For 77 years, Holiday Folk Fair International has been celebrating cultures from all over the world through the mediums of dance, food, crafts, and more. This year, due to COVID-19, the festival has been made virtual. Their website has many … Continue Reading »

At the end of October this year, the Stanford University Archaeology Collections released an amazing resource going into the archaeology of ancient Mesoamerican Indigenous peoples, the ancestors of contemporary Indigenous nations that span from today’s central Mexico all the way … Continue Reading »

Last year, the Washington Post published an article on the Mascogo community, an Afro-Indigenous community now residing in Northern Mexico after fleeing from the United States. But with the decline of well-paying jobs in their area, some members of this … Continue Reading »

PBS’ Peabody Award winning documentary, Latino Americans, is a six-hour series that “chronicles Latino history in the United States from the 16th century to the present day.” PBS has a variety of lesson plans to accompany the episodes, but one … Continue Reading »

This short video from filmmaker Bob Krist discusses the traditions practiced by Oaxacans during the Día de Muertos celebrations that will be starting in just a few days. While these celebrations are most closely associated with Mexico, other Hispanophone countries … Continue Reading »

PBS has a resource (recommended for grades 4-12) on U.S. Latinos that includes lesson plans, videos, and classroom resources rooted in the PBS series Latino Americans. Titles include “Identity, Immigration and Economics: Involuntary Deportations of the 1930s”, “Puerto Rican Perspectives”, … Continue Reading »

These exhibits feature “artists, lawyers, advocates, and immigrants read[ing] the sworn testimonies of children held in detention facilities at the U.S. / Mexico Border.” These powerful and deeply moving videos help illustrate the realities of these children, who have various … Continue Reading »

The University of Texas San Antonio Libraries Special Collections recently published a large collection of digitized recipes from the Mexican Cookbook Collection, the largest in the nation. There will be three volumes: Postres (desserts), Drinks, and Main Courses. Currently, only … Continue Reading »

A fantastic collection of Gabriel García Márquez’s manuscripts, recordings, family portraits and more has been largely digitized after being sold to the University of Texas in 2015. This collection, with items in Spanish and English, is hosted through the Harry … Continue Reading »

Bustle has gathered a collection of ways you and your students can virtually celebrate National Latinx Heritage Month, which started on September 15thand runs until October 15th. Some of the virtual celebrations listed include Latin Fashion Week Colorado (Sept 16-Sept … Continue Reading »