Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adri á\;n Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra Amé\;rica an d highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history\, as well as t heir incredible contributions to the cultural\, social\, and political cha racter of the United States.
\nThe stories in Nuestra Amé\;ric a cover each figure's cultural background and childhood\, and their accomp lishments or contributions to American history. A glossary of terms and di scussion question-filled reading guide\, created by the National Museum of the American Latino\, encourages further research and exploration. The mu seum has featured twenty-three of these stories in its exhibition ¡\; Presente! A Latino History of the United States\, the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the national level.
\nFeaturing beaut ifully illustrated portraits by Gloria Fé\;lix\, this is a book that children (and adults) will page through and learn from again and again. A must have for every school and home library to help students understand t he American story!
\nRegister today to learn more about the rich his tory of Nuestra Amé\;rica!
\nAbout the Presenters:
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\nAdriá\;n Aldaba\, a Chicago native\, is the national pr ograms manager for the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s National Museum of the America n Latino. In this capacity\, he serves audiences of all ages by bringing t he Latino Museum&rsquo\;s programs and content to communities where they l ive and thrive outside of the Washington\, D.C. area. He does this through the museum&rsquo\;s national leadership\, family\, and public programs fo r adults and intergenerational audiences. He also supports national K-12 e fforts facilitating teacher workshops connecting the museum&rsquo\;s liter acy initiatives and resources to educators across the nation. Aldaba co-au thored Strategies for Engaging and Representing Latinos in Museums\, a fre e resource released by the American Alliance of Museums Latino Network. Al daba joined the Smithsonian more than a decade ago after working as a rese arch assistant for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard U niversity. He earned his A.B. cum laude in Romance Languages and Literatur es from Harvard College.
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\nEmily Key is the assistan t director of Learning and Public Engagement at the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s N ational Museum of the American Latino where she developed the museum&rsquo \;s learning continuum and education vision centered on creating opportuni ties for visitors to experience\, learn\, reflect\, and transform by spark ing curiosity and encouraging life-long learning. Key oversees national bi lingual programming\, community engagement\, K-12 aligned educator resourc es\, publications\, and the Young Ambassadors Program\, a nationally recog nized youth leadership program. Key is also responsible for the creation o f the General Motors Learning Lounge and its correlative educational progr amming for the museum&rsquo\;s Molina Family Latino Gallery that opened in June 2022. Prior to the museum\, she led education efforts for the Smiths onian Latino Center and worked in the education department of the National Air and Space Museum. Key holds a graduate certificate in arts and cultur e strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the George Wa shington University.
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\n**Note: While the book will b e discussed\, please be aware the presenter may explore other topics in th e related fields suiting their additional expertise. Presenters can be exp ected to be experts in the field\; however\, for the Smithsonian and Libra ry Speakers Consortium Collaboration they may not always be the author of the book being highlighted.**
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