It celebrates their contributions to the United States. Many of the stories in this book will be included in the Molina Family Latino Gallery. The Latino Center leads this gallery project. The stories in this Learning Lab are in the Smithsonian collections. They are grouped into themes for easier viewing. What is in a collection? It has objects that were used or worn by someone.
Examples of objects include articles, photographs, artifacts, and videos. Objects can be anything from a baseball to a piece of clothing. It could even be a space shuttle! Objects help museums tell more complete stories. Museums also take care of objects. That way, future visitors can see them, too. Each theme includes thinking routines.
These questions can help create discussion around the stories and objects here. This Learning Lab can serve middle school and high school students. Especially if they are interested in Latino culture.
It can help with a Spanish project exploring family traditions. An Spanish version of the book is also available. John Salazar with this piece for Spectrum News β¦.
Many are works of protest dating back to the s and s. Los Maestros: Early Explorers of Chicano Identity is dedicated to three underrepresented artists who heavily contributed meaningful works during the Chicano movement of the civil rights era. The exhibit is part of a two-exhibit space dedicated to sharing the Latino experience through art. During the civil rights era, the Chicano Movement emerged with three goals: restoration of land, farmworkers rights and education reforms.
