Raul Garcia: From NHI to Saving the Planet
Because Raul Garcia works as a lobbyist, one of his National Hispanic Institute alumni friends jokes that he “practically lives in an LDZ now.” But Garcia’s also quick to point out that he’s lobbying for communities like the one he came from. He’s putting the public policy and persuasion skills he honed as a high school […]
An Invitation to Alumni: Join NHI for Celebracion 2019!
NHI Alumni, you’re probably aware that we’ve turned 40 years old this year! To celebrate, we’re returning to our roots. Forty years ago, NHI’s founder and president, Ernesto Nieto, had a vision for his community in the future. While many affiliated with NHI know that the Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session was named after […]
More birthday wishes for NHI as it celebrates 40 years
The National Hispanic Institute turned 40 on Saturday, yet is showing no signs of slowing down. At St. Mary’s University, staffers preparing for Texas LDZ students to arrive were asked to summarize NHI in one word. The video shows that while some initially grappled with boiling the NHI experience down to a single word, they […]
