America’s Enduring Conversation About National Identity: The Shifting View From New York’s Lower East Side Tenement Museum
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In the 22 years since its founding, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum has become an iconic and much revered institution. Now, the LESTM is determined to update its interpretation to allow the museum to play a role in the national conversation about immigration in the United States. In his talk, Dr. Morris Vogel, president of the LESTM, discusses the challenges and opportunities raised by this dynamic new interpretive plan.
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