Periko y Jessi Leon return to Celebracion
Periko y Jessi Leon, the Latin Grammy-nominated artist who first connected with the National Hispanic Institute through their song “Somos Latinos,” returned to Celebración 2018 on Friday. They spoke with students in the morning about their triumphs and challenges as independent artists, and performed for them in the evening. Periko y Jessi were part of […]
NHI kicks off largest Celebracion since 2015, with largest CWS cohort ever
The early buzzword for the 2018 edition of Celebración, which kicked off Thursday night in San Marcos, Texas, is big. Big as in the largest program since the Dallas-hosted 2015 edition of the event, with nearly 450 students from across the United States, Mexico and Panamá converging on Central Texas to learn more about their […]
Multinational community comes together for 2018 New York LDZ
The 2018 New York LDZ brought nearly 100 students from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and five U.S. states (California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Texas) to the University of Rochester for what NHI Senior Vice PresidentJulio Cotto calls one of the most consistently diverse NHI programs. “The New York LDZ is always one of […]
