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Pentecostal Church
Ladies group at the Pentecostal Church
Position: 85 (258 views)
Pentecostal Church
Standing: Casimiro Rodriguez, Luis Matta, Miguel Martinez, Erenesto Suarez, Ramon Padin, Angel Gauthier, Andres Matias. Seated: Confesor Alvarado, Hector Bonano, David Rivera, Eduardo Millan, Tomas. Class at the D’Youville College event: Encuentro…
Position: 95 (247 views)
1st Puerto Rican Democratic Club
Photograph Taken at St. Columba Roman Catholic Church on Hickory and Eagle Streets. Seated: Julia Valentin, Rosario Callado, Sylvia Rodriguez, Rafael Rodriguez, Pucho Olivencia, Msgr. Anthony Caligiuri, Judge Colucci, Sidney Harris, Pedro Maurás.…
Position: 60 (295 views)
Los Tainos Senior Center Music and Community Events : Photo Album
Los Tainos Senior Citizens Program - This was an organization initially started by a group of Seniors who implemented influential ideas in regard to Senior Services, Housing and Benefits. Anna Cotton was very influential in establishing this…
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Community Parades : Photo Album
The Puerto Rican Parade originated at the Immaculate Conception Church on Virginia Street 1974. The parade continued over the years and became a large scale community event. Participants would work on floats, costumes, and performance routines for…
Position: 66 (285 views)
La Alternativa : Photo Album
La Alternativa was a collaborative community organization that helped in the prevention of substance abuse with educational programs. It later became one of the three organizations that merged together to form what is today Hispanos Unidos de Búfalo…
Position: 133 (199 views)
The Gabriel A. Rodriguez American Legion Post 1928 : Photo Album
In 1985, the Hispanic community decided to dedicate American Legion Post 1928 in the honor of Gabriel A. Rodriguez who served in military during Vietnam but later took his own life due to untreated PTSD. The community has always remembered Gabriel as…
Position: 20 (442 views)
Herman Badillo Community School : Photo Album
Herman Badillo Community School was the location of the first bilingual education program in Western New York and began in 1971. It was named after the first Puerto Rican to be elected as New York City Borough President of the Bronx and as a United…
Position: 92 (252 views)
Hispanic Women's League : Photo Album
The Hispanic Women's League was formed in 1979 by a group of professional Latinas who wanted to provided financial assistance to younger Latinas to be "more than just housewives". At this time women were becoming more involved in professional careers…
Position: 31 (383 views)
Pentecostal Church : Photo Album
The Pentecostal Church is one of many sects of Christianity practiced by Hispanics in Western New York. In 1952, the first Pentecostal Church was established in Buffalo under the Concilio Latinoamericano. The Pentecostal Church provided structure and…
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