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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2008
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7379
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II
The photographic exhibit, Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II is on display at the Terrazas Branch of the Austin Public Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St through December 31. Click HERE for additional information about the exhibit.
From 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, December 1 at the Terrazas Branch, UT Professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, and Austin History Center Liaison Gloria Espitia will speak about Latino participation in the second world war. Rivas-Rodriguez is a Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas-Austin and Project Director for the U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project, which inspired the creation of the Images of Valor photography exhibit. Gloria Espitia is the Mexican-American Neighborhood Liaison for the Austin History Center.
The exhibit and discussion are free and open to the public. For more information please call 512-974-3625 or visit www.cityofaustin.org/library.
Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II is made possible by a grant from Humanities Texas. Humanities Texas, formerly the Texas Council for the Humanities, is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Established by the Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports research, education, and public programs in the humanities. For more information about Humanities Texas please visit www.humanitiestexas.org.
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