The Post Eagle
May 19, 2014
Leaders of 9 More Ethnic /Minority Nationality House Caucuses Now Back American People Museum
by PostEagle

Leaders of nine ethnic, nationality and minority House caucuses have become cosponsors in recent weeks of a resolution backing the proposed National Museum of the American People.

DC Curbed
December 23, 2013
How the Museum of the American People Can Renew Southwest
by Valerie Paschall

The National Museum of the American People is not only your favorite museum that has not yet arrived, it could be a vital part in the development of Southwest's Waterfront neighborhood. The museum's founder Sam Eskenazi believes that having a museum at his preferred site of Banneker Overlook could help draw tourists toward the developing Waterfront.

National Public Radio
December 7, 2013
National Campaign to Build Latino History Museum Comes to LA
by Josie Huang

"Having a Latino museum would give us a platform so we're not relegated to having a one-off exhibition that happens every 10 years -- which has been the case thus far in institutions in California," Rivas said.

But others question how much value an American Latino museum would bring. Some critics feel the experience of Mexican-Americans will dominate the museum because they are the largest Hispanic subgroup. Others say that museums should not be split up by ethnicity and prefer another proposal pending in Washington: the National Museum of the American People would look at the immigration experience across different racial backgrounds.

Washington Business Journal
December 5, 2013
One Man's Dream of a Museum of the American People
by Rebecca Cooper

Sam Eskenazi still wants to tell the story of Americans, from the country's earliest inhabitants to its most recent immigrants, in the Museum of the American People, a new museum near the National Mall in Washington.

National Journal
December 1, 2013
An American Dream for a New Museum
by Courtney McBride

Retired federal employee Sam Eskenazi is leading a one-man crusade to establish the National Museum of the American People, which he envisions as a place for "story-telling" on the National Mall along the lines of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

An eight-year veteran of the Holocaust Museum, where he served as public-affairs director both before and after its opening in 1993, Eskenazi believes that the myriad museums in Washington fail to convey the essential components of American history and identity.

La Opinión
October 17, 2013
Museo Latino va a paso lento en Washington
por Antonieta Cádiz

"Queremos contar la historia de todos los grupos que componen este país: latinos, alemanes, italianos, etc. Si todo sale bien esperamos estar abriendo las puertas en 2021. No estamos pidiendo ningún tipo de fondo federal. El museo se sostendrá con donaciones privadas", explicó Sam Eskenazi, líder de la coalición para impulsar el Museo del Pueblo Estadounidense.

Fox News Latino
October 11, 2013
Will Proposed Immigrant Museum Doom Chances For New Latino Museum?

The immigrant experience museum, tentatively referred to as the National Museum of the American People, would look at many different groups, including Latinos, but generally stick to their arrival, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Huffington Post Latino Voices
October 8, 2013
National Museum Of The American Latino Could Be Threatened By Immigrant Museum
by Tony Castro

Supporters of the broader immigrant experience facility, known as the National Museum of the American People are pushing for Congress to press for a feasibility study.

VOXXI News
October 7, 2013
Is the US Latino Museum in trouble?
by Tony Castro

Supporters of that museum, though, have been treading a careful path not to alienate Latinos, with Sam Eskenazi, head of Coalition for the National Museum of the American People, saying their effort "is not a reaction to or in any way related to the proposed American Latino museum."

"There's no reason," says Eskenazi, "there couldn't be two museums."

Los Angeles Times
September 28, 2013
Is U.S. Latino Museum bid in horse race with immigration museum?
by Mike Boehm

The already difficult path to creating a National Museum of the American Latino has gotten bumpier because of another museum proposal now pending before Congress – this one aiming to establish a national museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the entire immigrant experience.

WAMU 88.5
April 14, 2013
Lawmakers Propose National Museum of the American People
by Matt Laslo

Virginia Rep. Jim Moran says a National Museum of the American People could have a unifying affect. "We've got such a multiplicity of ethnicities that maybe we should consider having a museum that underscores our commonality rather than our differences."

Sun Gazette
March 29, 2013
Rep. Moran Seeks Study in Support of New Museum

"The United States is a nation of immigrants, but there is no place today where one can go to learn the stories of the many vibrant ethnicities that make up the fabric of the American experience," Moran said in a statement.

Washington Post
February 24, 2012
A museum for American ingenuity?
by Steven Pearlstein

Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia has been a courageous voice against this balkanization of the Mall. "I don't want a situation where whites go to the original museum, African Americans go to the African American museum, Indians go to the Indian museum, Hispanics go to the Latino American museum," he said. "That"s not America."

Washington Post
October 2, 2011
On the Mall, homage to the melting pot?
by Manuel Roig-Franzia

Rep. James P. Moran (D-Va.) is sponsoring the legislation that would create a presidential commission to study the Museum of the American People proposal and has rounded up about 20 co-sponsors. He realizes that the museum could be a long way off, but he likes the idea of drawing a line now, "before we have any proliferation of additional ethnic museums."

