Spring 25 - Latinx American Context Timeline by Charan Morris

Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (1978-Present) (Ryckardo)

2025-04-25 03:27:08 UTC

The Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) is an organization providing services to residents of Northern Manhattan and the Bronx. (ACDP) was founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1980 as the first non-profit to focus on the needs of New York's Dominican immigrants and the communities in which they live. (ACDP) has organized the community to develop high quality programs providing assistance to 27,000 children and families. Soledad Hiciano is the executive director for the organization.

https://www.acdp.org/index-3.html# this is the link used.

1980-2003 -Vieques Struggle for Freedom (Francesca)

2025-04-27 15:54:47 UTC

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uluOaP697NA

The Vieques struggle started in the 1940s when the U.S. The Navy took over the island (in Puerto Rico) for military training and testing. For decades the people living there had to deal with all kinds of problems because of the bombings and chemical testing which messed up their health and the environment. In the late 1990s the locals got fed up and began protesting more and more. Eventually it became a big movement especially after a civilian guard was killed by a bombing. After years of fighting back and raising awareness the Navy agreed to leave in 2003. It was a long struggle but at the end the people of Vieques won their fight for freedom and made statements about their rights and the importance of protecting their home.

Source link: https://www.latinojustice.org/en/blog/vieques-12-years-later-justice-delayed-justice-denied#:~:text=After%20almost%2075%20years%20of,land%3B%20and%20locally%20controlled%20development.

La Casita Syracuse University

2025-04-27 16:14:10 UTC

La Casita is a program at Syracuse university founded in 1989 by students who wanted to increase latinx culture awareness. The program was created to push forward an educational and civic agenda of preserving hispanic culture and art. This program provides an art gallery, classroom, bilingual library, performance space, workshop facilities, kitchenette and meeting space.

https://syracuse.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/la-lucha

https://lacasita.syr.edu/

https://youtu.be/go9MC83Bp0o

1960-1980s -Puerto Rican Student Movement 1970s Five Demands (Francesca)

2025-04-27 16:16:00 UTC

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98XSXTjHtsg

In the 1970s the fight was about better education and rights. They have 5 main demands. First they wanted schools to be more accessible and affordable for everyone. Second they pushed for classes that actually taught Puerto Rican history and culture so students could connect with their roots. Third, they wanted better facilities and resources. Like libraries and science labs, because schools needed an upgrade. Fourth they wanted students to have a say at decisions at their school and universities. Finally they wanted to get rid of the military presence on campus and stop any military involvement in education. This whole movement was super important for making changes in Puerto Rican education and equity.

Demands:

1: A separate school of Black and Puerto Rican studies

2: A separate orientation program for Black and Puerto Rican freshmen.

3: A voice for SEEK students in the setting of all guidelines for the SEEK Program, including the hiring and firing of all personnel.

4: The racial composition of all entering classes should reflect the Black and Puerto Rican population of New York City high schools.

5: That Black and Puerto Rican history and Spanish language be a requirement for all education majors.

Source link: https://fivedemands.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

United farm workers of America

2025-04-27 16:30:09 UTC

United Farm Workers of America was created in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, Gilbert Padilla and is the longest enduring farm worker union. The U.F.W has a lot of union contracts protecting farmers. The U.F.W has assisted multiple farmworker strikes. In 1967 U.F.W led a boycott against table grapes. A nationwide poll estimated 17 million Americans were boycotting table grapes. U.F.W believed in fighting for farmers rights without violence.

https://nfwm.org/farm-workers/farmworker-partners/united-farm-workers-of-america/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMTTFWH143k

Helen Rodriguez-Trias-Pascaline T.

2025-04-27 16:42:36 UTC

A Puerto Rican doctor and supporter of universal healthcare, Helen Rodriguez-Trias was a pioneer in the fields of medicine and public health. She pushed to stop the practice of sterilizing women of color, which had been going on since the late 1800s. To lessen this violation against women of color living in poverty, Rodriguez-Trias established the Committee to End Sterilization Abuse and the Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse. In 1993, she was elected as the American Public Health Association's first Latina president.

