celebrating hispanic heritage

The San Francisco 49ers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month are nominating local students for the NFL’s Latino Youth Heritage Award. NBC Bay Area spoke with one nominee.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we take a moment to highlight a Latina-owned collective called Sueños in downtown San Jose. A pair of business owners expand on the success of the collective.

As the celebration of Hispanic heritage continues, the executive director for the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley discusses Latina Equal Pay Day and awareness about the wage gap Latinas face.

Julio Covarrubias has spent the last 52 years working in Livermore’s wine grape industry. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

As Julio Covarrubias stood at the foot of a row of grapevines in the Livermore Valley where he has spent the last half-century toiling in the vines, there was a sense that all he now surveyed was his. 

The San Francisco 49ers are once again celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Sunday, recognizing a community that makes up a huge part of the team’s fan base and a quarter of the Bay Area’s population.

The San Francisco 49ers are once again celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Sunday, recognizing a community that makes up a huge part of the team’s fan base and a quarter of the Bay Area’s population.

Mariachi Azteca has been wowing crowds for more than 43 years, and now they are made up of three generations playing and singing their ballads from the last century. Damian Trujillo reports.

Every time Denise Gonzales walks into her San Francisco shop Luz de Luna, there are thousands of eyes on her. From skeletons to saints, she is never alone in her 24th street store in the city’s Mission District. Joe Rosato Jr. reports. 

Every time Denise Gonzales walks into her San Francisco shop Luz de Luna, there are thousands of eyes on her. From skeletons to saints, she is never alone in her 24th street store in the city’s Mission District.

The Mexican Heritage Plaza, home of the School of Arts and Culture and gateway to East San Jose, is now 25 years old.

The Mexican Heritage Plaza, home of the School of Arts and Culture and gateway to East San Jose, is now 25 years old. Damian Trujillo reports. 

San Francisco Immigration attorney Enrique Ramirez has spent his legal career helping fellow immigrants – while also delivering his political messages through song. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

San Francisco Immigration attorney Enrique Ramirez has spent his legal career helping fellow immigrants – while also delivering his political messages through song.

Singer and performer Omar Alejandro reflects on how music has impacted his life.

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations in the Bay Area are well underway.

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations in the Bay Area are well underway. Kris Sanchez reports.

NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 will be celebrating Hispanic heritage this weekend, kicking off with Hayward’s Mexican Independence Day Festival and Car Show. A festival organizer has the details.

Fred Warner joins NBC Bay Area in a special interview for an upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month special.

Fred Warner joins NBC Bay Area in a special interview for an upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month special.