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Mexican Ladies Auxilary at Ingham Avenue in Lackawanna, New York

Centro Social Mexicano on Ingham Avenue, Lackawanna NY circa 1961 Standing: Wally Tipinko, Ramon Apodaka, Woody Catowski, Ernie Matta Jr., Americo Felix, John Sanabria, Chet Nowak, Bobby Garcia. Kneeling: Tony Matta, Jackie Catowski, Carl…

Centro Social Mexicano Breaks Ground on Ingham Avenue in Lackawanna, New York

Members Spanish American Welfare Association (SAWA), in 1919, Marcos Gomez immigrated from Spain to America, and he later help found the SAWA. The group purchased a building on Ridge Road for its meetings and events in 1924. The site was the former…

Puerto Rican Cultural Community House Swan Street, Buffalo, NY 14204

Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Memorial Monument, Ground Breaking Marker, Located at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval Park and was erected by the Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Memorial Inc. This is the Ground Breaking…

Liliam Malave, Herman Badillo and Isaias Gonzalez were part of the Committee on Bilingual Education that established the program at Herman Badillo Community School PS 76 – 300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201

Spanish American Welfare Association, Las Compañeras, circa 1950s, The wives of the members.

Moises Mendez, Member Spanish-American Welfare Club – Ridge Road in Lackawanna, NY

Junta Patriotica Mexicana, Later - Centro Social Mexicano was an organization created to help families from Mexico celebrate their culture. Mexican workers filled jobs at the Bethlehem Steel Plant during the manpower shortage that occurred during the…