Source Link: https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/2017/03/womens-history-month-2/

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9EOvoak75A&t=11s

Esteban Hostesse

2025-04-27 18:40:27 UTC

Born in 1919 in the Dominican Republic, Esteban Hostesse joined in the US Army Air Forces in 1942. During World War II, he was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black squad of pilots. In 1943, Hostesse applied for US citizenship after getting married to Iristella Lind Hostesse. He was a Second Lieutenant in the 477th Bombardment Group's 619th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. His troop battled for independence even though they did not witness any combat. He was one of 101 black officers imprisoned in 1945 for defying the Jim Crow laws. They demanded service at the Freeman Army Airfield and entered clubs designated for white officers, challenging de facto segregation. A directive was issued by Col. Robert B. Selway, the white commanding officer, designating all black officers as "trainees" and requiring them to sign a statement. Following their detention, all 101 cops were later freed. The decision by President Truman to desegregate the military was greatly impacted by these incidents.

Source Link: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi/stephen-hostesse?srsltid=AfmBOoq4tR-1Rb7WBJC05bPTuoAWiLDjxdVKJGwJhkx-iOA4y1abU_4W

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyZfBMgsVJQ

Mendez family vs. segregation

2025-04-27 21:36:20 UTC

Gonzalo Mendez and his family had moved into a new town and wanted to enroll their kids in an American school but got rejected, but his relatives who were lighter skinned had gotten accepted. Gonzalo spoke out on this and fought that his children should have quality education, but the school boards refused. Gonzalo decided to join four other plaintiffs and they filed a lawsuit in federal law district court. Gonzalo and his other plaintiffs had gathered multiple witnesses including Mexican American children who experience being in a segregated schools and the poor conditions they had to endure. Eventually, Mendez won and the federal judge ruled that segregated schools violated the 14th amendment. https://www.history.com/articles/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american

2025-04-27 23:43:27 UTC

Juan Rodriguez made history in 1613 as the first non-Indigenous person to live in Manhattan. He was a Black or a mixed-race man who arrived from Santo Domingo on a Dutch ship. When the ship's crew decided to leave, Juan chose to stay behind and connect with the local Munsee people. As he integrated into their community, Juan became an important bridge between the Indigenous inhabitants and European traders. His background as an "Atlantic Creole" growing up in a multicultural Caribbean environment, helped him communicate and understand different cultures. This ability to navigate both worlds was vital, especially when it came to the complex interactions between people of African descent and Europeans during the early days of Atlantic colonialism. Juan Rodriguez's story shows that the experiences of African-descended individuals were diverse and not solely defined by enslavement, emphasizing the rich tapestry of history and cultural exchange during this time.

Article:https://www.mcny.org/juan-rodriguez

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eibOfIuNrn4

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/new-yorks-first-immigrant-video/american-historia-the-untold-history-of-latinos/

Nuyorican movement

2025-04-27 23:59:19 UTC

In the 1960s and 1970s, a group of poets of Puerto Rican descent in New York City formed the Nuyorican poets movement. They took back the term "Nuyorican," which had been used as a slur, to celebrate their identity. Notable works from this movement include Miguel Piñero’s play "Short Eyes," the first play by a Latino writer on Broadway, and Pedro Pietri’s poem "Puerto Rican Obituary "which critiques the so called "American dream." The movement also led to the establishment of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, which started as a small gathering in Miguel Algarín’s living room. As more artists joined, they moved to larger venues, finally settling in the Lower East Side by 1981. Today, the cafe is a cultural hub for Black and Latinx artists, offering open mics, theater performances, and workshops to help writers develop their skills.In a recent episode of Latino USA, various artists shared their experiences at the cafe. Jesús “Papoleto” Meléndez reminisced about the early days, while Caridad De La Luz discussed the significance of open mics. Playwright Ishmael Reed highlighted the cafe's role in nurturing talent, and Lois Elaine Griffith emphasized the importance of preserving the Nuyorican history for future generations. Overall, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe remains a vital space for artistic expression and cultural legacy.

