Houstonians, and everyone else, can learn more about Houston’s Huelga Schools of the 1970s thanks to the efforts of Jacob Tate, a student at Pin Oaks Middle School. Tate spent several months last school year creating a website about Huelga Schools as part of a project for a regional History fair. What are Huelga Schools? When the Houston […]
Hispanic Houston
Meet the archivist preserving Houston’s Hispanic history
In an attempt to expand the Houston Metropolitan Research Center’s Hispanic Collections (HMRC), the Houston Public Library (HPL) recently hired a Hispanic Collections Archivist. Miakela Garza Selley will lead and direct HMRC’s efforts in researching, acquiring, cataloging, digitizing, and preserving archival materials related to Hispanic cultures in Houston. What this means is that she is coordinating community outreach […]
10 Great Things About Being Latino in Houston
It’s no secret. People often overlook Houstonians. They often overlook Texans too. Whether it’s because of our headline-making governor or the Texas Legislature and their not-so-far-behind controversies, it seems the only time Texas makes the national spotlight it is for something less than, shall we say, pride-provoking. As Latinos in Houston, we’ve even grown accustomed […]