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In 2021, this % of Major League Baseball players were Hispanic
What is 27%
In 2009, the first Hispanic Supreme Court Judge to be sworn in.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Famous Hispanic singer of the hit “Wherever, Whenever."
Who is Shakira?
The first Hispanic Woman to go to space in 1993
Who is Ellen Ochoa
In 2023, the wage gap remains at this many cents and the day to raise awareness about the problem will be October 5, 2023.
What is 54 cents?
His paternal grandparents came to the United States from Mexico, and he is the greatest quarterback in Dallas Cowboys history.
Who is Tony Romo?
They founded the United Farmworkers Union, which is still the largest union that fights for agricultural workers today.
Who is Dolores Huerta and César Chávez?
Cuban-American singer known as the "Queen of Salsa."
Who is Celia Cruz?
A Guatemalan climate scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of climate science. She joined the First Lady, Michelle Obama, in the State of the Nation Address on January 20, 2015. She used this opportunity to spread awareness about the effects of climate change on the world.
Who is Nicole Hernandez Hammer?
Hispanic-owned businesses are a driving force in the US economy, making up this number of new businesses. Hint: 1 out of what?
What is 1 in 4?
The all-time major league leader baseball player in games played among Mexican-born players.
Who is Aurelio Rodríguez?
She was only 8 years old when she was at the center of the 1947 Mendez vs. Westminster case. This led to the desegregation of schools in California. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
Who is Sylvia Mendez?
Hispanic film director is known for movies such as “Pan’s Labyrinth?”
Who is Guillermo Del Toro?
The first female and first Latin-American to serve as Surgeon General of the United States. She worked to improve AIDS education, educated against smoking, and to help vulnerable women and children.
Who is Antonia Novello?
If the Latino contribution to the economy were a standalone economy, it would be the what largest country in the world?
What is 5th?
The first tennis player of South America ever to win one of the world major men's single titles.
Who is Pancho Segura?
An American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
This popular dance originates in the Dominican Republic.
What is merengue?
A physician who worked for women and children’s healthcare. She was the first Latina director of the American Public Health Association and received the Presidential Citizens Medal for her work.
Who is Helen Rodríguez-Trías?
Hispanics have made significant contributions to the economy, including launching this % of all new businesses in the last 10 years.
What is 86%
The first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He hit 240 home runs and had 3,000 career hits. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
Who is Roberto Clemete?
She unionized workers, led strikes, wrote pamphlets in English and Spanish, and convened the 1939 Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española, the "first national Latino civil rights assembly", before returning to Guatemala in 1950.
Who is Luisa Moreno?
This Latin comedian became the first to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network.
Who is George Lopez?
A Cuban-American scientist who was born in 1993. Not even 30 yet, she has earned numerous scientific achievements, including being the youngest person in the world to build and pilot their own aircraft.
Who is Sabrina Gonzales Pasterski?
Fortune 500 companies project up to this % of their growth from the Latino community in the next 3-5 years.