Screening: Watch PBS “Latino Americans” documentary with us Wednesday!
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Are you interested in the history of Latino Americans? Come to Mt. Pleasant Library for the first episode of the PBS documentary series “Latino Americans” on Wednesday, July 22, 7 p.m.to 9 p.m. Come at 6 p.m. and hear about Hola Cultura’s local Latino history investigations and record an oral history interview.
Esta usted interesado en la historia de los Latino Americanos? Ven a Mt. Pleasant Library el miércoles, 22 de julio de 7 a 9 p.m.! Llega temprano y graba una entrevista para nuestro proyecto de historia oral. Hola Cultura presenta el documental de PBS “Latinos Americanos” que explica la historia de los latinos en Los Estadios Unidos de America. Una historia de resistencia y fuerza. Únete a nosotros y ven. A continuación: Ve el trailer!
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. Help us kick off the first of a series of occasional screenings and discussions of Latino history in the U.S.
SHOWTIME Wednesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. See you there! Bring the popcorn!
Episode One: Foreigners in their Own Land (1565-1880)
This story begins a century after Columbus’ landing in the Americas. Spanish missionaries and dreamers in a California gold rush, while in New Mexico Hispano culture flourishes even English-speakers begin encroaching on the region. Mexicans and Mexican-Americans face increasing discrimination and racial violence as the U.S. government pursues Manifest Destiny by pushing into Mexican territories in what is today the U.S. Southwest.
The PBS documentary series is a great compliment to Hola Cultura’s exploration of our collective story right here in Washington D.C. Come early and record an oral history interview and contribute to Hola Cultura’s Special Research Project on D.C. Latino History! Doors open at 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s event is the first of several screenings and discussions Hola Cultura will host this summer and fall with the support of the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Stay tuned to this site for more details.
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