http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "En Español: La Colección de Teodoro Vidal: Ver Todos Los Objectos"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1126http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1126<p>This online exhibition invites you to look at the history of Puerto Rico through the eyes of the collector who captured the island's history from the 16th to the 20th centuries with the thousands of objects he collected. Students will gain a unique insight into a cultural tradition that continues to play an important role in the growing diversity of the United States.</p>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:45:47 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=226http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=226<p>En esta exhibici&oacute;n por el Internet se puede investigar la vida de Celia Cruz. Un portento de talento con un sentido impecable de ritmo y un estilo inigualable, Celia Cruz lleg&oacute; a ser una figura musical influyente y legendaria en su patria, Cuba, y en&nbsp; los Estados Unidos, su pa&iacute;s adoptivo. Estudiantes asociar&aacute;n a su vida por una variedad de temas, incluyendo la inmigraci&oacute;n, la historia, la geograf&iacute;a, teor&iacute;a de m&uacute;sica, la historia de m&uacute;sica, y el arte. Una versi&oacute;n imprimible de esta exhibici&oacute;n est&aacute; disponible en <a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/printable/index.asp?lang=yCW2263175096STQP">http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/printable/index.asp?lang=yCW2263175096STQP</a>.</p>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:20:37 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2346http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2346<p>This website will help students learn about the bracero program, in which an estimated two million Mexican men came to the United States on short-term labor contracts. The experiences of these men are brought to life through photographs and quotes from oral history interviews.&nbsp;In 1942, facing labor shortages caused by World War II, the United States initiated a series of agreements with Mexico to recruit Mexican men to work on U.S. farms and railroads. This online exhibition is presented in English and Spanish.</p>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:50:03 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2349http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2349<p dir="ltr" align="left">This website provides online access to this collection of oral histories, photos, documents, and objects related to bracero history. Students can browse the archive, use social bookmarking tools to share resources, add their own notes and make a poster using items from the archive, and contribute to the archive by adding their own stories about the bracero program.</p> <p dir="ltr" align="left"><span>The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is part of a consortium of museums, universities, and cultural institutions documenting and preserving the history of the bracero program, a little-known chapter of American history in which an estimated two million Mexican men came to the United States between 1942-1964 on short-term labor contracts. The Bracero History Project has recorded more than 600 oral histories and has collected many objects.&nbsp;</span></p>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:39:20 GMT