The full story of the making of the American People starts with the first migrations to this land some 20,000 years ago and extends through waves of migration and immigration to the present.
New organizations joined the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People bringing the total to . The new members represent additional Scottish American and Mexican American support for the museum. There are now different ethnic, national, minority, and genealogical groups in the Coalition. Click on a group to view the organizations supporting this effort.
The Washington, D.C. office of the law firm K&L Gates LLP is generously providing pro bono support for the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People.
In an E Pluribus Unum moment, groups from across the spectrum of American ethnic, minority and genealogically-based organizations came together on the National Mall in Washington, DC to call for establishment of the National Museum of the American People. Please take a look at this 2 1/2 minute video:
Scholars from around the globe specializing in the migration and immigration of peoples are now affiliated with the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People. The scholars represent a range of disciplines, including historians, anthropologists and sociologists. The Museum will be a scholarly driven institution.
The gathering of peoples from throughout the world is one of the essential and ongoing stories of our nation. Yet, at the central gathering point in our nation’s capital on or near the National Mall, there is little that tells a full and coherent story about all of the peoples that came to make this nation. Without this story being told here, there’s a monumental void in the midst of our capital.
If a bi-partisan Presidential Study Commission to Study Establishment of the National Museum of the American People is announced in 2011, the Museum could open by 2018.
The Museum's potential audience is vast. People from every ethnic and minority group in the nation who are part of this story — in other words, everyone — would flock to the Museum to see how their story is told and to learn the stories of all the other groups. The Museum has the potential to become a national pilgrimage destination.
What's New Leaders of 20 Ethnic Caucuses Support HCR 63
As of April 30, the bipartisan co-chairs of 20 House Congressional ethnic caucuses and delegations have become cosponsors of H. Con. Res. 63. They include both bipartisan co-chairs of the Scottish, Native American and Hungarian caucuses and the Italian delegation and a co-chair of these caucuses: German, Greek, United Kingdom, Central Asia, Baltic, Turkish, Taiwan, Korea, Irish, Caribbean, Vietnam, Armenian, Poland, Central and Eastern Europe, Iran, and Israel.
What's New House Support Is Bipartisan; 35 Cosponsors
WASHINGTON, DC - There are now 35 bipartisan House cosponsors of House Congressional Resolution 63. It calls for the creation of a Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People. Among the additions are Reps. Don Young, R-AK; Leonard Lance, R-NJ; Charlie Rangel, D-NY; Steven LaTourette, R-OH; Daniel Lipinski, D-IL; and Bob Filner, D-CA. Rep. Jim Moran, D-VA, is the lead sponsor.
What's New 85 Organizations Ask Congress to Act on Museum Resolution
A broad array of 85 organizations representing 47 different ethnic groups asked House members on April 18 to support a bipartisan resolution (HCR 63) calling for a commission to study establishment of the National Museum of the American People.
An open letter to Congress, signed by leaders of these 85 organizations, says "all of our histories should be included in a national museum in Washington, DC which will tell the story of the making of the American People. We represent virtually every major ethnic and cultural group that has contributed to the making of this great nation."
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Moran announces introduction of the Coalition's resolution at a press event at the Capitol.
For a press release announcing resolution introduction, click here.
What's New AU Class Devotes Term to Spread Museum Word
WASHINGTON, DC - A public relations practicum class of 22 graduate students at American University devoted the spring term to communicating the National Museum of the American People to new publics. They worked on a variety of projects and have ramped up the Coalition's social media efforts. The Coalition is very appreciative of the class' efforts and Prof. Gemma Puglisi for assigning it as their term project. Seevral AU communication students are volunteering to assist the Coalition this summer.
A bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of the National Museum of the American People is being proposed as the first step in creating the Museum.
