| Corridos sin Fronteras |
| Website where you can learn about, listen to, and write corridos, narrative songs. Includes videos and information on the history of corridos, timeline with important historical events and the corridos written about them, music samples, biographies of modern corridor artists, glossary, articles and publications, and lesson plans.. Bilingual English-Spanish. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Puerto Rico Colonial Art |
| Bilingual English/Spanish guide exploring fifteen artworks and providing the historical significance of each piece. |
| Provider: Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Alerta Sings & Canciones para el Recreo/Children’s Songs for the Playground |
| Acclaimed Folkways childrens’ recordings with easy-to-learn songs from Latin America, the Caribbean, Argentina, and Chile. Accompanied by children singing and Latin American instruments. 20-page booklet, lyrics in English and Spanish. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
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| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8 |
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| Música del Pueblo |
| Bilingual online exhibit featuring a diverse range of Latin American and Latino musics. This interactive exhibit invites visitors to meet musicians, learn about the world of meaning behind the songs, and sing the songs, tap the rhythms and experience the panorama of diverse expression we call musica latina. Includes 24 high-quality videos arranged by thematic category. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| El Rio: Do-Your-Own Exhibition |
| Students create a museum exhibition in this lesson, which addresses culture and environment in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin. The materials are adaptable to studies of other cultural-environmental relationships. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Facts about Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (Datos sobre Americanos: La vida latina en los Estados Unidos) |
| Teaching guide describing the role of Latin Americans in U.S. culture. Includes color images, pie and bar charts, and population demographics. Bilingual (English/Spanish). |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| A Puerto Rican Carnival Homepage |
| Parent’' guide designed to teach children about the carnival traditions of Puerto Rico. Includes hands-on activities such as creating carnival masks and a list of recommended readings. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): PreK–3 |
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| About The Teodoro Vidal Collection |
| Online exhibit on Teodoro Vidal and his collection of objects capturing the history of Puerto Rico. Provides information about the collector, Puerto Rican history, everyday life, religions, Carnival, music, and the concept of the Great Puerto Rican family. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
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| Antonio: 25 Years of Creative Collaboration |
| Virtual exhibition highlighting works of two influential fashion illustrators of the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s: Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos. Bilingual English/Spanish. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Latino Center |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964 |
| Online exhibit telling the little-known chapter of American history in which labor shortages caused by World War II, led to an estimated two million Mexican men being recruited on short-term labor contracts to work on U.S. farms and railroads. This agreement became known as the bracero program. Presented in English and Spanish, the experiences of these men are brought to life through photographs and quotes from oral history interviews. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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