‘Originators from the very start’: Mary Helen and Dr. Hector Gonzalez, 2025 NHI Persons of the Year
Thirty years ago, a young man from San Antonio, Texas, learned of a National Hispanic Institute summer leadership program, and signed up for it. But as his mother recalls, the night before the program was to start, he expressed he didn’t want to go after all. “We told him, ‘Well, I’m sorry, but like any […]
‘I can be both’: How NHI inspired 10 students from one Arizona school
Imagine living in Mexico and going to high school in the United States every day. For Maria Mexia, who attends Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, Ariz., that’s how she experiences and is building her Latina identity, and that’s part of what makes NHI so resonant to these students. That’s what Regina Legarreta, NHI’s associate […]
NHI and Seton Hall to partner on 2026 American LDZ program
“If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere,” the famed line from “Theme from New York, New York” speaks to the possibilities New York City offers for people who go there to achieve their dreams. For a group of NHI students this approaching summer, inspiration from the international city will be part […]
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