Tony Affigne for Ward 3 campaign flyer
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Anthony Affigne - Independent City Council, Third Ward. Experience, knowledgeable, outspoken. Athony Affigne has the courage and integrity to fight for you in City Hall.
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Enrique Sanchez Campaign Material
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Enrique Sanchez, a Mexican-American, ran for District 9 Representative in 2022.
Campaign letter written by Enrique Sanchez
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Juan Francisco Campaign Material
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Juan Francisco was the first Dominican-American to run for state office in the state of Rhode Island.
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Victor Capellan's Political Rack Card
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Victor Capellan ran for Rhode Island State Representative District 20 in 1988 and 1996.
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Hugo Figueroa
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Hugo Figueroa, a native of El Salvador, ran for city council in Central Falls in 2012.
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2020 Census Promo Material - Central Falls
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Promo material that encouraged people in Central Falls to fill out the 2020 census.
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Maria Rivera for Mayor | Democratic Candidates Central Falls
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Campaign material advertising Maria Rivera's campaign for Mayor of Central Falls.
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Maria Rivera Platform 2020
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Campaign material that outlines Maria Rivera's platform for her campaign for Mayor of Central Falls.
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Miguel Quezada Campaign Material
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Miguel A. Quezada, a Dominican-American, ran for office to represent Ward 9 in Providence, Rhode Island in 2022.
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Sabina Matos Campaign Material
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Sabina Matos ran for and won, Lt. Governer as the first Afro-Latina to serve in statewide public office in Rhode Island in 2022, and the first Dominican-American to hold state-wide office in the United States.
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Miguel Sanchez Campaign Material
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Miguel Sanchez, a Mexican-American, ran to represent the 6th Ward on the Providence City Council in 2022.
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Nellie Gorbea Campaign Material
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Nellie M. Gorbea ran for governor in 2021 and has served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island since January 2015. Gorbea is the first Puerto Rican Latina to win statewide office in New England.
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Anastasia P. Williams Campaign Material
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Anastasia Williams ran for re-election as State Representative in 2021 and has been representing the 9th District since 1993. She immigrated to the U.S. from Panama.
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Gonzalo Cuervo Campaign Material
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Gonzalo Cuervo, born in the U.S. to Colombian immigrants, ran for Mayor of Providence in 2021
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Campaign Material Opposing James Diossa
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James Diossa, born in the U.S. to Colombian immigrants, ran and won the Rhode Island General Treasurer in 2022.
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James Diossa Campaign Material
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James Diossa ran and won the Rhode Island General Treasurer in 2022. He served as a member of the city council and as mayor of Central Falls, Rhode Island (2013-2021). He was born in the U.S. to Colombian immigrants.
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Roberto Moreno campaign material
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Roberto Moreno ran in the general election for Pawtucket City Council At Large on November 8, 2022.
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Enrique Sánchez bilingual rack card - side 1 & 2
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Enrique Sánchez ran for Rhode Island State Representative District 9 in 2022.
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Enrique Sánchez yard sign
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Enrique Sánchez ran successfully in 2022 for House District 9 seat against incumbent Anastasia Williams.
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Anthony Affigne bumper stickers
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Tony Affigne was the first Hispanic/Latino (Puerto Rican) who ran for Governor of Rhode Island in the Citizens Party (1986). Affigne also ran for City Council Ward 3 (1982).
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Sandra Cano
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Sandra Cano served on the the City of Pawtucket school committee in 2012 and was the first Latina ever elected in the whole city; she was then elected as the first Latina Pawtucket City Councilor in November of 2014 and reelected in 2016. Sandra won a special election for Senate District 8 in April of 2017.
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Pablo Rodríguez, MD
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Pablo Rodríguez of Puerto Rican heritage was the Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island and a practicing physician at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, RI. He went into private practice until his retirement in 2018. He was also a co-founder of the Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee (RILPAC).
Courtesy Marta V. Martínez
Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Antillas Restaurant
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Antillas Restaurant, Caribbean Cuisine, was opened by Roberto González and Michael Reyes in 1979. They served food from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It closed in 1982.
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Courtesy of José González
Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Hispanics and AIDS in Rhode Island
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Guadalupe (Lupe) Rojas a member of the AIDS outreach workers at the Hispanic Social Services Association (HHSA), joins a team of administrators to talk about the AIDS epidemic and outreach efforts for Hispanics in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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El Dia Internacional del Salvadoreño
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Flyer for the Salvadoran Independence Day Parade in Central Falls advertising different musical acts.
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Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Juanita Sánchez mural
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This is a fresco located at the Juanita Sánchez Educational Complex, named in memory of a community activist, health care outreach worker during the 1970s and 1980s, and Chair of the Hispanic Social Services Association.
