A new exhibit in downtown Jackson is shining a spotlight on Mississippi’s Hispanic culture. The exhibit, “Nuestro Mississippi” translated to “Our Mississippi” in English, was unveiled this weekend at the Mississippi Museum of Art. It signifies the Hispanic community’s contribution throughout Mississippi from Hernando all the way down to Biloxi.The gallery was photographed by Texas photographer Roj Rodriguez and snapshots faces that may be familiar, like farmers and restaurant owners behind tamales popular in the Delta region of the state. Lizbeth Velasquez, with the Mississippi Hispanic Association, says it’s important to make sure the state knows what it means to be Hispanic. Velasquez says knowing about a different culture helps one “see the world differently.” The unveiling of the exhibit comes before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in September.
A new exhibit in downtown Jackson is shining a spotlight on Mississippi’s Hispanic culture.
The exhibit, “Nuestro Mississippi” translated to “Our Mississippi” in English, was unveiled this weekend at the Mississippi Museum of Art. It signifies the Hispanic community’s contribution throughout Mississippi from Hernando all the way down to Biloxi.
The gallery was photographed by Texas photographer Roj Rodriguez and snapshots faces that may be familiar, like farmers and restaurant owners behind tamales popular in the Delta region of the state.
Lizbeth Velasquez, with the Mississippi Hispanic Association, says it’s important to make sure the state knows what it means to be Hispanic. Velasquez says knowing about a different culture helps one “see the world differently.”
The unveiling of the exhibit comes before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in September.
