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;X-APPLE-RADIUS= 10;X-TITLE=Online:geo:0,0 GEO:0;0 DESCRIPTION:Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrià ¡n Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history..\nhttps://ocls.libnet.inf o/event/14281346 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The stories in \;Nuestra Amé \;rica \;cover each figure's cultural background and childhood\, and their accomplishments or contributions to American history. A glossary of terms and discussion question-filled reading guide\, created by the Na tional Museum of the American Latino\, encourages further research and exp loration. The museum has featured twenty-three of these stories in its exh ibition \;¡\;Presente! A Latino History of the United States< /em>\, \;the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the na tional level.
\nFeaturing beautifully illustrated portraits by Glori a Fé\;lix\, this is a book that children (and adults) will page thro ugh and learn from again and again. A must have for every school and home library to help students understand the American story!
\nRegister t oday to learn more about the rich history of \;Nuestra Amé\; rica!
\nAbout the Presenters:
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\nA driá\;n Aldaba\, a Chicago native\, is the national program s manager for the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s \;National Museum of the Americ an Latino. In this capacity\, he serves audiences of all ages by \;bri nging the Latino Museum&rsquo\;s programs and content to communities where they live and thrive \;outside of the Washington\, D.C. area. He does this through the museum&rsquo\;s national leadership\, \;family\, and public programs for adults and intergenerational audiences. He also suppo rts \;national K-12 efforts facilitating teacher workshops connecting the museum&rsquo\;s literacy initiatives \;and resources to educators across the nation. Aldaba co-authored \;Strategies for Engaging and&nb sp\;Representing Latinos in Museums\, \;a free resource released by th e American Alliance of \;Museums Latino Network. Aldaba joined the Smi thsonian more than a decade ago after \;working as a research assistan t for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He earned his A.B. cum laude in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harva rd \;College.
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\nEmily Key \ ;is the assistant director of Learning and Public Engagement at the Smiths onian&rsquo\;s National Museum of the American Latino where she developed the museum&rsquo\;s learning continuum and education vision centered on cr eating opportunities for visitors to experience\, learn\, reflect\, and tr ansform by sparking curiosity and encouraging life-long learning. Key over sees national bilingual programming\, community engagement\, K-12 aligned educator \;resources\, publications\, and the Young Ambassadors Progra m\, a nationally recognized youth leadership program.Key is also responsib le for the creation of the General Motors \;Learning Lounge and its co rrelative educational programming for the museum&rsquo\;s Molina Family La tino Gallery that opened in June 2022. Prior to the museum\, she led educa tion efforts for the Smithsonian Latino Center and worked in the education department of the National Air and Space Museum. Key holds a graduate cer tificate in arts and culture strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the George Washington University.
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\n** Note: While the book will be discussed\, please be aware the presenter may explore other topics in the related fields suiting their additional exper tise. Presenters can be expected to be experts in the field\; however\, fo r the Smithsonian and Library Speakers Consortium Collaboration they may n ot always be the author of the book being highlighted.**
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