Visiting nurse with Mexican children, 1922. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society
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Nuestros Tesoros:
A Celebration of Nebraska Mexican Heritage
Translated as
Our Treasures: a Celebration of
Nebraska's Mexican Heritage, this soft-cover book is the
culmination of a project led by the Nebraska State Historical
Society called
Mexican American Traditions in Nebraska. The project's goal was to explore and document the traditional
arts, beliefs, and histories of Mexican Americans of Omaha,
Lincoln, Grand Island, and Scottsbluff. Volunteers were trained to
interview traditional artists, musicians, and older community
residents about their traditions and history, some of which is
captured in the book. Other products of the Society's project were
a traveling photographic exhibit in 1997 on display in each of the
named communities as well as many more other places in the state,
and a five-part radio broadcast of the interviews entitled "The Best
of Both Worlds," which aired on Nebraska Public Radio in winter
1996-1997.
Originally submitted by: J. Robert Kerrey, Senator.
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