President Bush appoints Cardenas to commission | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › President Bush appoints Cardenas to commission President Bush appoints Cardenas to commission Published: December 08, 2008 Author: Kathleen McDonnell President Bush recently appointed Gilberto Cardenas, Julian Samora Chair in Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, to a commission that will study the potential creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. The White House announced the appointment of seven people,including Cardenas, to be members of a commission that will give the president and Congress recommendations about the direction of the project. It will consider the presentation of art, history, politics, business and entertainment in American Latino life in addition to the location and cost of the project. One crucial question for debate is whether the museum will be part of the Smithsonian Institute. Cardenas, assistant provost and director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, twice has been named by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Latinos in the country. He received his doctoral degree from Notre Dame in 1977. Specializing in international migration, U.S.-Mexican border studies, and Latino populations in the U.S., Cardenas is the co-author of"Los Mojados: The Wetback Story,"a seminal text in immigration scholarship. He is a professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology. Contact: Katie Schlotfeldt, Institute for Latino Studies, 574- 631-3672 Katie.A.Schlotfeldt.1@nd.edu __ TopicID: 30727 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn