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LULAC’s Cinco de Mayo parade returning to Downtown Houston after three-year hiatus

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on April 5, 2023 · The annual parade, in celebration of Houston's Hispanic culture and heritage, is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 6 near Minute Maid Park.

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Houston Public Media celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

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Celebrating the achievements of Hispanic Americans

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on October 11, 2022 · Looking at Hispanic American culture and its influence in the United States.

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Houston Public Media Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Town Square

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Recognizing the history and culture of Hispanic Americans

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on September 26, 2022 · Exploring the cultural diversity of Latin American cuisine.

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Texas Originals

Writer And Folklorist Américo Paredes

Humanities Texas

Posted on September 26, 2015 · He is regarded as one of the foremost Mexican American scholars of the twentieth century.

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Music in the Making

Music In The Making: October 5th, 2014

Joshua Zinn / Zoe Miller

Posted on October 6, 2014 · A tour of Spain and Argentina with Nin, Piazzolla, Guastavino, and Debussy!

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Dance

Lead and Follow, Part II: A Musical Special

Amy Bishop

Posted on October 2, 2014 · As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, Amy Bishop explores dances with Hispanic origins.

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Literature

Hispanic Heritage Month: Poet Gwendolyn Zepeda

Catherine Lu

Posted on October 1, 2014 · Meet Houston's Poet Laureate: award-winning Latina writer, Gwendolyn Zepeda.

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Arts & Culture

HPM Top Ten List: Great Hispanic Artists

Joshua Zinn

Posted on September 29, 2014 · In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ten great twentieth-century Hispanic artists.

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Classical Music

A Chat With Frank Dominguez

Amy Bishop

Posted on September 29, 2014 · The host of Concierto discusses the role of Hispanics in classical music.

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Literature

Hispanic Heritage Month: LibroFEST

Catherine Lu

Posted on September 23, 2014 · An all-day festival celebrates Latino literature and culture in Houston.

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Music in the Making

Music In The Making: September 21st, 2014

Joshua Zinn / Zoe Miller

Posted on September 22, 2014 · Featuring music inspired by Hispanic culture and written by Hispanic composers!

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Houston Symphony Broadcasts

VIDEO: Backstage With Andrés – Watts Plays Rachmaninoff

Ernie Manouse

Posted on September 19, 2014 · St.John Flynn chats with Houston Symphony's Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

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Arte Público Author Of The Month: Rolando Hinojosa

Eric Ladau

Posted on September 19, 2014 · Second novel in Hinojosa's Klail City series now available in bilingual edition

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Classical Music

Lead And Follow, Part I: The Tango

Amy Bishop

Posted on September 18, 2014 · Amy Bishop honors Hispanic Heritage Month with a program of tango music.

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Classical Music

Music From The Movies: The Libertador

Brad Sayles

Posted on September 17, 2014 · Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel has composed first ever film score.

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Brazosport homecoming queen snubbed from upcoming ceremony after wearing Mexican heritage sash during May graduation

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on September 26, 2023 · The president of a Houston-area LULAC council called the decision by Brazosport ISD "pure nonsense" and a "flagrant act of discrimination."

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Hispanics officially make up the biggest share of Texas’ population, new census numbers show

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 23, 2023 · White people had been the state’s largest population group since at least 1850. Sometime in 2022, the Hispanic population surpassed them, new data shows.

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Education News

Humble ISD superintendent apologizes to slighted Spanish National Honor Society graduates

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on June 16, 2023 · Twenty students from Humble Summer Creek High School were prevented from wearing colorful cultural sashes at their graduation ceremony, prompting accusations of discrimination from the Latino community.

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Education News

Humble ISD accused of discrimination after Spanish National Honor Society graduates prevented from wearing specialized sashes

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on June 1, 2023 · A school district spokesperson says the 20 impacted students should have been allowed to wear their colorful stoles at Saturday's graduation ceremony, but added that the snafu "had nothing to do with race or culture."

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