Season of Giving UT Health Science Center X Agarita Chamber Commerce
UT Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and Agarita Chamber of Commerce came together this week to help raise funds for the UTHSCSA refugee clinic. The ensemble collaborates with local artists to bring awareness to various entities within the San Anto...
The Art of Jacinto Guevara: Documenting Unique Latino Culture
The Art of Jacinto Guevara: Documenting Unique Latino Culture Earth Day, Godfather movies, and disco music fascinated young people. The advent of the computer revolution marked a major change in society. For Latinos, the decade included significant events as cities...
Luminaria Illuminates Local Arte!
Luminaria is an annual event tied to the arte of la onda. For one night of the year, the gente of San Anto gathers together under the stars to take in art from local filmmakers, artists and performers. However, this year was all of that with the addition of a tribute...
Latinos in the U.S. Economy: Challenging Times and Promising Opportunities
The most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show promising employment figures and a drop in unemployment rates for the third quarter of this year. Essentially, the Bureau reported that the U.S. economy was improving, citing hefty job gains of more than 500,000 in...
Dia de los Muertos Eventos Across San Antonio
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El Festival Anual De Artes Indias De Yanaguana Destaca El Arte, Las Tradiciones Y Las Tribus Locales De América Nacional
Destacando la vitalidad continua y las tradiciones artísticas de las comunidades nativas americanas, y las tribus locales que ayudaron a dar forma a San Antonio, el Museo de Arte Occidental de Briscoe invita a todos a disfrutar de su anual Festival de Arte Indio de...
Latino Artist Gonzo247 Transforms Houston’s Walls
Houston’s skyline has changed dramatically in the last two decades, and Mario E. Figueroa, aka Gonzo247, has made sure that Latino art has kept up with the exciting and transformative urban landscape. As Houston, one of America’s largest cities, added more skyscrapers...
Life and Legacy of Lettye Jo Douglas Watson
It was December 17, 1935, Woodrow Douglas and Lurene Haywood welcomed a beautiful fourteen-pound baby girl, Lettye Jo Douglas. Lettye grew up in the San Antonio area, accepted Christ at age twelve and was baptized by her Pastor Rev. V.M. Bailey at the Mt. Pleasant...
Latino Contributions to the Founding of America
While exploring the contributions of Spanish colonial Governor of Louisiana Bernardo de Galvez, I came upon important research that shed light on the significant role that this brave military officer and other Texas citizens played in helping General George Washington...
Preserving Mexican Cultural Heritage in San Antonio
A recent article in the New York Times, “Growth Tests a New San Antonio” by Patrick Sisson [Oct. 5, 2021], noted that “Some fear projects will threaten downtown’s Mexican American heritage.” The actual threat to the Mexican American communities of the downtown Mexican...