New York Times
July 6, 2011
Congressman Supports Melting-Pot Museum
by Kate Taylor

Representative James P. Moran, a Virginia Democrat who is concerned about the propagation of ethnic museums on the National Mall in Washington, sees a possible antidote: a National Museum of the American People, dedicated, in the words of a resolution Mr. Moran plans to introduce in the House, to celebrating all immigrants, "from the very first to the most recent."

Politico
July 6, 2011
Telling the story of all Americans
by Rep. Jim Moran

During the Fourth of July weekend, hundreds of thousands of people visited the National Mall to watch fireworks, tour museums and monuments and revisit the story of our country's founding and development as a beacon of democracy and freedom.

Washington Examiner
July 7, 2011
Another museum pitched for Mall, honoring ... everybody
by Natalie Plumb

Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the National Mall to visit museums and monuments this past weekend to celebrate independence, but Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., says that there was one museum missing: the National Museum of American People.

In an effort backed by nearly 150 ethnic and minority group organizations nationwide, Moran and Rep. John Duncan, R-Tenn., introduced legislation Thursday calling for a presidential commission to study the establishment of a national museum on immigration and migration next to the Capitol.

"It's time to tell the story of all of the American people," Moran said.

Fox News
July 7, 2011
Lawmakers Push for an Immigration Museum on the National Mall
by Elizabeth Llorente

Two congressional lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation Thursday asking for a commission to examine the creation of an immigration museum in Washington D.C.

The legislators, Virginia Rep. Jim Moran, a Democrat, and Tennessee Rep. John Duncan, a Republican, want the museum, tentatively called the National Museum of the American People, to tell the story of immigration to the United States.

The Associated Press
July 7, 2011
Moran, others in Congress seek study to create new Museum of American People on immigration
by Brent Zongker

Several members of Congress called Thursday for a presidential commission to study the formation of a "melting pot museum" in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.

CNN Politics
July 7, 2011
Lawmakers propose immigration museum on National Mall
by CNN Wire Staff

A group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for the creation of a "melting pot museum" on the National Mall, calling Thursday for a presidential commission to study the idea.

The Museum of the American People would focus on the role immigration and migration played in the development of American society, said Rep. Jim Moran, D-Virginia, who introduced a bill about the museum Thursday.

Patch.com
July 8, 2011
Rep. Jim Moran Proposes Study to Consider 'Melting Pot Museum': Museum would examine role immigration and migration play in development of United States
by Mary Ann Barton

Congressman Jim Moran, a Democrat who represents the 8th District of Virginia, introduced a bill on Thursday to create a Presidential Commission that would study the creation of a "melting pot museum" on the National Mall.

Washington Post
February 9, 2011
Coalition supports a new museum for "American People"
by Jacqueline Trescott

The Washington Post's ArtsPost page covered the Feb. 7th Press Event of the Coalition, interviewing Sam Eskenazi and a number of the representatives of the Coalition's supporting organizations, and addressing questions about it's location and funding plans.

Associated Press Pick-Ups:

The Associated Press's reporter Brett Zonger talked to Sam Eskenazi about the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People and sent it out over the wire the week of February 5th, 2011. To date, the story has been picked up by quite a number of the nation’s top newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times and the San Francisco Examiner.

Washington City Paper
April 2011
Best Museum That Doesn't Exist Yet
by Lydia DePillis

"... it's hard not to love the idealism of the National Museum of the American People, which eschews the single-identity approach in favor of commemorating all the ethnic groups in the United States at once. Besides a permanent exhibition, the museum would house a National Genealogical Center and a Center for the Advanced Study of the American People."

New America Media
February 27, 2011
A Museum for the Immigrants Who Make Up One America
by Khalil Abdullah

New America Media's exceptional article on the National Museum of the American People, its plan, its goals and its members.

NBC Washington
February 10, 2011
Another Museum May Land on the National Mall
by Tim Persinko

The local Washington, DC NBC affiliate attended the Feb. 7th Press Event and reported on the Coalition's plans in their "Local Beat" news, with links to associated stories regarding the project.

ArtInfo
February 10, 2011
Here Comes Everybody

An extremely flattering and detailed report of the National Museum of the American People, describing the project in extensive detail. ArtInfo is a news source devoted to American Art and Culture, with focus on the nation's Museums.

Voice of America - Armenian (video)
February 10, 2011
New Museum: USA

The Voice of America sent a camera crew to do a detailed 3 1/2 minute video piece for its Armenian Language news, showing the testimonials of several Coalition participants and interviewing representatives.

Georgetown Hoya
February 15, 2011
New American History Museum in the Works
by Tyler Sanborn

University Newspaper extensively reports on the National Museum of the American People, with particular emphasis on student and scholarly opinions on the value of the project and the past and proposed congressional bills.

TBD TV Channel 8, Washington DC Local News
February 9, 2011
Group wants to build National Museum of the American People immigration museum
by Mike Conneen

Washington DC local news aired a 2:00 minute segment covering the Coalition's Feb. 9th Press Event, including clips of various speakers and an interview with Sam Eskenazi. Comparisons are made to existing Smithsonian museums and how they currently convey issues involving immigration.

The Examiner
February 10, 2011
Newsmaker: Sam Eskenazi

A news brief about the project highlighting Sam Eskenazi's role in founding and leading the Coalition.