Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Posted on Sun, May. 04, 2008
Panel to consider a national Latino museum in Washington
By PABLO BACHELET
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON | Tucked into a vast public lands measure approved by Congress last week was a bill that thrilled Hispanic lawmakers and activists.

The legislation, which the White House is expected to approve, creates a 23-member panel to study the viability of a National Museum of the American Latino Community in Washington. Proponents hope the museum will rise above the din of the illegal immigration debate to highlight the contributions to U.S. society by the 45 million-strong Latino community.

“This could really happen,â€