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In 1967, One of Elgin’s Earliest Latinx Organizations was Founded
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
Over the Last 40 Years, Latinxs Have Taken Over Chicago’s Suburbs
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
In 1967, One of Elgin’s Earliest Latinx Organizations was Founded
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
Over the Last 40 Years, Latinxs Have Taken Over Chicago’s Suburbs
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
Aracely García
Factory worker and Salvadoran immigrant In this clip, Aracely García describes in Spanish to Elgin Community College students how she lived in San Salvador, El Salvador, and worked as an assembler at a U.S. multinational corporation, Texas Instruments. The 1970s and early 1980s were a…
Tony Figueroa
Waukegan community leader, interviewed 2022 Tony Figueroa describes his father’s experience working in foundries in Waukegan. He remembers the vibrant African American neighborhood where he many other Puerto Ricans lived. Tony Figueroa describes the founding of the Puerto Rican Society in the…
In 1967, One of Elgin’s Earliest Latinx Organizations was Founded
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
Over the Last 40 Years, Latinxs Have Taken Over Chicago’s Suburbs
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…
Alma Nevarez
Custodian, interviewed 2019 Alma Nevarez has worked at Elgin Community College since 2007 and is currently a Custodian Lead. She describes her first job after high school at City Hall in her hometown in the Mexican state of Durango. Her…
Over the Last 40 Years, Latinxs Have Taken Over Chicago’s Suburbs
The Latin American Civic Organization may have been Elgin’s first Latino-run organization. It was founded after an incident between Elgin police and three Latina women in downtown Elgin in 1967. The women were chatting in Spanish when police officers told…