¡Feliz Aniversario! The Smithsonian Latino Center Enters its Third Decade

¡Feliz Aniversario! The Smithsonian Latino Center Enters its Third Decade

NewsTaco May 18, 2017

*Twenty years ago the Smithsonian Latino Center was an act of courage. Today it’s a necessity. It’s a pillar of national Latino storytelling. There are plans for a permanent home […]

Where Do We Stand (As We Are Able)? Latinos and the ADA 25 Years Later

NewsTaco October 29, 2015

*After 25 years with the Americans with Disabilities Act Latinos have come a long way, but Eduardo Diaz tells us there’s still a way to go to ensure “workplace safety, […]

What Might Have Been; Treaties and Nation-Building

NewsTaco February 5, 2015

By Eduardo Diaz, Director/Smithsonian Latino Center “Great nations, like great men, should keep their word.” – Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Nation to Nation; Treaties Between the United States […]

The Nuevo South: A Changing Landscape

NewsTaco August 1, 2014

*The number of Latinos in the South is growing. Eduardo Diaz took a tour through places like Birmingham, Charlotte and Atlanta and he tells us that not only are there […]

First Voice, Our Voice…

Mary Mata January 30, 2014

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

Mary Mata December 18, 2013

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

Mary Mata November 7, 2013

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 […]

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Person of Interest: Grupo Falso Baiano

Mary Mata September 6, 2013

By Melissa Carrillo and Marissa Morales, Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum This weeks POI surrounds a music group as opposed to a single person. Grupo Falso Baiano is a group I discovered […]

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Science Tuesday: Consciousness Through Art

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Melissa Carrillo and Marissa Morales, SLC Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Art isn’t something I usually tie together with science experiments, but one such assignment does. Performance artists Marina Abramovic […]

La Santa Cecilia, candidate for Smithsonian Ingenuity Awards

Mary Mata August 29, 2013

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 […]