Latino Empowerment: Frida Kahlo

Latino Empowerment: Frida Kahlo

by | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog, Media Center

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón, known worldwide as Frida Kahlo, was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico to a German-Mexican father and a Spanish and indigenous descent mother. Although she was considered “mixed,” she identified closely with her...
Celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, Media Center

Por un mes, desde el 15 de septiembre hasta el 15 de octubre, en Estados Unidos y en el mundo celebramos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana o también llamada Herencia Latina. La celebración comienza a mediados de mes, como un guiño a los aniversarios de la...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, Media Center

September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, sometimes also referred to as Latino Heritage Month. The celebration begins in the middle of the month, as a nod to the anniversaries of the national independence of several Latin American countries: Costa Rica,...
Empoderamiento latino – Ellen Ochoa

Empoderamiento latino – Ellen Ochoa

by | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog, Media Center

Ellen Ochoa, física, científica y astronauta de la NASA, fue la primera mujer de origen hispano en haber viajado al espacio. Aunque sus padres también nacieron en Estados Unidos, sus abuelos eran mexicanos provenientes de Sonora.  Nació en Los Ángeles, California...
Latino Empowerment – Ellen Ochoa

Latino Empowerment – Ellen Ochoa

by | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog, Media Center

Ellen Ochoa, physicist, scientist and NASA astronaut, was the first woman of Hispanic origin to have traveled to space. Although her parents were also born in the United States, her grandparents were Mexicans from Sonora. Ochoa was born in Los Angeles, California on...