By Kira Wakeam – PBS.org – Photo Not Credited. Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico — While studying automotive science, Rose B. Simpson built a moving piece of art: “Maria,” a black, refurbished 1985 Chevrolet El Camino named for famed Pueblo potter Maria...
By Dave Lucas – WAMC.org – Image Not Credited. “The 30 days between September 15th and October 15th are celebrated as Hispanic Heritage because many of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean were freed from Spanish rule during that...
By Beatriz García – AldiaNews.com – Photo: Via NBC. Photo: Frank Rubio (41), army colonel and son of Salvadoran migrants living in Miami, Florida. NASA has announced the 13 astronauts selected from more than 18,000 candidates who could be part of the...
By Javier Rojas – WeAreMitu.com – Photo: LowriderMagazine | Instagram. After 42 years, Lowrider magazine is nearing its last ride as the publication will cease printing at the end of this year. For many Chicanos living in Southern California in the 1980s,...
By Leah Scott – WeAreMitu.com – Photo: SmokePointFoods |Instagram. The real beauty about Latin cuisine in the US is that these distinct cultural identities all have their place in our country’s vast gastronomic canon, maintaining their original shape while...
By Nicole Acevedo, Claudia Deschamps, Patricia Guadalupe and Carmen Sesin – NBCNews.com – Photo: Courtesy of Ishel Vidal. Photo: Ishel Vidal’s youngest son looks at a nativity scene under his Christmas tree in Houston, Texas. When it comes to the...