{"id":2042191,"date":"2023-09-23T02:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latino-exhibition-put-on-pause-after-controversy-over-its-marxist-content\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T02:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:36:52","slug":"latino-exhibition-put-on-pause-after-controversy-over-its-marxist-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latino-exhibition-put-on-pause-after-controversy-over-its-marxist-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino exhibition halted due to controversy over &#8216;Marxist&#8217; content."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flatino-exhibition-put-on-pause-after-controversy-over-its-marxist-content%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>A thrilling exhibition showcasing the \u200cLatino youth\u2064 movement\u200d has been shockingly \u2062canceled by the\u2062 Smithsonian Institution. This unfortunate decision comes\u200c in the \u200dwake of widespread controversy surrounding another\u200b exhibition on \u200dHispanic history.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the \u2064Smithsonian enlisted a team of \u2062expert curators to develop an\u200b immersive exhibition about the Latino youth movement in \u200dthe United\u200d States.\u2062 The exhibition was set \u200cto take place at the National Museum of the American Latino, specifically in the \u200dcaptivating Molina Family Gallery located within the Smithsonian Museum\u2064 of\u2062 American History in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Historians\u200b Felipe Hinojosa and Johanna\u2063 Fernandez were among the esteemed curators chosen\u2064 to bring this exhibition to life. They meticulously planned every detail, even\u2062 conducting surveys to gauge the interest of the Latino community \u2064in the topic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/engraved-before-forgotten-a-british-chinese-printmaker-holds-exhibition-in-hong-kong-5463017?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Engraved Before Forgotten: A British Chinese \u200cPrintmaker\u2064 Holds Exhibition in Hong Kong<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/engraved-before-forgotten-a-british-chinese-printmaker-holds-exhibition-in-hong-kong-5463017?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/hongkongers-in-australia-hold-an-art-exhibition-to-build-a-cultural-link-with-the-local-community-5351602?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hongkongers in\u200d Australia\u200d Hold an Art Exhibition\u2063 to Build a Cultural Link With\u2063 the Local Community<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/24\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/hongkongers-in-australia-hold-an-art-exhibition-to-build-a-cultural-link-with-the-local-community-5351602?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The exhibition aimed to shed light on significant topics such as the groundbreaking patient \u2063bill of rights \u2064authored by Puerto Rican activists, the Young\u2062 Lords, as\u200b well as the inspiring 1968 strikes led by \u200dLatino \u2063students fighting against discrimination in schools. Additionally, it would have\u200c explored the remarkable activism of \u2064Latinos in support of recent immigrants\u2063 to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This exhibit\u200d was all \u200babout showcasing how Latinos \u2062played a\u2062 crucial role in the democratic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-canceling-of-america-candace-owens-clay-travis-go-off-on-woke-sports\/\" title=\"The Canceling Of America: Candace Owens, Clay Travis Go Off On Woke Sports\u00a0\">civil rights movements<\/a>\u2064 of the 1960s and 1970s,&#8221;\u2062 expressed Hinojosa passionately. &#8220;While the \u200dUnited States\u200c often associates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latino-exhibition-put-on-pause-after-controversy-over-its-marxist-content\/\" title=\"Latino exhibition halted due to controversy over 'Marxist' content.\">civil rights movement primarily<\/a> \u200dwith African Americans, \u200dI \u200dwanted to \u2063highlight the immense contributions of Latinos and\u2064 their\u200c undeniable \u2064significance,&#8221; \u2064he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Scheduled for 2025, this exhibition was intended to replace &#8220;Presente! A\u200d Latino\u2064 History of the United States,&#8221; which is currently on display at the National Museum of\u200b American History.\u2062 However, due to the controversy surrounding &#8220;Presente!&#8221; and the\u200c critical op-ed it received, the youth movement exhibition was unfortunately halted.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Although we were not explicitly told why\u200d the exhibition was being paused, we\u2064 knew,&#8221; \u200bFernandez \u200drevealed. \u2064&#8221;There were concerns that\u2063 the Latino museum should avoid any\u2062 content that might \u2062spark controversy,&#8221; she explained, referring to the op-ed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Molina Family\u200d Latino Gallery at the National Museum \u2062of American History in Washington on Sept.