{"id":12314,"date":"2025-09-17T15:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12314"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:00:19","slug":"nuestra-america-stories-of-30-inspiring-latinas-latinos-who-have-shaped-the-united-states-with-smithsonian-educators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/nuestra-america-stories-of-30-inspiring-latinas-latinos-who-have-shaped-the-united-states-with-smithsonian-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestra Am\u00e9rica: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas\/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States with Smithsonian Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thursday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM EDT<\/p>\n

Join Detroit\u00a0 Public Library in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adri\u00e1n Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra Am\u00e9rica<\/em>\u00a0and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history, as well as their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States.<\/p>\n

The stories in\u00a0Nuestra Am\u00e9rica<\/em>\u00a0cover 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 National Museum of the American Latino, encourages further research and exploration. The museum has featured twenty-three of these stories in its exhibition\u00a0\u00a1Presente! A Latino History of the United States,<\/em>\u00a0the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the national level.<\/p>\n

Featuring beautifully illustrated portraits by Gloria F\u00e9lix, this is a book that children (and adults) will page through and learn from again and again. A must have for every school and home library to help students understand the American story!<\/p>\n

Register today to learn more about the rich history of\u00a0Nuestra Am\u00e9rica!<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/libraryc.org\/detroitpubliclibrary\/94812<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM EDT Join Detroit\u00a0 Public Library in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adri\u00e1n Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra Am\u00e9rica\u00a0and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history, as well as their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States. The stories in\u00a0Nuestra Am\u00e9rica\u00a0cover each<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[277],"class_list":["post-12314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t