As a Nobel Prize–winning chemist, Mario Molina transformed our understanding of the atmosphere and spearheaded the fight to preserve the ozone layer.

Gwen Ifill was a journalist of Panamanian and Barbadian descent who earned acclaim for her incisive political journalism and trusted voice on democracy.

As SEIU California President, David Huerta champions the power of collective action, fighting for fair wages, immigrant rights, and dignity for all working people.

Rita Moreno blazed a trail from Puerto Rico to Hollywood, breaking barriers as an Oscar-winning singer, dancer, and actress whose talent redefined representation on stage and screen.

Linda Chavez-Thompson began working in cotton fields at the age of 10; she would later became the first Hispanic woman elected to the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO.

The daughter of immigrant parents from Nicaragua and Mexico, Hilda Solis has become a progressive champion for the most marginalized people in our society.

Emma Tenayuca was a vital part of the labor movement in Texas during the 1930s, remembered for her role in organizing the Pecan Shellers Strike of 1938.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning composer, lyricist, actor, and playwright best known for creating and starring in the hit musicals “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.”

Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known for his opposition to the Castro regime and his works depicting his struggles with political and sexual oppression.

Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She also runs a charitable foundation in honor of her daughter, Paula.

After immigrating to the U.S. as a boy, Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was elected the nation’s first Hispanic Senator, leaving a legacy of fighting for equal rights for all people.

Dr. Ellen Ochoa is the first Latina to go into space, serving on a mission on the space shuttle Discovery in 1993. She’d later become the first Latina woman to ...