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UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation

“On September 10, the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) released a report forcefully titled ‘Invisible No More.’ The study, carried out with the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative, evaluates current Latino representation at the Smithsonian Institution, which, as you might have gleaned from the title, is not…

Read More | May 29, 2020

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‘The Smithsonian can do more and should do more,’ says advocate for a Latino museum

“Just as . . . the largest minority in the country comes to the table, (the Smithsonian) says ‘We can’t do that anymore, we’re going to try something new, to integrate you across the institution,’ ” Chon Noriega, one of the report’s authors, said. “That should be happening anyway. That shouldn’t be the compromise.”

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Invisible No More: Study examines Latino representation at Smithsonian

“It appears that all efforts related to the advancement of a U.S. Latino museum have taken place outside of the Smithsonian”, said Sonja Díaz.

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Latinos Remain Largely Excluded By Smithsonian Institutions, New Report Finds

“When you look at leadership, the Smithsonian is on par with other major cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty and the Chicago Art Institute, which have almost no minority leadership or governance,” said Noriega.

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Smithsonian registra mejoras en contratación de latinos pero éstos son ínfimos, según informe

“los latinos siguen en gran medida “excluidos” de las entidades que bajo su paraguas narran la historia del país, según denunció este lunes un informe. Se trata del primer “análisis riguroso”, a cargo de la Universidad de California en Los Angeles (UCLA), la Iniciativa de Políticas Latinas (LPPI), y el Centro de Investigación de Estudios…

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