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SUMMARY:El Espejo Mexico Americano: The Mexican American Mirror
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: El Espejo Mexico Americano: The Mexican American Mirror=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.showup.com/event/detail/84441=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2007-10-12=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2009-10-31=0D=0A=0D=0A'You can't talk about Phoenix without the huge part that was the Mexican community. And it goes way back, from the beginning of Phoenix.' - Frank Barrios, Phoenix native.
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=0D=0A=Phoenicians of Mexican descent contributed in immeasurable ways to the establishment, growth, and development of the valley. The political, social, economic, and cultural challenges that Mexican Americans faced, as well as their countless notable achievements, have never before been featured in a major exhibition at the Phoenix Museum of History until now. The Phoenix Museum of History will share these stories with the public through the exhibition.
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=0D=0A=El Espejo Mexico Americano: The Mexican American Mirror explores the contributions of this community to the valley's culture, identity and sense of place through photographs, artifacts, video clips, music and hands-on activities. Mexican American labor made possible early agriculture and the development of barrios, Spanish language newspapers and churches helped to provide a sense of cohesion and unity among Mexican Americans. Mutual aid societies, labor organizations and civil rights groups helped community members achieve equality, justice, and political power while theaters, radio programs and cultural celebrations provided entertainment within the community that also appealed to the entire population of Phoenix. From la madre de Phoenix, Trinidad Escalante Swilling, through the election of the state's first and only Mexican American governor, Raul Castro, the Mexican American community's significant history reflects the larger culture and identity of Phoenix.=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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