BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//mrlib.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:e69d0617-751c-46ec-97e5-ba96850b0390 X-WR-CALDESC:Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiri ng stories of Latinos throughout history\, as well as their incredible con tributions to the cultural\, social\, and political character of the Unite d States. \n\nThe stories in Nuestra América cover each figure's cultural background and childhood\, and their accomplishments or contributions to A merican history. A glossary of terms and discussion question-filled readin g guide\, created by the National Museum of the American Latino\, encourag es further research and exploration. The museum has featured twenty-three of these stories in its exhibition ¡Presente! A Latino History of the Unit ed States\, the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the nat ional level. \n\nFeaturing beautifully illustrated portraits by Gloria Fél ix\, 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 he lp students understand the American story! \n\nRegister today to learn mor e about the rich history of Nuestra América!\n\nAbout the Presenters:\nAdr ián Aldaba\, a Chicago native\, is the national programs manager for the S mithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino. In this capacity\, he serves audiences of all ages by bringing the Latino Museum’s programs and content to communities where they live and thrive outside of the Washingt on\, D.C. area. He does this through the museum’s national leadership\, fa mily\, and public programs for adults and intergenerational audiences. He also supports national K-12 efforts facilitating teacher workshops connect ing the museum’s literacy initiatives and resources to educators across th e nation. Aldaba co-authored Strategies for Engaging and Representing Lati nos in Museums\, a free resource released by the American Alliance of Muse ums Latino Network. Aldaba joined the Smithsonian more than a decade ago a fter working as a research assistant for the Radcliffe Institute for Advan ced Study at Harvard University. He earned his A.B. cum laude in Romance L anguages and Literatures from Harvard College.\n\nEmily Key is the assista nt director of Learning and Public Engagement at the Smithsonian’s Nationa l Museum of the American Latino where she developed the museum’s learning continuum and education vision centered on creating opportunities for visi tors to experience\, learn\, reflect\, and transform by sparking curiosity and encouraging life-long learning. Key oversees national bilingual progr amming\, community engagement\, K-12 aligned educator resources\, publicat ions\, and the Young Ambassadors Program\, a nationally recognized youth l eadership program. Key is also responsible for the creation of the General Motors Learning Lounge and its correlative educational programming for th e museum’s Molina Family Latino Gallery that opened in June 2022. Prior to the museum\, she led education efforts for the Smithsonian Latino Center and worked in the education department of the National Air and Space Museu m. Key holds a graduate certificate in arts and culture strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the George Washington University. \n\n**Note: While the book will be discussed\, please be aware the present er may explore other topics in the related fields suiting their additional expertise. Presenters can be expected to be experts in the field\; howeve r\, for the Smithsonian and Library Speakers Consortium Collaboration they may not always be the author of the book being highlighted.** X-WR-RELCALID:a8429e95264a8bcb6728e40bf362d7fd X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20251102T020000 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c4740351-7572-44b9-a3fd-f65c91bf4575 DTSTAMP:20260419T191336Z DESCRIPTION:Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián A ldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspirin g stories of Latinos throughout history\, as well as their incredible cont ributions to the cultural\, social\, and political character of the United States. \n\nThe stories in Nuestra América cover each figure's cultural b ackground and childhood\, and their accomplishments or contributions to Am erican history. A glossary of terms and discussion question-filled reading guide\, created by the National Museum of the American Latino\, encourage s further research and exploration. The museum has featured twenty-three o f these stories in its exhibition ¡Presente! A Latino History of the Unite d States\, the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the nati onal level. \n\nFeaturing beautifully illustrated portraits by Gloria Féli x\, 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 hel p students understand the American story! \n\nRegister today to learn more about the rich history of Nuestra América!\n\nAbout the Presenters:\nAdri án Aldaba\, a Chicago native\, is the national programs manager for the Sm ithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino. In this capacity\, he serves audiences of all ages by bringing the Latino Museum’s programs and content to communities where they live and thrive outside of the Washingto n\, D.C. area. He does this through the museum’s national leadership\, fam ily\, and public programs for adults and intergenerational audiences. He a lso supports national K-12 efforts facilitating teacher workshops connecti ng the museum’s literacy initiatives and resources to educators across the nation. Aldaba co-authored Strategies for Engaging and Representing Latin os in Museums\, a free resource released by the American Alliance of Museu ms Latino Network. Aldaba joined the Smithsonian more than a decade ago af ter working as a research assistant for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanc ed Study at Harvard University. He earned his A.B. cum laude in Romance La nguages and Literatures from Harvard College.\n\nEmily Key is the assistan t director of Learning and Public Engagement at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino where she developed the museum’s learning c ontinuum and education vision centered on creating opportunities for visit ors to experience\, learn\, reflect\, and transform by sparking curiosity and encouraging life-long learning. Key oversees national bilingual progra mming\, community engagement\, K-12 aligned educator resources\, publicati ons\, and the Young Ambassadors Program\, a nationally recognized youth le adership program. Key is also responsible for the creation of the General Motors Learning Lounge and its correlative educational programming for the museum’s Molina Family Latino Gallery that opened in June 2022. Prior to the museum\, she led education efforts for the Smithsonian Latino Center a nd worked in the education department of the National Air and Space Museum . Key holds a graduate certificate in arts and culture strategy from the U niversity of Pennsylvania and a BA from the George Washington University. \n\n**Note: While the book will be discussed\, please be aware the present er may explore other topics in the related fields suiting their additional expertise. Presenters can be expected to be experts in the field\; howeve r\, for the Smithsonian and Library Speakers Consortium Collaboration they may not always be the author of the book being highlighted.** DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T150000 LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/mrlib/95367 SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: Nuestra América with Smithsonian Educators END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR