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Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal—three sisters from a middle class family, all married with…
Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia was a Mexican-American civil rights attorney and the first Mexican-American to…
Rigoberta Menchú was born on January 9, 1959 to a poor Indian peasant family and…
As a Belmont High School student at age 17, Lazo learned that his Japanese American…
A poet, short story writer, novelist and essayist, Sandra Cisneros is often noted one of…
A noted feminist theorist and author, Gloria Anzaldúa paved the way for a more intersectional…
Best known for his success as a prolific poet, Jose Felipe Herrera uses much of…
A noted Mexican-American civil rights activist, Cesar Chavez was instrumental in securing union rights for…
One of the most vocal advocates for the LGBTQ community in U.S. government, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan…
John Leguizamo was born on July 22, 1964, in Bogotá, Colombia. He spent the mid-…
