Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Welcome to the HispanicHouston.com listing of events for Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM). Celebrated every year from September 15 to October 15, in Houston there are typically many many activities and events scheduled. These usually include the Annual Fiestas Patrias International Parade as well as concerts and performances, and exhibits. This year is different, though. As a […]
Read MoreThis week’s featured event is the East End Street Fest on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 2 to 9:30 pm. The event will be held in the three-block area of the Navigation Esplanade, at 2800 Navigation Boulevard. The festival will include an array of artisan and craft vendors as well as a Cultural Food Kitchen […]
Read MoreThe Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park recently unveiled their latest historical work of art, the mural by artists Jesse Sifuentes and Laura Lopez Cano Mexican-American History & Culture in 20th Century Houston. Commissioned by The Heritage Society in celebration of the many contributions made by Mexican-Americans in the City of Houston, the first-of-its-kind mural was […]
Read MoreHave you ever visited the “The Rebirth of Our Nationality” mural in Houston’s East End? Spanning a building on Canal Street, the brightly-colored mural was painted by Leo Tanguma (with help from Texas Southern University students and community volunteers) and completed in 1973. It is reported to be “one of the largest canvases of the Chicano art […]
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