Mexican-Americans

Leticia Seitz, the organizer behind Fiesta Mexicana, is one of a group of independent Mexican communicators granted special authorization from the Mexican government to celebrate Mexican Independence Day before Sept. 16.

Mexican American artist Leticia Seitz of Arte Rojo organized a Day of the Dead celebration at the International Institute, which is launching new efforts to connect with Latino communities in St. Louis and beyond.

Ana académica en St. Louis quiere ayudar a compartir las historias de mujeres inmigrantes Mexicanas sobre la inmigración, hogar y familia para informar mejor informes académicos, leyes y pólizas gubernamentales.

“It was the wildest Cinco de Mayo party I have ever experienced,” recalled Angel Jimenez-Gutierrez remembering his first May 5 in Missouri.It was 2002 and…

It’s a quiet night on Cherokee street where Minerva Lopez has lived for the past decade. She scans the blocks and breathes a heavy sigh.“It makes me sad…

Preparations for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, among St. Louis Latino communities are already apparent up and down Cherokee Street and in many…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 30, 2008 - “El Dia de los Muertos,” or Day of the Dead will be celebrated this weekend among…