‘Originators from the very start’: Mary Helen and Dr. Hector Gonzalez, 2025 NHI Persons of the Year
Thirty years ago, a young man from San Antonio, Texas, learned of a National Hispanic Institute summer leadership program, and signed up for it. But as his mother recalls, the night before the program was to start, he expressed he didn’t want to go after all. “We told him, ‘Well, I’m sorry, but like any […]
NHI opens nominations for 2025 Person of the Year and its other annual awards
As it did last year, the National Hispanic Institute is requesting nominations for a series of awards to be presented at the end of the year. NHI will bestow a Person of the Year award as it has every year since 2017, unveiled on NHIMagazine.com five minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve. NHI is […]
National Hispanic Institute kicks off summer with high school grad celebration and new program for rising ninth graders
June 16-20 was an action-packed week for the National Hispanic Institute in Las Vegas as the organization introduced Heroes, Heroines, and Legends (HHL) to prepare rising ninth graders for its high school leadership development programs and hosted a celebratory luncheon for graduating seniors who participated in NHI programs during their high school years. The initiatives […]