Article: https://www.latinousa.org/2021/11/12/nuyoricanpoetscafe/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0YDJ7p7I9Y

Puerto Rican National Left Movement: 20th Century

valeriar53 — 2025-04-28 00:00:32 UTC

The Puerto Rican National Left Movement began in the late 20th century, these puerto ricans were fighting back in different ways. They wanted to gain the island's independence, stop destroying their environment, and keep their culture present into representing who they are in the United States. Pedro Albizu Campos was the leadership about the movement, struggling to maintain the culture of diverse people to come together within one another. These Puerto Ricans resisted the binary of white over black racism of the United States. Overtime island people like Haitians, Dominicans, and Cubans were giving their support into the movement of Puerto Rico. Then their island started to suffer from depression being brought by the U.S preventing to give out their efforts towards their independence. Overall the Puerto Rican Movement in 1944 were able to gain support from the American League for their independence and the popular democratic party transforming the island to a successful industrial society.

Source:

https://progressive.org/latest/the-puerto-rican-nationalist-movement-buhle-20230001/

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY7rg3bC_m8

Dr. Ramona Hernandez

valeriar53 — 2025-04-28 00:42:34 UTC

Dr. Ramona Hernandez, the Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and Professor of Sociology at City College of New York. Based on her research interests are mainly focused on Latin America workers mobilities, socioeconomic conditions of Dominicans in the U.S, and the economy's effects towards working-class people. Due to her leadership as a CUNY DSI, a research unit upon Dominican Library and Dominican Archives, known for groundbreaking scholarship on the history of the Dominican people in the U.S. Some of the contributions played in the CUNY DSI is the discovery of a Dominican, Juan Rodriguez, who is the first immigrant to settle in New York City in 1613. Another Dominican, Esteban Hotesse, is the only Dominican-born member of the Tuskegee Airmen. According to the Institution, they also created the Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool, an online platform teaching handwriting styles from early modern Spanish language. In 2021, CUNY DSI did the first Archeological Survey in the Dominican Republic locating to sugar mill, where the first rebellion of enslaved Black Africans occur in 1521.

Source:

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi/dr-ramona-hernandez?srsltid=AfmBOophFuVSIQfmfgcLkOQ9luGNEs2lvyCPRyMjYWZBwXQss6Eu3MC5

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwY6LNl6KT8

Carmen Contreras-Bozak by Binta Drame

bintad11 — 2025-04-28 17:22:37 UTC

Born December 31, 1919, in Puerto Rico, Carmen Contreras-Bozak had many remarkable contributions to WWII. She served as an interpreter due to her billangual abilities(spanish, English, Portuguese, and more). Bozak volunteered to be a part of the 149th WAAC Post Headquarters Company( formed and placed woman in noncombatant jobs during the war). She is best known for being the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the U.S Woman’s Army Corps.
video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdcTG5pI138

1911: Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress- Jade ^

2025-04-28 17:23:05 UTC

Source link: https://oregoned.org/professional-excellence/conferences-events/events/el-primer-congreso-mexicanista-convenes-laredo#:~:text=El%20Primer%20Congreso%20Mexicanista%20(First,of%20El%20Congreso 's%20Women's%20League.

Video Link:

https://www.pbs.org/video/jovita-idar-mexican-american-activist-and-journalist-e6zgar/

Summary:

The first Mexican congress met in Laredo, Texas on September 14th 1911 with the objective to discuss issues that Mexican Americans faced in the U.S. . Topics of education, economic, labor and social issues were prompted for a change. One of the members; Jovita Idar was elected the president of the Woman's faction of the congress, where she organized with her team a chance to provide education for poor children, while she also worked on the newsletter; “La Cronica” for her family as a way to criticize the hate against Mexican Americans and advocate for female power like the right to vote.

Father Luis Olivares

2025-04-28 17:24:33 UTC

Father Luis was born on 1934 and died in 1993. He was a Catholic priest and a leader for social justice, he began in 1980. For apart of his time as an activist he also partnered up with Cesar Chavez. He is now remembered for his leader ship in the United Neighborhoods Organization and the sanctuary movement.

