Latino Long Island

6/27/13

Jose Oquendo's photos from last Saturday's 47th Annual Brentwood Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade

Jose Oquendo's photos from last Saturday's 47th Annual Brentwood Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade. Beautiful!

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6/23/13

47th Annual Puerto Rican Hispanic Day Parade -- Brentwood, NY

Today! For more info: 47th Annual Brentwood PR-Hispanic Day Parade

5/10/13

Town of Hempstead: The Changing Demographics

"In many parts of Hempstead, more than a third of residents are foreign-born, coming primarily from Central and South America, according to the coalition. Those statistics should be no surprise. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic voting-age population grew across the county by more than 45,000, or 48 percent, to nearly 138,500. Hispanics now account for 13.5 percent of Nassau’s voting-age population, up from 9.3 percent in 2000."

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4/4/13

Manuel Marquino Clavel: Immigrant Day Worker 1929

Manuel Marquino Clavel was a 43 year old 'day worker' when he joined the Spanish Benevolent Society of New York City in 1929. An immigrant from Cordoba, Spain, Manuel lived in many places including Brooklyn, Massapequa Park and Lindenhurst in the 1950s.

Cuban Immigrant in Brooklyn 1927

BEFORE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, C. 1927...Angel Alonso (far right) in Brooklyn, New York. Angel had migrated from Havana, Cuba to Tampa, Florida to Ohio to Brooklyn.

3/26/13

Dafny Irizarry: Somos El Futuro - Advocate Of The Year

Dafny Irizarry (Central Islip) is this year's recipient of Advocate Of The Year Award, Somos El Futuro Conference. Ms Irizarry is a teacher at the Central Islip School District and the president of the Long Island Latino Teachers Association (LILTA).

LILTA is a membership organization committed to increasing graduation rates and higher education enrollment, retention and completion of Long Island Latino students. It holds two conferences a year -- one for boys and one for girls -- dedicated to teaching the importance of education and personal accountability.

Dafny Irizzary with Assemblyman Phil Ramos

3/5/13

Islip's Renee Ortiz fights to save community pools

Islip community leader Renee Ortiz speaks to News12 about the town's pool closures travesty.

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2/23/13

Islip's Latino Community Fights Pool Closures

“It is important for the community to stand up and send a message to the authorities that our communities are concerned about the pools, and more importantly, that we need them. These parks are safe spaces which our families deserve, they should be kept as a right." Renee Ortiz