First Voice, Our Voice…

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 […]

Celebrating What’s in the Middle

Mary Mata April 15, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about […]

Exploring Indigenous Legacies

Mary Mata January 30, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center In 1662, William Sanderoft, the Archbishop of Canterbury, approved the Jamaican coat of arms, depicting an “Arawak” couple: she holding a food basket, […]