Community Assets Project premieres as important new facet of Texas GDx
This story is by Tomas Miriti Pacheco. Earlier this month, the first-ever Texas GDx concluded, closing a landmark digital experience for a new generation of NHIers and furthering a decades-long legacy of competition between the state’s regions. One of the many ways in which the program pushed the boundaries of the Great Debate was the […]
GDx Communities competition ends with spirited awards ceremony
Though events like the Midwest Great Debate, Northeast Great Debate, Mexico Great Debate, and Colorado Great Debate weren’t able to physically convene this year, a brand new National Hispanic Institute online event emerged in 2020. The first-ever GDx Communities program allowed students throughout the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and Mexico. Nearly 70 students convened for […]
Tip of Texas team celebrates hard work, reflecting well on all of the RGV
As those who follow the National Hispanic Institute’s Texas Great Debate know, the rivalry between the Tip of Texas team (representing Brownsville and surrounding communities) and the Rio Grande Valley (representing McAllen and surrounding communities) is very real. But for Tip of Texas Assistant Project Administrator Jorge Lee, who was instrumental in leading Tip of […]
