Eduardo Diaz '76 to Lead Smithsonian Latino Center

Eduardo Diaz '76 has been appointed as director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, a division that coordinates programs and exhibits on Latino culture that appear in numerous venues inside and outside the Smithsonian.  Diaz, who grew up in El Paso, Texas, and in San Bernardino, California, served for 10 years as the director of San Antonio's Office of Cultural Affairs and since 2005 has been executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the largest Latino center in the country.