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SUMMARY:Contemporary Conversations: Why We Serve: Native Americans in the 
 US Armed Forces
LOCATION:Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library\nBrigadier General Cha
 rles E. McGee Library
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DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Alexandra N. Harris\, senior editor at the S
 mithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian\, discussing he
 r book Why We Serve: Native Americans in the US Armed Forces..\nhttps://mc
 pl.libnet.info/event/11912866
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In celebration of Native American Heritage
  Month and Military Family Month\, Alexandra N. Harris\, senior editor at 
 the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s National Museum of the American Indian\, will dis
 cuss the book and exhibition she co-authored with Dr. Mark Hirsch\, entitl
 ed Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces (2020)
 . Published in conjunction with the establishment of the National Native A
 merican Veterans Memorial on the museum&rsquo\;s grounds\, Why We Serve ch
 ronicles the long history of service by American Indians\, Alaska Natives\
 , and Native Hawaiians in the US military. Harris will discuss the book&rs
 quo\;s major themes and touch on significant contributions made by Indigen
 ous service members.</p>\n<p>Alexandra A. Harris is a senior editor at the
  Smithsonian&rsquo\;s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)\, wher
 e she writes and edits exhibitions\, their companion books\, and other sch
 olarly publications. She is a graduate of the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s Emergin
 g Leaders Development Program and her editorial projects have earned award
 s for excellence in research from the Secretary of the Smithsonian. Prior 
 to her work at the Smithsonian\, she was a curator at the Barona Cultural 
 Center and Museum\, the tribal museum of the Barona Band of Mission Indian
 s\, and taught college courses on American Indian and California Indian cu
 lture and history. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Psychology and M
 .A. in American Indian Studies.</p>\n<p>This program is sponsored by Frien
 ds of the Library\, Montgomery County.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Questions about this
  program?&nbsp\;Contact Contact the <a href="https://montgomerycountymd.go
 v/library/branches/mcgee.html">Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library<
 /a>&nbsp\;at 240-773-9420.</p>\n<p>Take a look at these resources for vete
 rans and their families - <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuil
 der/WebResource?id=10">Brainfuse - VetNow</a></p>\n<p>Don't have a card ri
 ght now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://
 mcpl.link/library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p
 ></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are D
 eaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montg
 omerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language
  captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least fi
 ve days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact 
 the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002
  with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhtt
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