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(Ex)Change explores the immigrant experience within New Mexico and, more broadly, the over 3000-year Hispano experience. The program builds on Mundos de Mestizaje, a 4000 square foot mural at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), which presents the stories of powerful agents of history as well as the stories of everyday men, women, and children who have shaped Hispanic identity and cultural exchange. (Mundos is Spanish for “worlds;” Mestizaje refers to the hybrid nature of cultural identity).
(Ex)change uses Mundos de Mestizaje to actively involve teen and adult community members in telling their own stories on their own terms. The program gives an opportunity for facilitated dialogue on the topics of immigration, “cultural layering,” and history.