Category: People & Profiles
A look at the people, organizations and historic sites that make is Houston’s Hispanic community.
Remembering Selena
Today is the anniversary of the death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995). For many of us, Selena was and continues to be the biggest star […]
Happy Birthday, Cesar Chavez!
Even though my father was a bracero (a migrant farmworker) as a child and young adult… and I think even as an adult… I didn’t learn about Cesar Chavez until […]
UH Hispanic Alumni Association holds benefit fashion show and other headlines we’re watching
Good morning! We’re closing out the first month of the year. How’s it going so far? Today’s headlines are: the UH Hispanic Alumni Association is hosting a fashion show to […]
Meet the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award 2021 Winners
Hispanic Heritage Awards Ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board are honoring five exemplary Houstonians in […]
Houston Symphony Announces John Cisneros To Chair Hispanic Leadership Council
The Houston Symphony announced recently that John Cisneros, Ed.D is the Symphony’s Hispanic Leadership Council Chair for the 2021–22 Season. The Hispanic Leadership Council is a membership group comprising business, […]