This Hispanic Heritage Month we celebrate the contribution of Latino communities to the culture of the United States. From September 15 to October 15, we invite you to celebrate with us through various activities especially focused on many traditions brought to the U.S. from Latin America. Check out this calendar and don’t miss out on… [Read More]
Fiesta on Wells returns to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
After a year of inactivity due to the pandemic, Fiesta on Wells returns to Reno to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and recognize the history, traditions, and contribution to American society of Latino communities. In September, several Latin American countries, including Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Chile, celebrate their independence from Spain,… [Read More]
New exhibit at UNR’s Lilley Museum reflects on immigrants along the border with Mexico
Every year, thousands upon thousands of people attempt to cross the southern border into the United States in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones. This route is a symbol of courage, fear, uncertainty and abandonment, but also of hope. What made you leave? What did you have to abandon? How… [Read More]
200 years after Peru gained independence, Nevada residents keeping traditions alive
Twelve-year-old Las Vegan, Cynthia Suriano radiated confidence as she danced for the first time on stage the Tunantada, a traditional Peruvian dance, to a melody of wind instruments. Her two braids bounced to the rhythm of the music as she made her way across the platform twirling fluffy tassels assembled together in the colors of… [Read More]
Leaders of Nevada tribes and UNR officials met to discuss repatriation efforts
For decades, Native American remains have been stored at the state’s flagship university, with only some returned to their homelands and little consultation with Indigenous leaders about the fate of the others. But over the past few months, after a tribal member brought the issue to a Nevada Indian Commission meeting last year, the university… [Read More]
Trash transformed by art brings the Caribbean to Sparks
On the patio of a Sparks nightclub, fantastical masks peer from the walls, presided over by an 8-foot-tall figure of La Catrina, the elegant skeleton who presides over the Day of the Dead in Mexico. The colorful creatures and the new venue mark the crossroads of an entrepreneur from Reno and an artist from the… [Read More]
Home recipes with Noticiero Móvil: Birria Tacos
Birria tacos have recently become a popular dish in the United States. They are full of shredded meat with chopped cilantro and onions. Sometimes, in between the two crispy tortillas cheese can be added to make it a “quesabirria” tacos. The tacos are then dipped into a consomme. Birria is a thick meat stew. It… [Read More]
The year the music stopped for quinceañeras
On June 6, 2020, Montserrat Vasquez Ruiz would have been walking into a ballroom full of glittery lights and roses. The Beauty and the Beast inspired decorations would have filled the venue. She would have worn a burgundy ball gown with delicate lace flowers all over it. However, what was supposed to be a day… [Read More]
Women’s history month: eight inspiring Latinas you should know about
Each year, Women’s History Month celebrates the cultural, societal, and historical contributions women make both in the U.S. and around the world. Often, these contributions go unnoticed by the public. In this article, we highlight the lives and legacies of Latinas who embody female empowerment. Here is a bit of history… When did we start… [Read More]
The lives and legacy of the Latino Comstock miners
No name is more synonymous with the Comstock Lode than John Mackey. Hard-working and industrious, Mackey became fabulously wealthy from the legendary silver of the Comstock, and developed a mythos of his own in the history of Nevada. Mackey’s legacy as a miner and a philanthropist is so great that every year students at the… [Read More]
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