MACRI Talk: Hoosier Latinos - The History of Latinos in Indiana

Join us for a VIRTUAL MACRI Talk with Nicole Martinez-LeGrand and Daniel Gonzales about the contributions and experiences of Latinos in Indiana.

Our FREE virtual event will stream live on Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI & YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6PM Central Time. Just click on your preferred site to join the presentation at 6PM CT!

MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! To learn more about future MACRI events and how to make a donation, please visit www.somosMACRI.org. Gracias!

ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Nicole Martinez-LeGrandis the Multicultural Collections Curator at the Indiana Historical Society.

Daniel Gonzales is the Director of Exhibitions at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

ABOUT THE TALK

There is an impressive lineage of Latinos in Indiana. Since the 1800s, Latino residents comingled with English, German, Irish, and African American neighbors who made Indiana home. In their recent book, Hoosier Latinos: A Century of Struggle, Service, and Success, Nicole Martinez-LeGrand and Daniel Gonzales depict how Latino residents created their own ethnic economies and contributed to the larger state and national economy through their labor, entrepreneurship, and purchasing power. Martinez-LeGrand and Gonzales also address the pain and violence faced by many Latinos in Indiana. They provide audiences the opportunity to explore the roles and contributions of Latinos in Indiana towns while also prompting audiences to examine the complicated reality of the Hoosier Latino experience.