Today in OUR history:
Today in OUR history, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961. The U.S. chose to close the American Embassy in Havana in light of Fidel Castro’s uprising. The action signaled...
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Cuban boxer Kid Gavilan who was the world welterweight champion was born in 1926. Gavilan began his boxing career in 1943 when he beat Antonio Diaz. He finally became a world champion when he beat...
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Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel was born in 1950, as well as, Dominican baseball player Alfonso Soriano who plays for the Chicago Cubs was born in 1976. Venezuelan baseball player Francisco...
View ArticleLos Olvidados
By ALBERTO MORENO, El Hispanic News Every year thousands die trying to cross to El Otro Lado, to the Other Side. Over 5,600 bodies have been recovered to date from the Sonora desert, El Desierto de...
View ArticleCesar Chavez: A Movie About a Cause and a Legend
By Katharine A. Díaz Labor leader César E. Chávez passed away in 1993 after a life’s work of fighting for farmworkers’ rights. Not only is César Chávez Day commemorated in several states and the César...
View ArticleEl Hispanic News April 2014 Edition
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View ArticleSurviving ‘La Bestia’ – A High School Freshman Recalls His Journey to the U.S.
South Kern Sol / New America Media, Daniel Jimenez for El Hispanic News Editor’s Note: José, a 14-year-old Guatemalan American high school freshman in Kern County, Calif., describes the journey he took...
View ArticleDACA Recipients Grateful for Present, Uncertain About Future
Richmond Pulse, News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto RICHMOND, Calif. — Manuel Martinez thought his future would follow the life of his father. When he was 17, he thought he’d work in construction after...
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