Race:

Hispanic or Latin American

Bracero Program
To ensure that U.S. farmers had sufficient labor, the U.S. State Department and the Mexican Foreign Affairs De...
Cuban Refugee Crisis
Arkansas played a part in the international drama of 1980, when 125,000 Cubans left their homeland for a new l...
Josie Fernandez (1956–)
Josie Fernandez was superintendent of Hot Springs National Park from 2004 to 2018—the first woman to lead th...
Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas (HWOA)
The Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas (HWOA) is a non-profit organization founded in July 1999 by a ...
Latinos
aka: Hispanics
The Latino population in Arkansas, which began its rapid growth in ...
María Cristina DeColores Moroles (1953–)
María Cristina DeColores Moroles (also known by the ceremonial names Sun Hawk and Águila) is best known for ...
Dionicio Rodriguez (1891–1955)
Dionicio Rodriguez, recognized as one of America’s foremost faux bois sculptors, created works that resemble...
Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares (1908–1971)
Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares was the first Latin American woman to be accepted into the University of Arkansas S...
Loreta Velazquez (1842–?)
In late spring of 1861, a Cuban woman named Loreta Janeta Velazquez (sometimes spelled Velasquez) adorned hers...