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Central Students Learn About Hispanic Culture Through Mask-Making

By St. Croix Source Staff – StCroixSource.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Students and teachers who took part in the “Masks and Bigheads” workshop. Students enrolled in St. Croix Central High School’s foreign languages and fine arts programs enjoyed...

Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The First Latino Player In The World Series

By La Vida Baseball – LaVidaBaseball.com – Video Capture: La Vida Baseball. Adrian Burgos Jr. went to Cooperstown in search of artifacts from the first Latino player to appear in the World Series. Before some of this generation’s Latino stars take the...

Short films as time machines: works from the Chicago Latino Film Festival come to UNC

By Elise Mahon – DailyTarheel.com – Photo courtesy of María Lopez. Photo: A still from the short film “La Astucia y la Fuerza” by Francisco Novick. María López had worked with the Chicago Latino Film Festival for the last 10 years, but her...

Historic Hispanic Texas churches persevere and adapt

Isa Torres | Hispanic Beat Reporter – BaptistStandard.com – Courtesy Photo. Alicia Laurel and children from her class pose in front of the first brick building constructed by Primera Iglesia Bautista in Laredo. The church traces its beginning to 1883....

First Hispanic Woman In Space Receives Honorary Degree From San Diego State

By Shalina Chatlani – KPBS.org – Photo: Shalina Chatlani. Photo: Dr. Ellen Ochoa visited San Diego State University, so that she could receive an honorary degree in this photo taken on October 2, 2019. The former director of the Johnson Space Center and...

Only Here Podcast: Lowriders Built By The Border

By Kinsee Morlan – KPBS.org – Photo: Alan Lilienthal. Photo: A line of lowriders parked on Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan for the La Vuelta cruise on July 17, 2019. La Vuelta is a biweekly car cruise in Barrio Logan that runs through the summer. The event...