‘I belong here’: How Samantha Lopez-Resendez’s NHI journey prepared her to run for a Texas House seat
Like so many students who participated in Austin-area Texas LDZ programs, Samantha Lopez-Resendez got to travel to the Texas State Capitol, and as a senator at the 2010 Texas LDZ, got to sit in a seat in the Capitol House of Representatives chamber. “It was just the most exhilarating experience,” she recalls. “That’s where I […]
NHI taps into podcast popularity with new, energized, youth-led series of episodes
If you’re subscribed to the NHI Podcasts feed, you may have noticed some new developments over the last few months: A series of five episodes released since September, including one on the Collegiate World Series (CWS), which went live earlier this week. A new logo, courtesy of Diego Garcia. A new theme song, courtesy of […]
Honoring Dr. Rodolfo Acuna, NHI Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and Chicano Studies Pioneer
NHI was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Acuña, honored in 2008 with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his groundbreaking and impressive work in Chicano Studies. According to the California State University, Northridge news site, Acuña — who died at age 93 on March 23 — founded the Chicana/o Studies department at what […]
