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Hispanic Heritage. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

Hispanic Heritage. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

For HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH I’ve been sharing the stories of amazing people with ideas and work that continue to resonate. SELENA QUINTANILLA had that magic and is credited for successfully bringing Tejano music to the mainstream public.

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Hispanic Heritage. Baruj Benacerraf

Hispanic Heritage. Baruj Benacerraf

BARUJ BENACERRAF [1920-2011] focused his research on understanding the genetic reasons for allergies and other diseases impacting immunity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

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Hispanic Heritage. Millo Castro Zaldarriaga

Hispanic Heritage. Millo Castro Zaldarriaga

This post is about a young Cuban girl who believed in her dream. The determination of MILLO CASTRO ZALDARRIAGA, broke the island’s taboo against female drummers. Despite being told that only boys can play drums, and her father’s disapproval she keeps practicing, dreaming and drumming.

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Hispanic Heritage. César Chávez

Hispanic Heritage. César Chávez

In creating the portrait of Cesar Chavez for Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics I struggled with my brushes. I wanted to communicate how unique and humble he was. His humanity and ability to connect to and inspire so many from different walks of life.  

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Reaching out to Puerto Rico.

Reaching out to Puerto Rico.

Thinking of our sisters and brothers in Puerto Rico. It’s almost a week after Hurricane Maria and homes are still without power or phone service. Food and medicine are in short supply. Linking to an article in Fast Company with ways to help the people of Puerto Rico in this humanitarian crisis.

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