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WASHINGTON, D.C – November 8, 2021 \u2013 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE<\/a>) – Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino <\/strong>(FRIENDS) is thrilled to announce the expansion of its relationship with award-winning journalist, author and entrepreneur Mariana Atencio<\/strong> as an official spokesperson of the organization to advocate alongside FRIENDS leadership for the future Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.<\/p>\n \u201cWith her journalism background, multimedia expertise and established communications credentials, Mariana Atencio is the perfect addition to our team of passionate spokespeople for our national advocacy efforts,\u201d said Estuardo Rodriguez, President and CEO of FRIENDS. \u201cAs we have always said, we have not made it this far on our own and it will require each one of us to ultimately open those doors. We are truly grateful for Mariana\u2019s willingness to commit her time to this shared vision for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n The spokesperson role expands an ongoing media partnership with Atencio, whose company GoLike\u2014promoting diversity and motivation through 360 storytelling\u2014is an official media partner of FRIENDS.<\/p>\n Atencio\u2019s first official duty as spokesperson will be hosting The Changing Perceptions of American Latinos<\/strong><\/a>, a Facebook Live<\/a> event streaming Thursday, Nov. 11, Veteran\u2019s Day at 2:15pm ET featuring producer, writer and actress Gloria Calder\u00f3n Kellett<\/strong> (One Day At A Time), FRIENDS Chair Emeritus and United States Air Force Veteran Danny Vargas<\/strong>, Executive President of the Latino Donor Collaborative Ana Valdez<\/strong>, and CEO & President of the Latino Corporate Directors Association Esther Aguilera. (<\/strong>Register for this free, public event here<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00abHaving a museum where we can all take our children to teach them about our shared culture, history and contributions has become a big part of my life\u2019s purpose,\u00bb said Atencio, a newly-minted American citizen. \u00abI would like to thank Estuardo and the leaders at the Latino Museum for letting me be a part of this gigantic effort. I won\u2019t stop until we are at the ribbon cutting ceremony on the National Mall!\u201d<\/p>\n Atencio is an alum of MSNBC and NBC News. She founded GoLike in 2018 to represent and lift Latinos through storytelling and speaking.<\/p>\n \u00abGoLike creates content that is educational, engaging and inclusive, shining a light on where our communities are now and helping them chart a new path forward. This dovetails perfectly with the work I\u2019ll be spearheading with the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino.\u00bb<\/p>\n Atencio is the recipient of many esteemed journalism awards, including the Peabody, the Gracie and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists\u2019 Presidential Award.<\/p>\n The Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino organization strives to create a museum in our nation\u2019s capital to educate, inspire and encourage respect and understanding of the richness and diversity of the American Latino experience within the U.S. and its territories by highlighting the contributions made by Latino leaders, pioneers and communities to the American way of life.<\/p>\n The FRIENDS organization is not affiliated in any way with the Smithsonian Institution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n www.americanlatinomuseum.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON, D.C – November 8, 2021 \u2013 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) – Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino (FRIENDS) is thrilled to announce the expansion of its relationship with award-winning journalist, author and entrepreneur Mariana Atencio as an official spokesperson of the organization to advocate alongside FRIENDS leadership for the future Smithsonian National Museum… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":38107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2349,2354],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-educacion","8":"category-noticias-generales","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/featured-friends-600x400.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/featured-friends-600x463.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Jay Cruz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/jcruz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino
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