\u2062 19, 2023. \u200c(Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In\u2064 an opinion piece\u200b published in The \u2063Hill, \u200bexperts Mike Gonzalez, Alfonso Aguilar, and \u2063Joshua Trevi\u00f1o\u200d criticized\u2063 the &#8220;Presente!&#8221; exhibition, describing \u200bit as an &#8220;unabashedly Marxist portrayal of history,\u2062 religion, and \u200beconomics&#8221; of Hispanics \u200bin the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Although the criticism was \u200ddirected at \u200b&#8221;Presente!,&#8221; the museum \u200bdirectors subsequently \u2063decided to\u200d replace the planned youth movement\u200b exhibition with a new showcase centered\u200d around Latin music and salsa, as confirmed by the curators.<\/p>\n<p>Jorge\u200d Zamanillo, the \u200bdirector of the National Museum of the \u200bAmerican \u200bLatino, \u2062informed\u2063 the group\u2062 of historians that the exhibition would be put on hold. The museum&#8217;s priority shifted to fundraising, necessitating\u200d a reevaluation of the\u2064 exhibition&#8217;s content and format, according to the curators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While they used the term \u2063&#8217;pausing the exhibit,&#8217; it seems inaccurate because it implies that there is a \u200dplan to revive or reschedule the\u200c exhibition in the future, and that \u200bhas never been communicated to us.\u2064 Every indication I&#8217;ve received suggests that this exhibition is essentially canceled and will never see the \u200clight of \u2063day, \u2063at least not in the National Museum of the American Latino or the Molina\u2063 gallery where \u200dit was intended \u2064to be showcased,&#8221; lamented Hinojosa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The Epoch Times has reached out to the Smithsonian for\u2063 comment. <\/p>\n<h2>A\u2064 Divided Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p> For Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the\u2062 Heritage Foundation and one of \u200bthe \u2062authors of \u2063The Hill \u200bop-ed, both \u2064exhibitions aim to &#8220;construct a narrative \u200bof conflict between \u2064Hispanics\u200d and the United States.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Their\u200d goal \u2063is\u2062 to \u200bfoster\u200b resentment among Hispanics towards their \u200dnew country, with the\u200c intention \u2064of changing the American system,&#8221; he warned. &#8220;This is a cultural Marxist \u2064idea, and we cannot allow it \u2062to prevail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u200b perpetuates the harmful notion that \u2064Hispanics are \u2062perpetual victims,&#8221;\u200b he added.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most contentious aspects is\u200c the narrative surrounding Cuban immigrants who fled the Cuban \u200cRevolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to note that those who fled\u200c the Cuban Revolution\u200c were \u2064largely supporters of \u200bFulgencio Batista&#8217;s \u2064dictatorship, one of the most oppressive regimes in Latin American history, which was backed by the United States. So, those who fled a revolution aimed at overthrowing dictatorships\u2063 were\u200c embraced by the United States,&#8221; Fernandez \u2063explained to \u200dThe Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>This narrative, also present\u2062 in\u200b the current \u2062&#8221;Presente!&#8221; exhibition, became a focal point for some members of Congress, including Reps.\u200d Mario \u2062D\u00edaz-Balart\u200b (R-Fla.) \u200dand Tony \u2064Gonzales (D-Texas), who expressed concerns about its portrayal. In\u2062 response, they threatened to withdraw funding, prompting\u200c the \u200bmuseum to commit to\u2062 rectifying its actions and subsequently restoring the funding.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez, representing\u2064 The Heritage Foundation, expressed\u2063 his lack \u200bof confidence in the\u200d museum&#8217;s promises.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Latin American and Spanish immigrants \u200cdid not \u200bcome to this country to fight against\u2064 the American\u2063 government or\u200d change the American system. They came seeking the freedom \u200band \u200dprosperity \u200bthat\u200b this country offers\u2014they wanted to become Americans and contribute to the great \u2062story of American endeavor,&#8221; he emphasized to The \u200dEpoch \u200cTimes.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cSeptember, Gonzalez and his co-authors published\u2064 a second op-ed in The\u200b Hill, urging \u2063Congress to \u200bdefund the museum and the \u2064&#8221;Presente!