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A Museum As A Stage For Community Dialogue: Sharing The Stories Of Underserved Ethnic Populations, Tara L. Lyons
A Museum As A Stage For Community Dialogue: Sharing The Stories Of Underserved Ethnic Populations, Tara L. Lyons
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As a museum educator at several local museums in Western New York the author developed interpretive educational programs for institutions such as Explore & More Children's Museum and The Buffalo History Museum. One recent program titled Culture Day: Puerto Rico took place at Explore & More Children's Museum. The purpose of the project was to create a community based museum program about the deeply rooted cultural traditions and heritage of the Puerto Rican community that has shaped Western New York's history. Hispanics began relocating to Western New York in the late 1880s and continue to do so today. Twenty-first century …