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Hi, I’m Lynn Boitano in Garden City Kansas for the HPPR Readers Reader’s Book Club exploring the theme: Stories, Borders and Becoming. Reading our recent…
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This is the final post honoring some of Amarillo’s prominent Hispanic leaders. Meet Dr. “Cab” Emilio Caballero. A Cuban immigrant, he came to Amarillo in…
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The Rev. Jacinto Alderete didn’t know he was Mexican until he moved to Texas. Born in New Mexico, he had never experienced prejudice before according to a…
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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. E.L. “Zeke” Navarrete was the first Hispanic elected to the Amarillo City Commission. Navarrete served two terms from 1983 to…
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Ray Ruiz Rosas believed in giving back, and that’s the kind of life he lived.Rosas was born in Amarillo in 1930. He served in the Army during the Korean…
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If you ask people what they remember about Praxedix J. “Joe” Dovalina, you’ll probably get the story about 1992. Joe paid over $3,500 in back taxes so a…
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This is National Hispanic Heritage month. Over the coming weeks, the Amarillo Globe-News will be telling the stories of prominent leaders in the Amarillo…
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This is National Hispanic Heritage month. Over the coming weeks, the Amarillo Globe-News will be telling the stories of prominent leaders in the Amarillo…
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Hispanic Heritage Month began Saturday, September 15 and continues through October 15. Hispanics are an important part of High Plains culture. Here’s a…