{"id":5138,"date":"2025-09-26T09:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&p=5138"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:54:45","slug":"smithsonian-sparks-dialogue-with-local-latinos","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/smithsonian-sparks-dialogue-with-local-latinos\/","title":{"rendered":"El Smithsonian inicia un di\u00e1logo con los latinos locales"},"template":"","class_list":["post-5138","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-diversity-equity-and-inclusion"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":5151,"quote":"By creating events like this, it allows us to feed off each other and once you get that momentum going, you can\u2019t be stopped.","citation":"Luis Ali, co-founder of Design Build Green Hub","topic":[170],"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"Hispanic Heritage Month","heading":"Smithsonian Sparks Dialogue with Local Latinos","summary":"","image":5149,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"El Smithsonian Museo Nacional del Latino Americano<\/a> collaborated with United Way for Southeastern Michigan to host a series of conversations and professional learning sessions for our local Latino community.\r\n\r\nThe dialogues led to the kickoff of Mes de la Herencia Hispana<\/a>, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, making it a perfect time to celebrate Latino culture and contributions in our region.\r\n\r\n\u201cI'm so grateful to United Way for the opportunity to work together\u2014 our work is only as strong as our partners and collaborators,\u201d said Adri\u00e1n Aldaba, national program manager at the Latino Museum. \u201cWe don't have all the answers, but that's where community input and listening complements our practice of scholarship and research.\u201d\r\n\r\n\"\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"During the three-day visit, Adri\u00e1n engaged with educators through professional development sessions for Detroit Public Schools Community District at Bennett Elementary, Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School and Escuela Avancemos Academy.\r\n\r\nAdri\u00e1n also met local stakeholders for events in Pontiac, co-hosted by Centro Multicultural La Familia<\/a> y United Way, y Southwest Detroit, copatrocinado por VOCES de Detroit<\/a> y United Way. En estos eventos, miembros de la comunidad pertenecientes a una amplia variedad de organizaciones contemplaron la viabilidad del concepto del Museo Latino de un \u201cMuseo M\u00f3vil\u201d.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":5152,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":5150,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":5165,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u201cThis is a concrete and exciting example of United Way embracing its role as an intentional and inclusive convener,\u201d said Adam Kind, senior director, Youth Opportunity at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. \u201cWe do not represent our organization as an expert in Latino history, arts, and culture, but we have a great network of partners and we have brought a wide range of stakeholders to this table.\r\n\r\n\u201cNow, we're getting out of the way and letting everyone engage in a way that's resonant and culturally responsive.\u201d\r\n

PODER DE REPRESENTACI\u00d3N<\/h3>\r\nA lo largo de las sesiones de aprendizaje, Adri\u00e1n comparti\u00f3 recursos como el Laboratorio de aprendizaje del Smithsonian<\/a> y actividades que llevan las t\u00e9cnicas de aprendizaje de los museos al aula. Los maestros tambi\u00e9n recibieron bolsas llenas de materiales nuevos, incluyendo seis libros para sus aulas.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":5181,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":5166,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"From the \u201cNuestras Voces\u201d series, four books explore a young person's perspective on key moments in U.S. Latino history. The other two books provided are Spanish and English versions of \u201cNuestra Am\u00e9rica\u201d, an illustrated collection containing 30 biographies about Latinos shaping the U.S.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese books have been published by the museum, taking the research that we used for our first exhibit and making that history accessible to younger audiences,\u201d said Adri\u00e1n. \u201cAll of the books have been not only thoroughly researched and intentionally connected to our Smithsonian collection, but they've also been reviewed by independent experts to make sure everything is historically accurate.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":5242,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":5185,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"After the community conversation, Isabel Lopez, a recent master\u2019s graduate, shared how Latino representation helped her succeed at the University of Michigan. \r\n\r\n\"Representation comes 100% full circle\u2014 if there's no representation, I can never envision myself there,\" said Isabel. \"As a sophomore in college, I had a Hispanic woman as a teacher for the first time, and I tried my hardest to show up because she was one of the only Hispanic women I saw in STEM. \r\n\r\n\"That representation motivated me to impress her and try harder; I got an A in the class and became her assistant the next year.\" \r\n

GANANDO IMPULSO<\/h3>\r\nEn Centro ecol\u00f3gico de dise\u00f1o y construcci\u00f3n de Detroit<\/a>, Latino community members provided insight for the Latino Museum's new \u201cMuseo M\u00f3vil\u201d or Moving Museum. VOCES de Detroit<\/a>, a group committed to preserving history in southwest Detroit, was an ideal collaborator for local stories.\r\n\r\n\"I've been involved in documenting our history here for many years because it's profoundly important that we're understood by ourselves, not by other people,\" said Elena Herrada, Detroit co-chair at Latino Leaders for Equity Advocacy & Development (LLead) Michigan. \"And I've learned this over and over again doing oral histories: you won't get it right without community feedback.\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":5169,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":5184,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Tanya Saldivar-Ali helped launch the Detroit VOCES project and with her husband, Luis Ali, co-founded the Detroit Design Build Green Hub. Luis explained they are creating safe spaces made by and for the Latino community. \r\n\r\n\u201cWhen you walk through here, the connections that you see, it's not just a group of people, but every one of these individuals are family,\" said Luis. \"For over a year, we've talked about what people have done on a national level to retell stories and out of the blue, United Way called\u2014 it goes to show that if you prepare and do the work, the opportunities will come. \r\n\r\n\"By creating events like this, it allows us to feed off each other and once you get that momentum going, you can't be stopped.\u201d\r\n\r\n\"\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana aprendiendo m\u00e1s sobre la historia y las contribuciones de la comunidad latina en el Museo Nacional del Latino Americano. sitio<\/a>.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_impact","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_impact":{"header":{"title":"More stories like this...","abstract":"","link":""},"dynamic_population":true,"version":"1","topic_filter":[278],"program_theme_filter":[],"layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"version_4","story_col_1":null,"story_col_2":null}]}}]},"yoast_head":"\nSmithsonian Sparks Dialogue with Local Latinos - 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