Acapulco Joe’s Mexican Restaurant In the early 1950s, Jose Guadalupe Robles Rangel, otherwise known as Joe R. Rangel, boarded a bus in Corpus Christi,… Read More »Acapulco Joe’s Mexican Restaurant
Americanization and Nativism Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans… Read More »Americanization and Nativism
Americanization Programs in Schools Americanization programs were aimed at socializing immigrants and their children to the norms of middle-class, native-born Americans. That Americanization was… Read More »Americanization Programs in Schools
Charter Schools In 2001, Indiana became the 37th state to enact charter school legislation. The Indiana law allows alternative routes for transition… Read More »Charter Schools
Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis Established in 2002, the Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis represents the government of Mexico to local, state, and federal authorities.… Read More »Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis
El Barrio Since the late 19th century, a small number of Latinos and Hispanics have called Indianapolis home—illustrated by National Origin numbers… Read More »El Barrio
El Centro Hispano/The Hispanic Center In November 1969, Feliciano Espinoza, Fred Bowman, Tony Dominguez, and Tulio Guldner organized the Hispano-American Association to respond to the… Read More »El Centro Hispano/The Hispanic Center
El Sol de Tala Restaurant Maria Taylor opened El Sol Restaurant at 2444 E. Washington Street on March 26, 1978. The restaurant occupied the space… Read More »El Sol de Tala Restaurant
Festivals Like most large cities, Indianapolis has a sizeable number of annual festivals focused on the arts and culture, food, sports,… Read More »Festivals
Fiesta Indianapolis Fiesta Indianapolis celebrates the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain through live music, food, and thematic activities such… Read More »Fiesta Indianapolis
