FCHCC and Voces Hispanas created a travel museum quality exhibit honoring Hispanic leaders of NE Florida who have made significant contributions to the Hispanic community over the past several decades. This exhibit brings the vision of Voces Hispanas Founder, Dr. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi to life.

Exhibit 1st row l or r: Normas Vargas, wife of Ing. Clark Vargas, Wilfredo “Willie” Gonzalez & Tomas Jimenez Sr.
Exhibit 2nd row l to r: Andres Gallo, Dr. Norberto Benitez & Ken Amaro
Exhibit 3rd row l to r: Ann Browning-Masters, Ph.D., Judith Rodriguez & Indira Moran
Exhibit 4th row l to r: Derby Ulloa, Jorge Lopez & Jorge Peña 

Also at this event, FCHCC was truly honored to receive the City’s Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation by Mayor Deegan and for recognizing the First Coast Hispanic Chamber for its continued support to Hispanic business owners and community members to network. Watch the video on News4Jax.com.

To learn more about this event, its history and all the honorees, click here.

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Voces de Hispanos: “New Stories to Tell” inaugurates a landmark initiative for the five counties in Northeast Florida by gathering the testimonies of Hispanics and their historical, cultural and economic contributions spanning the last 100 years. The testimonies will be permanently housed in an historical archive for the benefit of future generations.

In this program, Dr. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi, oral historian, founder and an FCHCC member relates her experiences during the first edition and shares news about her second edition.

On the FCHCC radio show airing May 18th at 1 pm, Monica Hernandez, FCHCC President and Maria Isabel Montoya, FCHCC Communications Director will be talking with Dr. Karimi. Catch the program on Acción 97.3. 

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It was a wonderful event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alfred I. duPont Middle School unveiled on Tuesday a mural showcasing Hispanic heritage, painted by a Jacksonville-area artist.

The message: To make all students feel accepted.

“It meant so much to me. I wanted to make it as beautiful as possible,” said artist Whitney Esther Perez.

Perez said the Duval County School District asked her to submit a concept sketch and then she was chosen to take on the project. She said she put her heart and soul into the painting.

The mural was unveiled at an event hosted by the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Alfred I. duPont Middle School, First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and the Art in Public Places Program.

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