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NHI accepting nominations for Person of the Year and other year-end awards

Posted: November 19, 2024 at 3:44 pm   /   NHI Award Winners, NHI News, Volunteers

The National Hispanic Institute is requesting nominations for a series of awards to be presented at the end of the year. As it has done since 2017, NHI will bestow a Person of the Year award, unveiled on NHIMagazine.com five minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve. NHI is also reviving a series of awards […]

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NHI Person of the Year winners help Texas through winter storms

Posted: February 21, 2021 at 9:12 am   /   Media Coverage, NHI Award Winners

Texas just went through an unprecedented week due to a winter storm that left many in the state without power, water, or both in freezing conditions. But two leaders who won NHI Person of the Year honors — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — stepped up to help Texans through the crisis. […]

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A conversation with NHI alumna Lina Hidalgo

Posted: January 11, 2021 at 7:39 am   /   NHI Award Winners

On December 31, 2020—following in tradition established over the past few years—NHI named its Person of the Year. While you can read about Lina Hidalgo and her accomplishments in what we published then, we had the opportunity to interview her on January 8. We present excerpts from that interview here. This was obviously a challenging […]

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