Category: People & Profiles
A look at the people, organizations and historic sites that make is Houston’s Hispanic community.
Mayor Parker Honors Five Recipients for 2013 Hispanic Heritage Awards
** Information provided by Office of the Mayor Annise Parker. ** Mayor Annise Parker announced the recipients of the 2013 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards, an honor that is part of […]
¡COLOR! with Jackie Gil – Meet Film Director of “In Search of the American Dream” (video)
In this webisode of ¡COLOR! with Jackie Gil meet feature filmmaker Baldemar Rodriguez and learn more about the making of his first feature movie, “In Search of the American Dream.” […]
Houston’s Huelga Schools
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 […]
Latin Bites Cafe (Video)
I came across the video below a little late, the video promotes the Latin Bites Cafe menu for Houston Restaurant Weeks (which has passed). But I’m sharing the video anyway, […]
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 […]