National Museum of American History | Clotilde Arias: The Impact of a Peruvian Immigrant | Magdalena Mieri @SmithsonianAmHistory | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Clotilde Arias’s story reminds us of the resilience and creativity of many Latina immigrants. She succeeded in a male-dominated world in New York in the ’40s and ’50s. Her best-known act of patriotism was creating a singable Spanish-language version of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Magdalena Mieri is the director of the Program in Latino History and Culture at the National Museum of American History.

La historia de Clotilde Arias nos ayuda a recordar la resiliencia y la creatividad de muchas inmigrantes latinas. Clotilde logró triunfar en un mundo dominado por los hombres durante las décadas de 1940 y 1950 en la ciudad de Nueva York. Su acto de patriotismo más conocido es haber creado una versión en español del himno nacional, el Star Spangled Banner, para ser cantada con la música original.

Magdalena Mieri es la directora del Programa de Historia y Cultura Latina del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana.

Educators! Check out the learning lab that goes with this video here: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/clotilde-arias-latinas-talk-latinas/COuGLsApY8En6aFh