NHI’s historic roots as a community Social Entrepreneurship organization
I was present for opening day at DeZavala Park in 1951. I was ten years old at the time. Esther Nieto, my mother, had been appointed the first Latina to hold the position of park director with the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. She was placed in a community popularly known as Magnolia, near the […]
Collegiate Leadership Network: Social Entrepreneurship for NHI alumni
The Collegiate Leadership Network (CLN) is the official undergraduate arm of the National Hispanic Institute (NHI). It is a transnational network of NHI college students (freshmen-seniors) that serves as a platform for undergraduate community involvement. In addition, the CLN is a testing ground for new ideas, thoughts and strategies to create community change while maintaining close ties with students during their […]
NHI Alumni, in their own words: Hope Pacheco
This is the first in a series of first-person accounts from NHI alumni. Hope Pacheco, by way of introduction for this remembrance, notes, “Ernie and Gloria were my first real life role models. They were a tangible example of what I could be, an educated Latina who served her community with pride, compassion and optimism. […]
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