Family Latino Gallery and $170,000 for... 09.17.2019 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Receives Support From Ford Fund for Latino Gallery and Youth Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Announces 2019 Latino Museum Studies Program Fellows Smithsonian Latino Center Announces 2019 Latino Museum Studies Program Fellows The Smithsonian Latino Center welcomes a new class of graduate students to participate in the annual Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) July 15. 07.12.2019 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Announces 2019 Latino Museum Studies Program Fellows Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Young Ambassadors Program in Washington Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Young Ambassadors Program in Washington The Smithsonian Latino Center welcomed 18 graduating high school seniors from across the country to participate in its annual Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) June 24. 07.01.2019 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Young Ambassadors Program in Washington Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2019 Young Ambassadors Program Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2019 Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2019 Young Ambassadors Program June 23 through Aug. 2. The application deadline is April 8. 03.21.2019 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2019 Young Ambassadors Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center’s Molina Family Latino Gallery To Open in 2021 at the National Museum of American History<br /> Smithsonian Latino Center’s Molina Family Latino Gallery To Open in 2021 at the National Museum of American History The Smithsonian Latino Center’s first gallery space, the Molina Family Latino Gallery, will be dedicated to celebrating the U.S. 12.06.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center’s Molina Family Latino Gallery To Open in 2021 at the National Museum of American History<br /> Smithsonian and the Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos Present a Symposium To Broaden Discussion on Migration Smithsonian Affiliations and the Smithsonian Latino Center have partnered with the Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos (MCEH) at the Universidad del Turabo, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Gurabo,... 11.02.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian and the Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos Present a Symposium To Broaden Discussion on Migration<br /> Learn More about Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Smithsonian Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Smithsonian The Smithsonian invites the public to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15) through a series of vibrant performances, lectures, family activities and exhibitions at its museums. All... 09.13.2018 Learn More about Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Smithsonian Learn More about Smithsonian Ten-Point Response Smithsonian Ten-Point Response On Sept. 10, 2018, the Latino Policy & Politics Initiative and the Chicano Studies Research Center, both at UCLA, released a study on Latina/o representation within the Smithsonian’s workforce... 09.12.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Ten-Point Response Learn More about Smithsonian Statement on Latino Representation Smithsonian Statement on Latino Representation Link to complete Media Kit 09.10.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Statement on Latino Representation Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Latino Museum Studies Summer Program Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Latino Museum Studies Summer Program Created in 1994, the Latino Museum Studies Program brings graduate students to Washington, D.C., each summer for the chance to engage with Smithsonian experts across the Institution. 06.25.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Kicks Off Latino Museum Studies Summer Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Cultivates Community-Conscious Young Latino Leaders With Support From Ford Fund Smithsonian Latino Center Cultivates Community-Conscious Young Latino Leaders With Support From Ford Fund This summer, the Smithsonian Latino Center welcomes 20 graduating high school seniors from across the country to participate in its annual Young Ambassadors Program. Through the support of Ford Motor... 06.21.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Cultivates Community-Conscious Young Latino Leaders With Support From Ford Fund Learn More about Taíno Perseverance Subject of Upcoming New York City Exhibition at National Museum of the American Indian Taíno Perseverance Subject of Upcoming New York City Exhibition at National Museum of the American Indian The Indigenous peoples of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean are not extinct and they never were. 04.24.2018 Learn More about Taíno Perseverance Subject of Upcoming New York City Exhibition at National Museum of the American Indian Learn More about American Alliance of Museums Honors Smithsonian Latino Center With 2018 Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion American Alliance of Museums Honors Smithsonian Latino Center With 2018 Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced that the Smithsonian Latino Center is the recipient of its... 04.23.2018 Learn More about American Alliance of Museums Honors Smithsonian Latino Center With 2018 Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2018 Young Ambassadors Program Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2018 Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2018 Young Ambassadors Program June 24 through Aug. 2. The application deadline April 9. 02.14.2018 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2018 Young Ambassadors Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary Smithsonian Latino Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary The Smithsonian Latino Center celebrates two decades of increasing Latino presence at the Smithsonian Nov. 16. Created in 1997, the Center has led the effort to integrate the U.S. 11.09.2017 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary Learn More about Smithsonian Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month Smithsonian Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month The Smithsonian invites the public to celebrate American Indian Heritage Month throughout November with a series of performances, lectures, exhibitions and family activities at various museums around... 11.01.2017 Learn More about Smithsonian Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month Learn More about Smithsonian Empowers Young Latino Students With Support From Ford Fund Smithsonian Empowers Young Latino Students With Support From Ford Fund The Smithsonian Latino Center, in its 20th anniversary year, welcomed 22 graduating high school seniors from across the country to participate in its annual Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) this... 06.29.2017 Learn More about Smithsonian Empowers Young Latino Students With Support From Ford Fund Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2017 Young Ambassadors Program Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2017 Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center, in its 20th anniversary year, is now accepting applications for the 2017 Young Ambassadors Program to be held June 25 through Aug. 2. The application deadline is April... 02.23.2017 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2017 Young Ambassadors Program Learn More about Anacostia Community Museum’s Newest Exhibition Examines Explosive Latinx Growth in Four “Gateway” Cities Anacostia Community Museum’s Newest Exhibition Examines Explosive Latinx Growth in Four “Gateway” Cities What do Washington, D.C., Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Baltimore all have in common? They are all urban areas, are all on the east coast of the United States…and all have experienced rapid... 12.14.2016 Learn More about Anacostia Community Museum’s Newest Exhibition Examines Explosive Latinx Growth in Four “Gateway” Cities Learn More about Smithsonian Celebrates Day of the Dead Smithsonian Celebrates Day of the Dead Version en español 10.25.2016 Learn More about Smithsonian Celebrates Day of the Dead Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Launches Annual Young Ambassadors Program Smithsonian Latino Center Launches Annual Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center welcomed 22 graduating high school seniors from across the country to participate in its 11th annual Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) this summer. Through the support of... 06.23.2016 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center Launches Annual Young Ambassadors Program Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center and Human Rights Campaign Connect Latino and LGBT History Smithsonian Latino Center and Human Rights Campaign Connect Latino and LGBT History The Smithsonian Latino Center and the Human Rights Campaign will present “Recovering Latinx LGBT History: Dan Guerrero with the Editors of Queer Brown Voices,” Thursday, June 16, 6:30 p.m., in the... 06.07.2016 Learn More about Smithsonian Latino Center and Human Rights Campaign Connect Latino and LGBT History Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2016 Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2016 Young Ambassadors Program June 19 through Aug. 1. The application deadline is April 4. 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