#hispanic history
In 1961, Rita Moreno became the first Hispanic actress to win an Academy Award for her role as Anita in “West Side Story.” She is also known for starring in “Singing in the Rain” and “The King and I” on stage, as well as being one of only 12 EGOT winners, with two Emmys, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.
In 2004, Moreno received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush, and in 2009, she received the National Medal of the Arts from President Barack Obama.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, learn more about Rita Moreno’s achievements and contributions to the entertainment industry.
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From our newly processed Olga and Bidal Aguero Papers comes one of the only pages we have from a Hispanic Women’s Conference in Lubbock, Texas in the mid-1980s. That was a packed day from 2-3:15 p.m.!
Want to learn a little more about the Aguero Papers? Look no further: https://southwestcollection.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/new-hispanic-and-latino-collections/
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From our newly processed Olga and Bidal Aguero Papers: a photo from Lubbock’s Hispanic Women’s Conference during the 1980s. We’re not sure in what year…but if you do, let us know!
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From our newly processed Olga and Bidal Aguero Papers, the cover a program from Lubbock’s 3rd Annual Hispanic Women’s Conference in 1984. The Agueros were sponsors of many activist and civic efforts for decades.
Want to read a bit more about the Agueros and their papers? Here you go: https://southwestcollection.wordpress.com/
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From our newly processed Olga and Bidal Aguero Papers! Bidal and Olga were tireless activists for Mexican American issues and political candidates. This is just one photograph among many in the collection documenting protests, marches, and fundraising activities for their causes.
Want to learn a little more about the Aguero Papers? Look no further: https://southwestcollection.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/new-hispanic-and-latino-collections/
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More from our Olga and Bidal Aguero Papers: this 1977 directory from Comerciantes Organizados Mexico Americanos, or COMA. This was the first of many directories published by COMA, an group of which Bidal was a founding member.
Want to learn a little more about the Aguero Papers? Look no further: https://southwestcollection.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/new-hispanic-and-latino-collections/
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