Latino Figures
This singer created the song "Como la Flor" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
Selena
With many choices of protein to fill the inside of a tortilla, these can be bought from street vendors or restaurants.
Tacos
At parties, this is usually filled with candy and broken.
Piñatas
This war ended Spain's colonial rule over territories in what is now Mexico and South America
The Spanish-American War
Ellen Ochoa
A Cuban dish named after it's resembelance to old clothes or rags
Ropa Vieja
This day is when many families use ofrendas to remember their loved ones.
Día de los Muertos
This movement, which stemmed from the Chicano rights movement, advocated for better pay and safer conditions; one of the prominent figures was Dolores Huerta.
Farmworker or Labor rights movement
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
Typically made during Christmas, this Mexican food can be filled with pork, chicken, or made to be sweet.
Tamales
Cutting of a circular bread, where if one finds a baby in their piece, they have to host for those participating.
Rosca de Reyes
This program brought millions of Mexicans to work inside the U.S. during World War II
The bracero program
This Woman was the first Latino to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court as a judge.
Sonia Sotomayor
A dish made in many different Latin countries that is cooked with lime
Ceviche
Eating Grapes and running with a suitcase are seen as good luck on this day
New Years
This treaty gave up approximately half of the Mexican Territory to the U.S.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This Afro-Latino, Hatitan and Puerto Rican artist is famous for his graffiti and street style paintings.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
This dish has a sauce that is considered controversial due to the ingredients, one that is typically used in candy.
Mole
This religious tradition calls for yielding a habit for a period of time.
Lent
This case made it illegal to segregate Mexicans from certain schools
Mendez v. Westminster