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Latinos have en- riched every aspect of our national identity with tra- ditions that bounce across centuries and reflect the many origins that embrace the Hispanic community. Every year, from September 15 to October 15, we cele- brate this vast legacy. In Oklahoma, Latinos represent a new face. A face that reflects both old tradi- tions and new memories. Hair and skin reveal a racial mix that is getting common across the state and the na- tion. Seeing them reminds one that today's immigrants come from all over the world, bringing a range of ethnicity and beliefs, loving their families fervently, and defending their new home loyally. Latinos have been in Oklahoma long before sta- tehood. Indeed, in 1541, Francisco Vázquez de Coro- nado led an expedition from Mexico through the mo- dern Oklahoma Panhandle. e reason was very shiny: Gold! at was the very first impact of Hispanics in the Midwest. Since that time and until today, Latinos keep arriving to Oklahoma, ready to embrace a new lan- guage and enjoy a different culture, but incorporating their own tastes and tradi- tions, creating and reinven- ting the new American on a daily basis. Nationwide, Hispanics comprise the largest and fastest growing ethnic mi- nority, with Oklahoma fo- llowing that trend. Indeed, there are more Latinos in the state - 9.6 percent - than any other minority group. Tulsa County harbors even more Hispanics than the state average: 11.6 percent. In Oklahoma, diversity is spoken with an accent; Spa- nish is the state's second most common language. Latinos have played an important role in U.S. his- tory, from early exploration to modern arts and scien- ces. So, Hispanic Heritage Month is the perfect excuse to celebrate with a multicul- tural explosion of colors and flavors. Let´s have a fiesta! Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Green Country *Centro Hispano ere are just a few in the nation. And Tulsa hos- ted the only one in the state. e Hispanic Resource Cen- ter, headquartered at the Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Rd., has built a magnificent cultural bridge to children, young adults, parents, and to the community at large to learn about Latino history, lite- rature, art and traditions, among many other areas. e Hispanic commu- nity in Tulsa changes very fast; however, the collec- tions and services provides by the center are in perma- nent reinvention, meeting the community needs with international standards. Sara Martínez is the Coor- dinator of the Center. She travels all over the world to bring the latest titles and trends. *A trip to La Tienda Our wise elders often recall favorite stores that had "a little of everything, which is precisely what is offered at the Hispanic gro- cery stores, known variously as pulperías stores that ca- rry abarrotes (groceries) or mercaditos (small markets). ey have everything: food, drinks, candles, medicines, cakes, magazines, piñatas, clay pots, soccer balls and even guitars, to name just a few things. Jorge Bossio, author of "Historia de las Pulperías," defines such a store as a place that is "mythical, real, common, an institution and a legend." He adds that they have been "the refuge of fe- llow countrymen, a required meeting place for leisure and recreation, a social refe- rence point." Hispanic stores are like a piece of Latin countries in the United States. Perhaps shops today do not have the color of befo- re, where one could see coc- kfights or where serenades were planned, but they keep alive cultural expressions from the Rio Grande to Pa- tagonia. In Tulsa, we have a wide variety, especially at Plaza Santa Cecilia, the so called ´Hispanic Mall,´ loca- te in the heart of the Latino Community in East Tulsa, right on 21st Street and Garnett Rd. And remember, if you went to the store in search of a nail and did not find it, don't get mad – you may dis- cover a fruit that you were not familiar with, or you will finally find that record by Pedro Vargas that you sear- ched for so much. *Meals on wheels: tas- tes that take one back home You arrive. Place your order. Eat, pay, and leave. at is how fast and easy it is to eat at a mobile food stand, or as they are known in a sort of Spanglish term: loncheras. ey are restau- rants on wheels, loaded with flavors that remind one of his or her homeland. Such fare includes tacos, en- chiladas, corn in a cup, fruit sprinkled with the sour and spicy chamoy, and even a menudo soup on Saturday morning to cure a hangover. Food served out of a trailer is a Hispanic tradi- tion, which in a hectic socie- ty allows one to briefly en- joy those curb-side taquitos, with a sweet and refreshing glass of horchata and the spiciness of a sauce that re- minds one of home. A classic could be found nearby to 11 St. & Lewis Ave. Its red color is a clear indicator of how spicy it could get. *Eating fruits with spicy condiments Can you imagine devou- ring a sweet tropical mango that has been sprinkled with salt, lemon juice, ground chile and "chamoy" – a sort of viscous sweet and sour sauce? For Hispanics, that is common, although for others that may not be so, says Sandra Alcántara, a cook at Antojitos Mexica- nos, a food stand near Plaza Santa Cecilia. "We Hispanics love that," Alcántara said while preparing an assortment of tropical fruits with spi- cy seasonings. "For others, this is something new, very odd. ey taste it carefully and then they like it a lot." Alcántara, who is originally from the state of Michoacan in Mexico, has been working for a year at the fruit stand. "People eat it all the time," she said. "When it is cold or hot, people ask for it." So, now you know: When eating a mango or a watermelon, enhance the flavor with some spicy 'pi- cante.' LATINOS CELEBRATE AND SHOWCASE THEIR HERITAGE JUAN MIRET NOTICIAS.NACIONAL@COXINET.NET T-2 EL NACIONAL DE TULSA VIERNES 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2014 • www.noticiasoklahoma.com TULSA

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