&#8221; exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Little attention is given to the hard work, \u200binnovation, and creativity of Hispanic entrepreneurs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insurance-companies-reaping-benefits-from-protests-get-in-line-with-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"Insurance Companies, Reaping Benefits from Protests, Get in Line with Black Lives Matter\">small-business owners<\/a>, the strength, unity, and resilience of Latino\u200c families, or the vitality \u2063of Hispanic churches,&#8221;\u2062 they highlighted\u200c in the op-ed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200c does \u200dthe cancellation of\u2062 the exhibition \u2062on Latino youth activism reflect a broader issue of inadequate\u200d representation of minority groups in\u200d mainstream\u2062 cultural institutions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To\u200b Rican youth activist Jovita\u2064 Idar in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs\/\" title=\"California Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs\">early 20th century<\/a>.\u2063 It\u2062 also sought to explore the impact of the\u200c Chicano movement and the activism\u200b of figures like Cesar Chavez and Dolores\u200d Huerta. The exhibition was designed to showcase the resilience, creativity,\u2063 and political activism \u200cof the Latino youth throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the meticulous planning and the enthusiasm of the curators, the \u2062Smithsonian Institution \u2062ultimately decided to cancel the exhibition. \u2063The decision came after the institution faced backlash and controversy surrounding another\u200b exhibition on Hispanic history.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the Latino youth \u200dmovement exhibition\u200d is deeply disheartening and raises concerns about the institutional support and recognition of Hispanic history \u2064and contributions\u200b in the United States. It sends a\u2062 message\u2063 that the stories\u2062 and experiences of Latinos are not valued or\u2064 prioritized in mainstream cultural institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The Latino \u2064community has long \u2064been marginalized and \u2063underrepresented in American history\u200c textbooks \u200cand \u200cmuseums. The cancellation of this exhibition further exacerbates this pattern of neglect \u2062and erasure. It denies an opportunity for \u2063the broader public to learn about the significant contributions and struggles of Latino youth \u2063throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition would have provided a platform to highlight the achievements of\u2064 Latino activists, showcase their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-group-files-complaint-against-university-of-california-berkeley-over-segregated-graduation\/\" title=\"Legal group files complaint against UC Berkeley over segregated graduation.\">rich cultural heritage<\/a>, and inspire future generations. It would have given voice to the stories of resilience, determination, and empowerment that often go untold.<\/p>\n<p>By canceling the\u2063 exhibition, the \u2062Smithsonian Institution \u200bmissed an opportunity to rectify the historical biases and exclusions that have perpetuated the marginalization of Latinos in American society. It is crucial for cultural institutions like the Smithsonian to actively work towards \u200binclusivity, equitable representation, \u200dand the celebration of diverse cultural narratives.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200b is also\u2063 important \u200bto\u2063 recognize that the cancellation of this exhibition not only affects the Latino community, but\u200b it also reflects a broader issue of inadequate representation of minority groups in mainstream cultural institutions. It highlights the need\u2063 for \u2064systemic change to ensure the fair and accurate portrayal of all\u2062 communities and their \u2063contributions to society.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts must be\u200b made to address the underlying\u200b biases and barriers that hinder the recognition of diverse communities. Institutions like the \u2062Smithsonian Institution \u200chold a responsibility to create spaces that reflect the true diversity of American history and culture.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the cancellation of the \u2064Latino youth movement\u2064 exhibition by the \u2062Smithsonian Institution is a disheartening setback for\u2064 the recognition and celebration of Hispanic history and contributions. It underscores \u200cthe need\u200d for cultural institutions to\u2063 prioritize inclusivity, equitable representation, and the amplification\u2063 of underrepresented narratives. By doing so, they can foster understanding, \u200bappreciation, and unity among all communities in \u200dthe United \u200bStates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>at the Smithsonian Institution. However, due to concerns raised by the controversial content of a previous exhibition on Hispanic history, the Latino youth movement exhibition has been canceled. 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