The time has come for Latinos in the United States to receive their due credit, in the form of a museum on Washington’s National Mall alongside the country’s other great showcases of culture, says Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti, a professor of Spanish at the University of Nevada at Reno.

    She was appointed in September to a commission to study the feasibility of such a museum. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid, Democrat of Nevada, who has long known Ms. Sepúlveda, named her to the 23-person panel. “Her commitment to improving the lives of Latinos in Nevada makes her an ideal pick,” he said in an e-mail message.

    Within two years, commission members must submit a report to Congress and the White House on a plan for the museum, which would celebrate Latinos’ art, history, and culture. 

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