Projects
A Latino History CommissionMDPI is establishing a national commission to recommend US Postal Stamps that feature Latinos as part of American history. MDPI staff would provide the research and organize the commission to meet twice a year. Members would include executives from leading Latino organizations and corporations
The Learning Institute For Working JournalistsMDPI, now a model for future McCormick Foundation institutes, will remain at the lead in offering more topics for the national media to consider that are important to the Latino community. MDPI will propose at least one LIWJ a year. The effect of these projects reaches millions of readers through the stories written by LIWJ fellows nationwide.
Latinos in the MediaWith the potential of the Salazar Stamp in 2008, MDPI has already opened the first official archive at a university to include Salazar's personal letters, photographs and drawings provided by his family. The Salazar History Project would provide for an archivist, furthering the collection, a book on the daughter's effort to know her farther. Once completed and based on funding, an exhibit of the Salazar work would be available to travel to every university Mexican American Studies program and Chicano Studies program in the country. Once the tour is completed, the collection would be housed at MDPI at The University of Arizona. |
Website and PublicatiWonsMDPI has been involved in developing a multimedia website with virtual exhibits and provocative writing by leading journalists, policy leaders and academics on MDPI issues important to the media and to the community. The website links to original and available research, published media and reports. It provides a summary of ongoing projects.
Exhibits & Documentary FilmMDPI will continue its pattern of offering exhibits at The University of Arizona and other locations around the country on relevant issues of public policy and democracy. These exhibits have served as a popular way to reach academics and non academics, elementary students and university students, an the media. This format of public dialogue offers opportunity for other groups to participate in a discussion that had not existed. |