Fresco created by Darío Rojas, Ecuadorian artist; Commissioned by the Rhode Island Foundation Juanita Sánchez Community Fund.
Rhode Island Latino Arts
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Sabina Matos
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These are photos of Sabina Matos, City Councilwoman of Ward 15 in 2010, first Latina City Council Chair in Providence, RI in 2015, and first Dominican American and Latina appointed as Rhode Island Lt. Governor in 2021.
From the RI Latino History Collections
Rhode Island Latino Arts
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El Club Cubano de Rhode Island
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Assisting the nearly 300 Cuban refugees living in Rhode Island is the purpose of the newly formed Cuban Club. Discussing future plans are (l-r) Mrs. Felipe Eiras, treasurer; Mrs. Virginia Salabert; Dr. Eduardo Salabert, president, and Mr. Raul Sanchez.
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Margarita Cepeda & Victor Mendoza
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Victor Mendoza, a native of the Dominican Republic, founded the Latin American Festival of Music, the first Latino festival in Rhode Island.
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Marta V. Martínez and Juanita Sánchez
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Marta V. Martínez, Executive Director and Juanita Sánchez, Chair of the Hispanic Social Services Association (HSSA) of Rhode Island.
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Luis Aponte
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Luis Aponte is the first Latino elected to the Providence City Council.
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Don Pedro Cano & Marta V. Martínez
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Don Pedro Cano (right) was one of the early Colombians to immigrate to Rhode Island. He came to work at the Lyon Fabrics textile mill in Central Falls. This photo was taken during an event celebrating contributions of Rhode Island Latino Pioneers.
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Lyon Fabrics | Lyon Silk Works
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Formerly Royal Little Mill, Lyon Fabrics, is a site relevant to Latino history in Central Falls.
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Bomes Theater
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Bomes Theatre is a historic building located in the city's largest Latino neighborhood.
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Bernardo Chamorro
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Bernardo Chamorro was one of a core group of Colombians to immigrate to Rhode Island in the 1970s.
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Julieta Castellanos
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Julieta (Julie) Castellanos is one of the founders of Comité Guatemalteco, the first Guatemalan cultural group in Rhode Island. She is also the first Latina to earn a Master's in Psychology in the state.
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Gilberto García
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Gilberto Garcia was an early Mexican pioneer and one of the several immigrants recruited to work at Lace Works in the 1980s.
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Astrid Toledo & Mother
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This is a photo of the Toledo family, one of the first Guatemalan families in Rhode Island.
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Jay Giuttari and Pedro Cano
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Jay Giuttari helped recruit Colombians to work in textile mills in Rhode Island. Pedro Cano was one of the first Colombians that Giuttari recruited.
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Miriam and Tessie Salabert
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Miriam and Tessie Salabert's parents founded the Club Cubano de Rhode Island in 1961. Here they sit in Miriam's home during a 2013 interview.
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Victor Mendoza
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Victor Mendoza was co-founder of the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations (Coalición Hispana) in Rhode Island in 1984 and the first Latin-American festival in Rhode Island in 1979 called the Latin American Festival of Music.
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COSARI (Comite de Salvadoreños en Rhode Island)
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COSARI (Comite de Salvadoreños en Rhode Island) is a nonprofit organization that promotes Salvadoran culture in Rhode Island.
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La Galería del Pueblo
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La Galería del Pueblo, 209 Central St. Central Falls, RI 02863
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Latin-American Community Center
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The Latin-American Community Center (LACC) was the first tangible site for services for Hispanics, donated by the Providence Catholic Diocese. It was dedicated in 1970.
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Rev. Francisco Litardo
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Rev. Francisco Litardo, from Ecuador, became the full-time pastor of Iglesia Hispana “El Calvario” in March 1974.
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El Dia Internacional del Salvadoreño
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The Salvadoran Independence Day Parade in 2014 included a marching band and various speakers.
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Club Panamericano
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El Club Panamericano was a social club from the 1930s to 1950s at the International Institute of Rhode Island that organized cultural events and fundraisers for the organization.
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Inside of Fefa's Market
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Photos, stories, and items that tell the story of Dominican immigration to Rhode Island Josefina "Fefa" Rosario, a Dominican immigrant, opened the first bodega in Rhode Island.
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Zenaida (Sadie) Barran
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Zenaida (Sadie) Barran seated in a classroom in West [Pawtucket] High School in 1960. She was the first student from Cuba in the school.
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Bernardo Chamorro, Pontiac Mills
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Bernardo Chamorro in Pontiac Mills putting in place a piece of equipment.
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