Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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"People are kindness, people are love," said Susana Orrego, a student at Harvard Medical School.
Over 90% of the Central Americans who told researchers they wished to migrate cited unemployment, low wages, lack of money to buy food and necessities and other economic reasons.
The 89-year-old tells Bill Whitaker about her longevity in show business and the obstacles she has overcome as she gets set to debut in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of "West Side Story." See their interviews, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
The 89-year-old tells Bill Whitaker about her longevity in show business and the obstacles she has overcome as she gets set to debut in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of "West Side Story." See their interviews, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
During the Depression, Doña Lucia Rodriguez opened the doors of her Mexican restaurant in San Bernardino, Calif., along old Route 66, because she didn't want family members to go hungry. Since then, an entire community has been nourished.
During the Depression, Doña Lucia Rodriguez opened the doors of the Mitla Café in San Bernardino, Calif., along old Route 66, because she didn't want her family members to go hungry. Since then, the Mexican restaurant has fed generations from all walks of life, and served as a gathering spot for community organizing. Correspondent Lilia Luciano steps inside the family-run business that also served as an inspiration for another notable establishment, Taco Bell.
Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park was recently named an International Dark Sky Park for the exceptional quality of its star-filled night. It's already been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring the best-preserved structures of the Pueblo people. Nancy Chen visited Mesa Verde to see the very best that both day and night have to offer.
The song became an anthem for the anti-government protests in Cuba over the summer.
The self-portrait was one of the Mexican painter's last self-portraits before her death.
Late last year, Congress approved plans for a new Smithsonian museum: the National Museum of the American Latino. Ed O'Keefe takes a look at how a modern museum is built from the ground up. He dives into the debate of how to represent the diversity of Latino cultures in one space, and the importance of where it will be located in Washington, D.C.
