D.C. trip, engineered by NHI alumna, inspires 2022 American LDZ students
For the first time ever in 2022, the National Hispanic Institute convened the American LDZ (Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Over the course of eight days, about 160 students from 14 states, plus Panamá, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic came together to participate in the legislative session. Because […]
The 2022 JFL program: transformative experiences for its college participants
Transformative experiences at the National Hispanic Institute don’t stop after high school. In 2022, 11 college students participated in the John F. Lopez Summer Internship program, getting to help NHI produce its fullest slate of in-person programs in three years. 2022’s JFL experience meant travel in a way that it hadn’t since the emergence of […]
2022 Virtual LDZ continues to evolve the format in its successful second year
The 2022 Virtual LDZ program, like the preceding version last year, was an alternative to the traditional in-person Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session. Taking place from July 25 to 30, the online program engaged a group of 19 students representing Mexico and states spread from coast-to-coast across the U.S. As educational director Steven Hernandez […]
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