Article-https://uncpress.org/book/9781469643311/father-luis-olivares-a-biography/

video-

https://www.facebook.com/catholictvsa/videos/father-luis-olivares-the-sanctuary-movement-and-mexican-american-catholic-histor/510897814226050/?locale=hi_IN

Dominican WWII Veterans Miguel Ángel Escalera- Brielle W.

briellecynaiw — 2025-04-28 17:27:31 UTC

Miguel Ángel Escalera was born on January 20, 1921, in La Romana, Dominican Republic. when he moved to new York at the age of 19 he got enlisted into the U.S. Army on December 3, 1942. he was an infantry sergeant and led a group of 30 soldiers through Germany. during that time he was able to save the lives of the 30 people fighting in germany and he was rewarded with a silver star medal of gallantry.

Video: https://youtu.be/_C5Tvsoc8is?si=fJe_cbB2TcvSVswJ

Antonia Pantoja

2025-04-28 17:32:26 UTC

Antonia was born in 1923 and passed away in 2002. She was born in Puerto Rico and sadly struggled severely financially. Antonia was proud and excited to be let into high school instead of working like her grandparents wanted her to but after school she ended up working. Antonia after moving to New York founded ASPIRA which means aspire in English. The point of this project was to help students who were lacking to be tutored and learn more about their culture and history. Although Antonia had to move to California because of her asthma she still helped with ASPIRA while also helping/working for different advocacy projects because of her love of helping students in need.`

Article-

https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/antonia-pantoja/

Video-

https://www.nyhistory.org/media/antonia-pantoja-grassroots-organizer-and-activist

Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)- Jade^

2025-04-28 17:38:19 UTC

Video Link:

#1-

https://www.pbs.org/video/voces-mayo/

#2-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJpV6qf-WmI

Source Link:

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mexican-american-youth-organization

The Mexican American youth organization, also known as MAYO, sought to fight for social justice. More specifically; promoting their Chicano cultural nationalism unlike other more established groups. They preferred to directly confront the political inequality and used mass demonstrations to accomplish their goals. MAYO became an anchor for Texas’ fight of the Chicano movement, rising from a group of 5 people who were greatly influenced by the disagreement of politics in terms of the movement. They Identified that the main challenges they wanted to address were the economic, educational and social influence for Mexican Americans. By the late 1970s, MAYO had begun to lose consistency as the chicano movement weakened throughout the U.S. . And after only receiving 15,000 votes they lost their credibility along with their political clout nationwide.

Zoot Suit Riots by Binta D

bintad11 — 2025-04-28 17:42:26 UTC

The Zoot Suit Riots were a set of riots from June 3 to 8th of 1943 due to racisist tensions between mexican american youth and white service men. These riots occured due to the ongoing themes white supremacy and past scenarios of colonism. More specifically, what triggered the start of the riots were what people called "zoot suiters" and these were young mexican Americans, who wore specific black suits that people were convinced took exessive fabric in the midst of to World War, which angered many Americans, but what truly angered them was that this was an occurance of POC. As an outcome of the riots, over 500 Mexican American indiviuals were arrested while barely any white people were punished.

Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMEJpY_pKOk

Denise Oliver-Velez - Brielle W.

briellecynaiw — 2025-04-28 17:43:33 UTC

Denise Oliver-Velez was born on August 1, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. During her teenage years she participated in civil rights work as a member of the Queens branch of the NAACP and blocked bulldozers as part of a civil disobedience action. Denise was a member of both The Young Lords and The Black Panther Party and it was known for overseeing daily activity within the organization and instilling discipline on membership. she was an amazing activist and fought for women's rights throughout all her life.

Video: https://youtu.be/2OSP2fOMWmM?si=Lacc1Jat3FwZoCx0

Jose Angel Gutierrez - Zeferino Flores Jr.

2025-04-28 17:48:48 UTC

Link: http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ha.018

Jose Angel Gutierrrez was a Texan-born Chicano activist, that worked alongside the likes of Cesar Chavez, Corky Gonzales and more. He was born on October 25, 1944 in Crystal City, Texas. The passing of his father at a young age forced him to start working in the fields to support his family. Despite the hardships, he was a gifted leader that accomplished a lot of great things. Earning his bachelor's degree in political science from Texas A&M University in Kingsville and a master's degree two years later from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. During his time at St. Mary, he went back to his home town. There he was able to organize a new political party through the Mexican-American population called "La Raza Unida".

