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​History Tour?

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​California
​Road Trip

COLUMNS

Finding Dad in a Museum

Smithsonian Omits Hispanics
In U.S. History Exhibit

​Searching for Not-So-Hidden
Hispanic Heritage in Washington, DC

A Tour of Our Extraordinarily
Hispanic U.S. Capitol

When Galvez Came to Congress

Jefferson's Spanish Library

The Spanish Savior of
​St. Louis

Searching for Coronado's Quivira

A Hilltop View of Hispanic Heritage

MORE COLUMNS

On the morning following the presidential election:

MY STUDENTS

ON THE RADIO

ON TELEVISION

ON ASSIGNMENT

COLLEAGUES

CELEBRITIES

MY HISTORY TOUR

AWARDS

Hall of Fame!

Lehman Professor Miguel Perez Inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame

​From the Lehman College web site:

Miguel Perez, an acclaimed award-winning journalist and former chair of the Journalism, Communications, and Theater Department at Lehman College, recently achieved a major career milestone. On September 19, Professor Perez was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists . . . Read more

Illustrious Award!

Lehman Professor Miguel Perez Wins the Illustrious Award for Journalism from the Institute for Latino Studies

​From the Lehman College website:

Professor Miguel Perez, who has dedicated his career to covering stories in the Latino community, received the Illustrious Award for Journalism at the Institute for Latino Studies last month in the Rutger’s University’s Paul Robeson Campus Center in Newark, N.J. . . . Read more

One of the fringe benefits of being a journalist
is that sometimes you rub shoulders with greatness!
To watch videos, click on these photos:

Ruben Blades

Miriam Colon

Pele

Tito Puente and Miriam Colon

Machito

Mario Vargas Llosa

When I co-hosted "Tiempo" with Anna Carbonell on WABC-NYC in 1983, I had the privilege to interview:   • Cuban bandleader Machito, shortly after he won the Grammy for Latin Music at the age of 74.   • Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time.   • Tito Puente, the King of Latin Music.   • Miriam Colon, the Queen of the NY Hispanic Theatre.   • Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa.   • Salsa Superstar Ruben Blades.

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