For 16 days in 1987, Indy’s Latino culture took the sports world center stage.
Author Archives: Nicole Martinez-LeGrand
Nicole Martinez-LeGrand is the Multicultural Collections Curator in the Library and Archives division at the Indiana Historical Society. She is an adrenaline seeker of the unique kind; she enjoys the thrill of connecting people to their past.
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The games that put Indianapolis on the world sports stage
The 1987 X Pan American Games brought diplomacy with Cuba, Spanish-speaking athletes and a new mascot named “Amigo.”
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The festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe happens every year on Dec. 12
The Catholic celebration unites people from Mexico and of Mexican origin.
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Chili craze: Hoosiers used to kick back at chili parlors
As you get ready for the season’s chili cooking contests, learn the story of how the dish became an American mainstay.
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This ‘hot tamale’ story ends in a stabbing incident
The tamale craze took over Indianapolis in the early 1900s, when more than 300 taverns and lunchrooms were serving tamales daily.