Author: Dr. Ricardo Romo

My grandfather, Jose Maria Saenz, came to America in 1882, the year of the first Labor Day parade in New York City. He came to Texas from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon where work was scarce and salaries seldom matched the hard...

Recent interest in Latino art in San Antonio and Houston is not surprising. This interest was long overdue. A recent exhibit in Houston, Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio (April 21-August 5, 2018) focused on San Antonio Latino...

Young Cleto Rodriguez moved to the Westside of San Antonio at the age of nine to live with relatives after the death of both this parents. After working as a newsboy at the downtown Gunter Hotel, he joined the United States Army...

Carlos Cadena’s family came to San Antonio from Mexico in 1907. His father returned to Mexico when Cadena, the youngest of seven children, was still a child. His mother, Dolores Espinosa Larranaga, spoke only Spanish and...

Summer vacation is almost over and millions of children across Texas are preparing for another school year. In most homes, there is excitement, and in some cases, anxiousness about starting school or returning for yet another...