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Letter from the Editor

By Debbie Harwell on April 24, 2018 in Houstonians, Letter from the Editor, Race & Ethnicity

What is Houston’s DNA? By Debbie Z. Harwell “Discover your ethnic origins,” find the “source of your greatness,” trace your “health, traits, and ancestry,” and “amaze yourself…find new relatives.” Ads proliferate from companies like AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritage enticing us to learn more about who we really are. People who send a saliva sample for […]

Gracie Saenz’s Life of Public Service

By Houston History Magazine on April 24, 2018 in Communities, Houstonians, Politics, Race & Ethnicity, Women

Although Houston is celebrated as one of the nation’s most diverse cities, it was largely segregated with little intersection across race and ethnicity into the mid-twentieth century. Mexicans and Mexican Americans settled initially in Second Ward, but, as their numbers grew, they moved into First, Sixth, and parts of Fifth Ward, as well as Magnolia […]

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