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American Latino Heritage InitiativeNational Park Service, Department of Interior
Secretary Ken Salazar
“The American Latino experience is shaped by a rich and textured history in the United States. Now is the time to preserve, honor and celebrate that history so the full
spectrum of Latinos contributions in this country lives on in perpetuity.”U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former U.S. Senator Ken Salazar
PRESENTATON SUBSTANTIVELY DEVELOPED BY
Assoc. Prof. Luis G. Hoyos RA, Cal Poly PomonaWith additional material provided by Prof. Raymond Rast, Gonzaga University
October 24th, 2013
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American Latino Heritage InitiativeNational Park Service, Department of Interior
Roots of the American Latino Heritage Initiative, 2001-2011
Work that culminated with the ChavezMonument began more than ten years ago
NPS, Chavez Foundation, Univ. of Washington
Chavez Theme Study, two NHL nominations
Forty Acres (Delano, CA), Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz (Keene, CA)
Forty Acres NHL approved in 2008 White House Forum on Latino History,
2011
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Initial Steps: Publications, Resources Studies, Nominations to the NHL Program and HABS projects
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American Latino Heritage Initiative
• Only 3% of the 86,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places explicitly recognize and celebrate our country’s ethnically diverse cultures
• The National Park Service recognized that an important tool for making national parks relevant to racially diverse audiences is recognition of sites and stories important to Latinos and other racially/ethnically diverse Americans.
• The National Park Service initiated this study to serve as a model for development of Theme Studies for a variety of underrepresented racial groups and other diverse interests groups.
• A Latino Scholars Expert Panel was formed to oversee the development of a Theme Study which can be used to identify sites/stories which can be used by local, state and federal agencies to recognize Latino history.
• The Panel determined that it was important to tell the story of all ethnic groups within the framework of “Latinos in the Making of America”
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Theme Study Purpose & Content
• The study will help in theselection and evaluation ofpotential NHL sites associatedwith Latino Heritage across thecountry.
• A panel of recognized Scholars was asked to define the content of the study andpropose the best authors forthe essays.
• Study Sub-themes:– Making a nation– Making a life– Making a living– Making a democracy
Hard at work in San Antonio, Texas
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American Latino Heritage Theme Study: Scholars Panel
Co-Chairs Belinda Faustinos, National Park Service Advisory BoardLuis Hoyos, Assoc. Prof., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Members
Antonia Castaneda, Ph.D., Prof. Emerita, St. Mary’s University, TXRodolfo O. de la Garza, Ph.D., Columbia UniversityFrances Negron-Muntaner, Ph.D., Columbia UniversityStephen J. Pitti, Ph.D., Yale UniversityEstevan Rael-Galvez, Ph.D., National Trust for Historic PreservationRaymond Rast, Ph.D., Gonzaga UniversityMaggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Ph.D., University of Texas, AustinVicki Ruiz, Ph.D., University of California, IrvineVirginia Sanchez-Korrol, Ph.D., City University of New York
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Theme Study Essays: Making a Nation
Empires, Wars, RevolutionsThe Latino Crucible: Its Origins in 19th CenturyWars, Revolutions and Empire by Ramon A.Gutierrez, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Intellectual TraditionsEnvisioning and Revisioning the Nation: LatinoIntellectual Traditionsby Nikolas Kanellos, Ph.D., University ofHouston
ImmigrationAn Historic Overview of Latino Immigration andthe Demographic Transformation of the UnitedStates, by David Gutierrez, Ph.D., University ofCalifornia San Diego
MediaMore than 200 Years of Latino Media in theUnited States by Felix Gutierrez, Ph.D.,University of Southern California
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Theme Study Essays: Making a Life
Religion and SpiritualityEndurance and Transformation: Horizons ofLatino Faith by Timothy Matovina, Ph.D.,University of Notre Dame
ArtsA Panorama of Latino Arts by Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Ph.D., San Antonio
Sports and LeisureBeyond the Latino Sports Hero: The Role ofSports in Creating Communities, Networks ,and Identities by Jose M. Alamillo, Ph.D.,California State University Channel Islands
FoodComing Home to Salsa: Latino Roots ofAmerican Food by Jeffrey Pilcher, Ph.D.,University of Minnesota
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Theme Study Essays: Making a Living
Labor
Latino Workers by Zaragoza Vargas, Ph.D.,University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Business and CommerceEntrepreneurs from the Beginning: LatinoBusiness and Commerce since the 16thCentury by Geraldo Cadava, Ph.D.,Northwestern University
Science and MedicineAmerican Science, American Medicine andAmerican Latinos by John Mckiernan-Gonzalez, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
MilitaryFighting on Two Fronts: Latinos in theMilitary by Lorena Oropeza, Ph.D., Universityof California, Davis
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Theme Study Essays: Making a Democracy
Struggles for InclusionDemanding Equal Political Voice…and AcceptingNothing Less: The Quest for a Latino PoliticalInclusion, by Louis DeSipio, Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Irvine
LawLatinos and the Law, by Margaret Montoya, J.D.,University of New Mexico
EducationDemanding their Rights: The Latino Struggle forEducational Access and Equity, by Victoria-MariaMacDonald, Ph.D., University of Maryland,College Park
New LatinosLate 20th Century Immigration and U.S. ForeignPolicy: Forging Latino Identity in the Minefields ofPolitical Memory, by Lillian Guerra Ph.D.,University of Florida, Gainsville
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2012/13 National Historic Landmark Nominations and National Register Nominations, California
Drake’s Bay District, CA
US Post Office and Court House, CA
Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz, CA
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CA STATE PARKS PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz National Historic Monument, October 08, 2012
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20th CENTURY OPPORTUNITIESLos Angeles High School Blowouts, Spring 1968
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20th CENTURY OPPORTUNITIESChicano Moratorium and Marches, East Los Angeles, 1970
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NEXT STEPS – NATIONAL EFFORTS
Preservation Toolkit
Youth Summits
American Latinos & Making of America
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NEXT STEPS – LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
CA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
State of California's Survey of American Latinos in California – Underway now
Regeneración: The Next Step in Preserving Latina/o Historic Places and Culture Saturday, May 31, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Offices of Inner City Struggle124 N Townsend AveEast Los Angeles, CA 90063 2nd story library (near the corner of First Street)
RSVP to Manuel Huerta at [email protected] The Los Angeles Conservancy and the organizers*of last year’s Latino Legacy Foruminvite you to a discussion and workshop on the preservation of Latina/o cultural heritage and historic sites.
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National Park Service & Urban Engagement
DIRECTOR JARVIS’S CALL TO ACTION
Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement
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NPS ADVISORY BOARD - URBAN COMMITTEE
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Thank You
Belinda V. Faustinos
BVF Consulting, Inc.
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Thank You
Belinda V. Faustinos
MemberNational Park System Advisory BoardCo-Chair, American Latino Heritage Scholars Expert Panel
Chair, Urban Committee