Presidential Medal of Freedom

Chile, Latinas, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

5 Great Reads by Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende’s published 23 and sold a total of 74 million books. She writes in her first language, Spanish, and translates the books into English when they are finished. Allende was born in Peru to Chilean parents. Her parents separated, and she and her mother moved to Chile. After high school, she worked as a […]

history, Latinas, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

Latina Superhero Dolores Huerta

Delores Huerta is one of only six Latinas to have won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama presented her with the award in 2012 for her lifetime of social justice organizing to improve the lives of agricultural workers. Delores was born in New Mexico in 1930. When her parents split up, she moved to […]