Editing Smithsonian Institution (section)

====Young Ambassadors Program====
The Smithsonian Latino Center's Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) is a program within the Latino Center that reaches out to Latino high school students with the goal of encouraging them to become leaders in arts, sciences, and the humanities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latino.si.edu/Education/YAP|title=Young Ambassadors Program| website= latino.si.edu |publisher= Smithsonian Institution |access-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510115706/http://latino.si.edu/Education/YAP|archive-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>

Students selected for the program travel to Washington, D.C. for an "enrichment seminar" that lasts approximately five days. Afterwards, students return to their communities to serve in a paid, one-month internship.<ref name=":1" />

Pilar O'Leary launched the program when she served as executive director of the Smithsonian Latino Center.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://issuu.com/washingtonlife/docs/holiday_2006__100mb_/80|title=Con Sabor!|date=2006|work=Washington Life Magazine "Substance and Style" Issue|access-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616154819/https://issuu.com/washingtonlife/docs/holiday_2006__100mb_/80|archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> According to the Latino Center, O'Leary told the press in 2007: "Our goal is to help our Young Ambassadors become the next generation of leaders in the arts and culture fields. This program encourages students to be proud of their roots and learn more about their cultural heritage to inspire them to educate the public in their own communities about how Latinos are enriching America's cultural fabric."<ref name=":1" />