Reies Tijerina

2025-04-28 17:56:23 UTC

Reies had a long life from September 21, 1926- January 19, 2015. In the 1950's-1970's, Reies was an Mexican-American activist who was focusing on land rights movement in northern Mexico. As time went on he became the leader of the " Chicano land-rights movement ." In this movement his name was "king tiger". since the land was take over and didn't gain any help from the government , reies took it upon himself to help to fight for justice.

Article:

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Reies-Tijerina/634121

Video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5uHP-yq8Wk&t=18s

The Central American Solidarity movement

2025-04-28 17:58:27 UTC

The Central American Solidarity movement was a small movement surfaced in the 1980's when American Citizens had Assisted and Supported Guatemalans,Nicaraguans,and Salvadorians who advocating and supporting economic justice, human rights, and democratic freedoms. In addition they also fought to get rid of us political , military, and economic intervention in central america. Even though the movement didn't achieve its direct focus of ending the U.S interventions, it did have some accomplishments like importantly limiting options accessible to the U.S Government and prosecuting the wars that were occurring in central america.

Sources:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9780470674871.wbespm261.pub2

https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/going-the-distance-what-can-dsa-learn-from-the-1980s-central-america-solidarity-movement/

Acacia Network (1969-2025) (Ryckardo)

2025-04-28 18:04:12 UTC

In 1969 they were first founded by a group of community based organizations and initiatives. Acacia Network is a Hispanic led nonprofit organization that managed to gain people to fight for people's services like Social, Health Care, Housing, Education and Primarily serving communities that haven't had privilege for the way they are. The organization has accumulated those who have been in Puerto Rico and New York, they have managed to garner enough attention to their cause. They managed to have over 150,000 people for their cause and understanding how to fight for the liberty of jobs and other services.

Source: https://acacianetwork.org/

The woman and Chicana Movimento - Jayla

jaylar37 — 2025-04-28 18:04:30 UTC

In the 1970s, Chicana feminism emerged with its "unique" approach to sexism and racism. The Chicano movement began in the 1960s. Women in the Chicano movement split between feminists and “loyalists” who saw the fight against sexism, and counter to the strength of the Chicano family. Many loyalists associated feminism with white women and saw Chicana feminists as assimilating into white culture. The Movement included various causes related to the equality and rights of people of Mexican heritage, from students fighting for more inclusive history classes to organizing by the United Farm Workers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjL2yP_f_w

United Farm Workers of America

2025-04-28 18:08:07 UTC

The United Farm Workers of America was created in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, Gilbert Padilla, and is the longest enduring farm worker union. The U.F.W. has a lot of union contracts protecting farmers. The U.F.W. has assisted multiple farmworker strikes. In 1967, the U.F.W. led a boycott against table grapes. A nationwide poll estimated 17 million Americans were boycotting table grapes. U.F.W. believed in fighting for farmers rights without violence.

https://nfwm.org/farm-workers/farmworker-partners/united-farm-workers-of-america/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMTTFWH143k

Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in 1969

elijahl182 — 2025-04-28 18:08:17 UTC

In 1969, Rodolfo Corky Gonzales and the Crusade for Justice organized and had the first annual Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado. This conference took place in March and lasted four days. This conference had lectures, seminars, and workshops, all of which related to cultural identity and cultural pride. Many people attended, with around 1500 members. This conference aimed to target young Chicanos, inspire future generations of Chicano leaders, and boost confidence/pride.

Sources:

la Matanza 1910's

2025-04-28 18:08:54 UTC

La Matanza — A period of anti-Mexican violence in Texas

Anybody who looked Mexican, whether they were an American citizen or a national who was living in south texas in the decade of 1910 and 1920, they were not only targeted with vigilante violence and mob violence but also extralegal violence

The Delano Grape Strike & Boycot - Jayla

jaylar37 — 2025-04-28 18:11:25 UTC

The decision to go on strike led to many families and farm workers risking their wages and jobs, which made them lose their houses. On September 8th, 1965, over 800 farm workers were involved in a farm job strike at ten grape vineyards around Delano. They demanded a raise in their hourly wages, from $1.25 to $1.40, and in the piece rate. This decision was a big risk for Delano’s grape workers. Many lived in company housing and could be evicted with little notice.

https://youtu.be/KjH0UZGQag8?si=AQdRnVhQf1HdGqWa

WW11

2025-04-28 18:12:52 UTC

"WW11" is the global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. It's the deadliest war in history, involving most nations in a conflict between the Allies (including France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China) and the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan).

