The Latino Inventor of Fritos That No One Remembers

The Latino Inventor of Fritos That No One Remembers

Mary Mata July 24, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center Innovation is, among other things, the act of introducing something new. In 1932, with this country in the throes of the Great Depression, a […]

Exploring Indigenous Legacies

Mary Mata January 30, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center In 1662, William Sanderoft, the Archbishop of Canterbury, approved the Jamaican coat of arms, depicting an “Arawak” couple: she holding a food basket, […]