Obituary of Gladys Argentina Diaz Lara Cok, who was originally from the Dominican Republic and was the former program director for the School of Medical Technology at St. Joseph's Hospital in Providence.
Marta V. Martínez is the head of Rhode Island Latino Arts and began an oral history project in Rhode Island which led to her book "Latino History in Rhode Island: Nuestra Raíces".
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.
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.
