Faces & Places
This country is the birthplace of actor Pedro Pascal, writer Isabel Allende, and poet, diplomat, and educator Gabriela Mistral.
What is Chile?
In 2009, this U.S. Supreme Court Justice became the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This Mexican holiday uses altars (ofrendas), marigolds, and sugar skulls to honor deceased loved ones.
What is Día de Los Muertos?
This Mexican-born former IDSA President and Emory professor received the Ohtli Award, one of the highest awards given by the Government of Mexico.
Who is Carlos del Rio?
This nonprofit organization’s mission is to advance the health and well-being of Hispanic and Latino communities.
What is the National Hispanic Medical Association?
This island country is famous for many reasons, and three of them are baseball player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, musician and burgeoning activist Bad Bunny, and Olympic gold medalist tennis player Monica Puig.
What is Puerto Rico?
In 1959, this event reshaped politics in the Americas and United States foreign policy, as well as leading to a wave of migration to the United States.
What is the Cuban Revolution?
This Caribbean dish of green plantain mashed with garlic and pork cracklings is a popular comfort food.
What is mofongo?
Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, a Columbian immunologist and pathologist, developed a vaccine for which deadly mosquito-born illness.
What is malaria?
This association's mission is to unite and empower current and future physicians through service, mentorship, and education to improve the health of Hispanic, Latino, and other historically marginalized communities in the U.S.
What is the Latino Medical Student Association?
This country at the northwestern edge of South America boasts many celebrities, such as singer Shakira, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Márquez, and 90s soccer (and hair) icon Carlos Valderrama.
What is Colombia?
In 1993, this Puerto Rican actress became the first Latina to achieve EGOT status.
Who is Rita Moreno?
This music genre originated in communities of West Indian migrant workers building the Panama Canal, and is now one of the most popular sounds in the world.
What is Reggaetón?
Dr. Antonia Novello became the first female and first Hispanic to hold this senior medical role.
What is the U.S. Surgeon General?
This DC-based organization's mission is to transform the healthcare system through leadership, research, and education to improve the health of Hispanics.
What is the National Hispanic Health Foundation?
Among the countless legendary artists born here, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Carlos Santana are some of the most famous.
What is Mexico?
On September 15, 1821, these five Central American nations declared independence from Spain, which is Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. starts on that date. Name one for points!
What are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua?
On January 6, families in many Hispanic countries celebrate this holiday, when children receive gifts from the Three Wise Men.
What is Día de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings’ Day)?
Carlos Juan Finlay, a Cuban physician discovered the role of mosquitoes in transmitting this viral illness.
What is yellow fever?
Alexis Aleman and Irvin Garcia Real, two Latino, first-gen med school students who are "committed to inspiring others and increasing the representation of people from disadvantaged backgrounds in medicine", are otherwise known by this popular social media account name.
What is "Foos in Medicine"?
This West Indian country is the home of Olympic gold medal and record holder 400 meter runner Marileidy Paulino, poet and translator Rhina Espaillat, and IDSA board member Dr. Max Brito.
What is the Dominican Republic?
In 1993, she became the first Latina to travel into space.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
This pre-Lenten holiday famous in many Latin American and West Indian countries is often marked by a deeply intertwined mixture of both Catholic and indigenous customs.
What is Carnival?
This pediatrician and women’s health advocate was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001 for her work on focused on women, children, people with HIV and AIDS, and the poor.
Who is Dr. Helen Rodríguez-Trías?
This community-based approach, common in Hispanic health outreach, relies on trained local leaders who provide critical linkages to health services and help community members navigate through the process of accessing health care and other needed services.
What is the Promotores de Salud model?