
maria garcia wiszowaty
Jackson, New Jersey
Origin: Spain
My mother came to NY to work as a maid for a Sephardic family to save money as quickly as possible to bring her husband, 3 children (I the youngest), ...

Odilia Rivera-Santos
New York City, NY
Origin: Puerto Rico
I was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and my family migrated to the mainland when I was almost six. We moved from a verdant small town with unlocked doors, inquisitive ...

Aaron Trujillo
Bronx, New York
Origin: Cuba
Born and raised in the Bronx, NY I was brought up in a place filled with rich Hispanic roots and pride and the fact that I was Dominican, Mexican and ...

Ministra Cleo
Brooklyn, New York
Origin: United States
Betesda Centro De Curacion es una Nueva iglesia para todos Los vecinos en Brooklyn, NY. Todos bienvenidos a nuestros servicios en espanol - ingles Los Domingo's de 4pm - 6pm. ...

Father Rafael Melendez
Little Silver, New Jersey
Origin: Puerto Rico
INVITACION A LA COMUNIDAD LATINA DE NUEVA JERSEY Por la Gracia de Dios y con la Bendicion del Patriarcado Ortodoxo Griego de Constantinopla, la Capilla Catolica Ortodoxa de la Santa Madre ...
Marshalla Ramos
Brooklyn, New York
Origin: Puerto Rico
I am the author of an Afro-Boricua children's storybook: Isabella's Hair and How She Learned to Love It. I wrote the story to contribute and pay a debt of gratitude to ...

Maria Pilar Bratko
Oakland, California
Origin: Colombia
I was born in Cali, Colombia, in 1965. We arrived in NYC in summer 1969. My mom left me with neighbors that winter because she needed to return to Cali ...
diane fortuna
Stony Brook, New York
Origin: Jamaica
I wrote a book, They Were Legal: Balzac y Lopez, the History of an Hispanic Family, New York 1901-1960, in honor of my Puerto Rican grandfather, who came to New ...

Joy Tirado
Flushing, New York
Origin: Puerto Rico
I am a NY rican with Taino heritage on my mother's side. I have been operating a horse stable that is over 108 years old here in Queens, NY...last of ...
Yobanka Nunez
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Origin: Ecuador
I remember my childhood vividly while living in Guayaqui, Ecuador. I remember the singing of the crickets at night, the smell of yerba Buena and the Boleros in the background. ...

Ernesto Camacho
Bronx, New York
Origin: Puerto Rico
Josephina left Vega Baja and landed en Nueva York when she was only 14 years of age. Those of us who know her best can only imagine how she must ...

Eric Cortes
Absecon, New Jersey
Origin: Colombia
I was born and raised by Colombian parents in Plainfield, NJ, not really understanding what it meant to be a Latino. I moved to Philadelphia, PA, to attend Temple University ...

Amy Ramirez Rodriguez
New York City, New York
Origin: Dominican Republic
I was born and bred in Washington Heights, a stone's throw from the George Washington Bridge. My family migrated to NYC on Christmas Eve in 1965. Since then, my family ...

Ermelinda Rivera
Linden, New Jersey
Origin: Puerto Rico
I was born in NYC in 1963. My parents had both, separately, moved from Puerto Rico to NY in search of employment and a better life in these Estados Unidos. ...

Ginette Claudette
Flushing, New York
Origin: Dominican Republic
For 21-year-old Ginette Claudette, relying on fond memories like singing with her older sister in the hospital before she passed away or performing at the Apollo Theater, fulfilling the dream ...