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I re-share this every year for Cinco de Mayo, since it seems relevant every year. Today is May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, which will be celebrated throughout the country as […]
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As we bound into the second year of the pandemic, with numbers fluctuating but still high in most places in the U.S. (including Houston), we’re looking at year two of […]
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UPDATED Did you know that Hispanic Houston celebrated 10 years? We did! And we’re still going strong. We can’t be everywhere. And, even though I’d love to argue otherwise, we […]
Read MoreThe University of Houston has received a nearly $1.35 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a free, open-access digital portal for anyone to learn about or teach Puerto Rican literature. Read that again… it’s to create a FREE, OPEN-ACCESS digital portal for anyone to learn about or teach Puerto Rican literature. […]
Read MoreIn a continuation of their commitment to represent the community in Houston, Holocaust Museum Houston’s (HMH) first juried exhibition in its expanded building, Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict, will explore themes of social justice and human rights through 100 artworks of Houston Latinx artists. The multi-media exhibition opens on April 30 and will […]
Read MoreToday 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 […]
Read MoreREMINDER: All adults (18 years and older) will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, March 29, 2021. That means that you are able to register to receive a COVID-19 vaccine regardless of your age or occupation — as long as you’re 18 years of age or older. Did you know […]
Read MoreI speak Spanish, but I’m going to take this moment to remind you that not every Hispanic does. I have many Hispanic and Latinx friends who barely speak Spanish, or who don’t speak it at all. In fact, it was because of these friends that I originally launched Hispanic Houston. I wanted to provide culturally-relevant […]
Read MoreBefore J Balvin really became a household name in the US, even among Latinx households, I had to explain to my sister why meeting him in person was a big deal. My sister, brother-in-law and their kids came back from visiting family in Honduras, and she was telling me that her niece had just gone […]
Read MoreEvery year, the Mayor of Houston and the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board honor five Houstonians for their outstanding contributions toward improving the quality of life within the Houston Hispanic community. The City of Houston recently announced this year’s recipients: Lifetime Achievement Award: Alfonso Maldonado III Arts in the Community Award: Alejandro “Alex” Roman Jr. and […]
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