Yanilda Maria Gonzalez

2025-04-28 18:13:37 UTC

Yanlinda is a professor at Harvard Kennedy school who "focuses on policing, state violence, and citizenship in democracy, examining how race, class, and other forms of inequality shape these processes." she has made many movements to support democracy and ordinary democratic politics in unequal societies can both reproduce authoritarian policing and bring about unknown whereabouts and things in society. she has helped support multiple human rights movement for society in the US and argentina.

YouTube link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECqSrCQ_ilk

Zoot Suit Riots - Zeferino Flores Jr.

2025-04-28 18:13:45 UTC

The Zoot Suit Riots were a number of riots that targeted young Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles. These riots were usually lead by off-duty police officers and civilians. In June 1943, the riots got their name by that attire that they use during this era. The timing of these riots didn't help either, as WWl was happening at this time. On May 31, a fight broke out between a uniformed servicemen and a Mexican American youths that lead to the beating of a U.S. Sailor. In retaliation, 50 sailors from the U.S. Naval Reserve Armory marched through downtown LA beating and attacking anyone wearing a zoot suit of any other racially identified clothing.

El Rescate

2025-04-28 18:24:10 UTC

El Rescate is a non profit organization based in Southern California that provides people with free legal and social services to new Immigrants arriving in Los Angeles. Established in 1981 they provide many free resources such as: Legal Representation, Social Services, Human Rights Documentation, Litigation, and Advocacy. The services are offered to people who are seeking refuge from central America.

source: https://www.elrescate.org/

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxNK8SKOBXQ

Marcelino Sena WWI

elijahl182 — 2025-04-28 18:35:45 UTC

Marcelino Sena served in World War 1, and earned the highest medals from the French government and recognition as the most decorated Texan in the war. Even though he surpassed all of the other American soldiers, the U.S looked over him when giving out the medal of honor. Them overlooking him was an act of racism, because of the extreme prejudice during the time that they gave the medal out. Marcelino was very adamant on being a United States citizen, moving to the U.S at 19 after growing up in Mexico. When he tried to enlist, federal officials told him that he could return to Mexico, but he rejected and ended up enlisting in the military. During his time serving, he was very brave. In one situation, he ended up volunteering to scout ahead alone after 12 members of his unit had died. He then threw grenades into a room with the enemy. The grenades killed 6, and Marcelino captured the other 8 soldiers that survived. His story was uncovered nearly 75 years after his service, and there may be other stories like his that still need to be uncovered.

Sources:

https://latinosinamerica.substack.com/p/a-mexican-american-war-hero-marcelino

East L.A. Walkouts

2025-04-29 18:07:39 UTC

In March 1968 in the early morning at seven there were 22,000 Mexican students who walked out of their classes cause they wanted to protest for better school conditions and have access for more programs that could prepared them for college like more academic courses and for more teachers so they can't be understaffed with this movement they inspired the next generation of activists, artists, educators and elected officials. This could help them in the future so they can speak up for what they believe in and have someone that could relate too them and had the same problems as they had

source https://www.history.com/articles/east-los-angeles-chicano-student-walkouts-1968

We are all Dominican (WAAD)

2025-05-01 04:24:22 UTC

We are all Dominican is a building that allows the Latinos to embrace their diversity amoungst each other and help legally recognize Dominicans of Haitian decent. this movement is led by "Dominicans of Haitian descent fighting for inclusion and citizenship rights, and seeks to educate and activate the Dominican diaspora in order to challenge anti-Haitian and anti-black discourses." which is also known to help their community and fight for their rights and abilities to have a say in society.

article - https://wearealldominicannyc.wordpress.com/

video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B99znUeqyiI