Cande Aguilar: barrioPOP at 81 Leonard Gallery

Cande Aguilar: barrioPOP at 81 Leonard Gallery

By The Tribeca Trib – TribecaTrib.com – Image Not Credited. “Cande Aguilar: barrioPOP” at 81 Leonard Gallery is a retrospective that charts the development of the South Texas artist’s style, called barrioPOP. Inspired by the...
Creating a Legacy of Oral Histories in San Diego

Creating a Legacy of Oral Histories in San Diego

By Michelle Stansbury – SDEntertainer.com – Photo Not Credited. Welcome to the Mix is an oral history documentation project as well as a real-time community engagement platform being undertaken by the San Diego History Center. The goal is sharing diverse...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Inside Dia de los Muertos

Hispanic Heritage Month: Inside Dia de los Muertos

By Susy Castillo – KTSM.com – Video Capture: KTSM.com 9. KTSM – Hispanic Heritage Month begins later this month, and part of Mexican culture includes celebrating the lives of those who have died. In most areas, Day of the Dead, or “Dia de Los Muertos,” is...
Fall events in Sonoma County, California, celebrating Latino Life

Fall events in Sonoma County, California, celebrating Latino Life

By Dan Taylor | The Press Democrat – PressDemocrat.com – Photo: Crissy Pascual | Argus-Courier Staff. Photo: Petaluma, CA, USA.Saturday, October 29, 2016. Ballet Folklorico de Petaluma Pauquiyollatzin exhibit historical dances during the celebration of Dia...
13 Things You Never Knew Were Invented by Hispanic People

13 Things You Never Knew Were Invented by Hispanic People

By Sara Alvarez Kleinsmith – RD.com – Photo: Pixabay. A teacher in Galicia, Spain, Ángela Ruiz Robles invented the first mechanical book way back in 1949. She was looking for a way to allow her students to carry fewer books to and from classes, so she...
The Sounds of Hispanic Houston

The Sounds of Hispanic Houston

By Brittanie Shey – HoustoniaMag.com – Image: Courtesy Of Houston Public Library. Photo: Alonzo y sus Rancheros. The Pan-America Ballroom was an essential social venue for Houston’s Mexican American community. On any given weekend, people from Magnolia...