Visitors to the Viet Art Center in Garden Grove, Calif., will have the opportunity to learn about the story of the Vietnamese American experience in America from 1975 to the present through the exhibit "Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon."

Members of the public now may enjoy "Pulling Down the Clouds: Contemporary Native Writers Read Their Work at the National Museum of the American Indian," the first-ever CD anthology of 15 Native writers reading directly from their works.

Visitors to the National Museum of American History's new virtual exhibit "Mobilizing Minds: Teaching Math and Science in the Age of Sputnik" at americanhistory.si.edu now will have access to in-depth information about Sputnik, its relation to the Cold War, the reforms in math and science education in the United States that took place at the time and new techniques of learning from the era.

The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, a signature element of the renovated Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, opens to the public Sunday, November 18. The building houses the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum presents the exhibition "East of the River: Continuity and Change" on view until Nov. 9, 2008. This major exhibition traces the history and development of the communities far southeast of the Anacostia River from early history to today through a revealing examination of the impact of land use and development on the demographics of the area.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has commissioned Jenny Holzer (b. 1950), an internationally renowned conceptual artist best known for her pioneering work incorporating texts into light-based sculptures and projections, to create a major site-specific light sculpture. "For SAAM" is scheduled to be installed in the museum's contemporary galleries in November.

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, the Smithsonian celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of performances, lectures, exhibitions, family activities and tours at various museums around the Institution. All programs are free, unless otherwise indicated.

On Wednesday, Sept. 5, the Smithsonian Latino Center hosts its second annual benefit gala, Smithsonian con Sabor! 2007. In keeping with the Center's tradition of highlighting a different Latin culture each year, the 2007 gala features the culture of Mexico.

"Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian," on view Sept. 5 through Nov.11 at the S. Dillon Ripley Center's International Gallery, showcases the full range of the Mexican presence in the Smithsonian's collections, highlighting the shared histories and cultural exchanges between the United States and Mexico.

Garnet's words have found their way into the title—and the essence—of the inaugural exhibition of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits" opens at the Portrait Gallery Oct. 19.

The first major exhibition in the United States to examine the historic and evolving culture and arts of the semi-nomadic Tuareg peoples of West Africa opens at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Oct. 10. "Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World," continues through Jan. 27, 2008.

The photo exhibition "Lola Alvarez Bravo" opens at the S. Dillon Ripley Center, International Gallery Wednesday, Sept. 5. It is presented by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Smithsonian Photography Initiative, coinciding with Hispanic Heritage Month 2007 (Sept. 15-Oct. 15).