Politics
Since 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has represented New York’s 14th district in this national legislative body.
U.S. House of Representatives
This Colombian author, a master of magical realism, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 and is best known for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Gabriel García Márquez
The Huichol people of Mexico are especially known for this intricate type of colorful artwork made with beads or yarn.
Huichol beadwork (or yarn art)
NASA's first Salvadoran American to go to space
Frank Rubio
He was the first president of African descent in Latin America.
Vicente Guerrero
The government of this president changed Nicaragua’s constitution, allowing him to seek multiple consecutive terms as president.
Daniel Ortega
This Mexican nun and poet is considered one of the first feminist writers in the Americas.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
This sacred beverage made from fermented corn plays a key role in Indigenous rituals in Central and South America.
Chicha
This Argentine cardiac surgeon pioneered the first successful human artificial heart transplant in 1969.
Domingo Liotta
This program allowed millions of Mexican
workers into the U.S. on temporary agricultural work contracts from 1942-1964.
Bracero Program
In the 2000s, Brazil joined this diplomatic initiative alongside Germany, India, and Japan to advocate for permanent seats on a reformed United Nations Security Council.
G4
This Afro-Cuban poet celebrated black identity and culture in works like “Balada de los dos abuelos.”
Nicolás Guillén
This organization, CONAIE, fights for Indigenous land rights and political power in Ecuador.
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
This Brazilian research institution is a global leader in tropical medicine and public health, significantly contributing to infectious disease control.
Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation)
The mythical homeland of the Mexica.
Aztlan