Here’s a fun fact: Teenagers have attended Charles H. Milby High School since before “teenagers” existed. It was not until the 1940s that Americans coined the term “teenager.” Just as Milby High School is part of the East End’s history, teen culture is part of Milby’s history.
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Volume 9, Number 1
By Houston History Magazine on January 1, 2012 in Arts & Culture, Communities, Food, Houstonians, Music, Past Issues, Politics, Race & Ethnicity
Houston: Nuestra Historia Vol. 9, No. 1 (Fall 2011) Download PDF Letter from Guest Editor Natalie Garza 2 La Colonia Mexicana: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston by Jesus Jesse Esparza 9 Trailblazers in Houston’s East End: The Impact of Ripley House and the Settlement Association on Houston’s Hispanic Population by Thomas […]
Lydia Mendoza: Houstonian and First Woman of Tejano Music
Lydia Mendoza was born in Houston Heights on May 21, 1916, to parents who had fled the Mexican Revolution. Rising to fame in the 1930s in the Southwest United States, Mendoza became known as the Queen of Tejano and the first icon of Mexican American pop culture. Despite her popularity at the time, discrimination against […]