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    • Home
    • About
    • Music
      • Musical Timeline
      • Music Photo Gallery
      • Video and Audio
      • Folkoric History Omaha
    • Sports
      • Intro to Latino Sports
      • Men's Basketball
      • Men's Baseball
      • Basketball Tournament
    • Festivals
      • 105 Year Anniversary
      • Video Gallery
      • Photo Gallery
    • People / Gente
      • Introduction
      • Biographies/ Biografías
    • Contact
US Latino Heritage
  • Home
  • About
  • Music
    • Musical Timeline
    • Music Photo Gallery
    • Video and Audio
    • Folkoric History Omaha
  • Sports
    • Intro to Latino Sports
    • Men's Basketball
    • Men's Baseball
    • Basketball Tournament
  • Festivals
    • 105 Year Anniversary
    • Video Gallery
    • Photo Gallery
  • People / Gente
    • Introduction
    • Biographies/ Biografías
  • Contact
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Welcome To U.S. Latino Heritage

U.S. Latino Heritage is an archive dedicated to preserving the history of Latinos in the Midwest, with efforts based in South Omaha, Nebraska, and the surrounding Midwest states. 


Browse our archives to find history on Latino’s in Nebraska as early as 1920 and learn about local community figures and accomplishments.

History In The Making

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Our goal at U.S.L.H. is to document the past and present history of Latino’s who have contributed to the economic growth of Omaha through the decades.

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Culture & Traditions

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Cultural and musical traditions were kept alive during the 1920s by a small population of native Mexican immigrants in South Omaha. 

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Since the 1920s, South Omaha's Latino community has hosted Mexican festivals, proudly celebrating over a century of tradition.

Athletics

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Tradition lives in South Omaha

Latino/Mexican sports have been pivotal pastimes that fostered community, cultural awareness, and activism. 


Celebrating 106 Years

Traditions beginning in 1920...

to the largest festival in omaha

to the largest festival in omaha

The Mexican community in Omaha, NE has been a vital part of Omaha life in South Omaha since the 1920s. For the past 100 years Mexicans and Latinos have been deeply involved in festivals, cultural, military, church and sports activities. 

to the largest festival in omaha

to the largest festival in omaha

to the largest festival in omaha

2020 marked the 100 year anniversary of the first Mexican festival and is recognized as the longest ethnic running festival in the history of Omaha. Cinco de Mayo Omaha now is Omaha's #1 largest local event with 250,000 attendees from six surrounding states that generates 7.5 million dollars back into the local economy.

As of 2023, approximately 38 million people of Mexican descent lived in the United States - the largest of any Hispanic group.


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