The Latin culture is an important aspect of our country today.
The school desegregation case of Mendez v. Westminster (1947) prepared the way for the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision, yet few people have heard of it. The case […]
Latino Family Opened Door to School Integration in 1940s Read More »
Isabel González was 20 years old and pregnant in 1902. She was traveling from her home in Puerto Rico to the United States, where the baby’s father moved to find
Isabel González and U.S. Citizenship for Puerto Ricans Read More »
Operation Pedro Pan was an under-the-radar plan of the early 1960s to help families get their children out of Cuba before the Communist regime had complete control of the country.
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Ace pilot Pete Fernandez was one of the top fighter pilots in the Korean War, but he almost didn’t see combat. He was so valuable to the military as a
Ace Pilot Pete Fernandez: Korean War Read More »
Mexican-born Silvestre S. Herrera (1916-2007) wasn’t even a U.S. citizen when he signed up to fight for the United States in World War II. As Herrera himself said after obtaining
Mexican-American Hero: Medal of Honor Recipient, 1945 Read More »
The first Latinos in the Coast Guard was Juan Andreu, who was appointed the first official lighthouse keeper of the St. Augustine Lighthouse in 1824, three years after Florida became
First Latinos in Coast Guard Were Lighthouse Keepers Read More »
