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1,240 stories: UT’s ‘Voces’ project marks 20 years of cataloging Latino veterans’ lives

By Chris Davis – KXAN.com – Video Capture: KXAN | Austin, Texas. Video Capture: Latino Vets Oral History Project (Voces) Austin, Texas (KXAN) — In the early 1990s, Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez went looking for books about Latinos who served in World War II; she...

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....

Mexican American Student Association (MASA)

By Jocelyn Medina – LakeFrontOLLU.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Students at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) can join the Mexican American Student Association also known as MASA. San Antonio, Texas – MASA is a diverse association here at OLLU that...

San Antonio’s Muertos Fest Named Among Top 7 Fall Festivals by National Geographic

By Spectrum News Staff | San Antonio – SpectrumLocalNews.com – Photo: Spectrum News | File. Photo: Two people in Dia de los Muertos costumes walk the Pearl during a procession. San Antonio, Texas, presents a beloved cultural event, Día de los Muertos...

Día de los Muertos’ appropriation is on global scale

By Elaine Ayala – ExpressNews.com – Photo: Matthew Busch | The San Antonio Express-News. Photo: This altar for Emma Tenayuca was created by artist Regina Moya for the annual Dia de los Muertos festival at the Pearl on Friday, November 2, 2018. Emma...