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Three Philadelphia cultural organization will co-host a webcast of “Puerto Rico Aquí y Allá: a multidisciplinary symposium bringing U.S. and island-based scholars into dialogue about the Puerto Rican diaspora.” The webcast will be held <strong>Thursday, November 5 from 2:00 – 6:30 pm at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, located at 1300 Locust Street in Philadelphia.</strong> The webcast will include “Race and Colorism in the Puerto Rican Community” and “Art and Music in Puerto Rico’s Diaspora” followed by conversation with Professor Victor Vazquez-Hernandez, a tenured professor in History and Chair of the Social Sciences Department, Miami Dade College-Wolfson Campus.

<span style="color: #ff0000;">The webcast is free and open to the public and will be American Sign Language interpreted.</span> The event will be conducted in English and Spanish, and simultaneous translation from Spanish will be available as necessary. Viewers of the symposium webcast are encouraged to email their questions to affiliates@si.edu, or to tweet them using the hashtag <strong>#Diasporican</strong>.

The event will feature prominent scholars on the topic of Puerto Rican culture, including Susana Torruella Leval and Jaime Bofill.

In addition to the event in Philadelphia, several Smithsonian Affiliate partners will be hosting viewings of the event and concurrent discussions across the nation.

Partner organizations:
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The African American Museum in Philadelphia,</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Taller Puertorriqueño</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>partner with </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Smithsonian &amp;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong> Universidad del Turabo</strong></p>

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