D.C. Latino Community

D.C. cityscape outline graphic: "The Making of D.C.'s Latino Community"

D.C. Latino History Project / D.C. History

September 27, 2018

D.C. Latino History Timeline

The Making of D.C.’s Latino Community What brought Latin American immigrants to the Washington area In the first half of...

Mary's Center started in a basement on Columbia Road in 1988. Maria Gomez, the founder of the Center, is one of the people we interviewed for this special issue. (Photo courtesy of Mary's Center)

D.C. Latino History Project / D.C. History

September 17, 2018

Changing times in Adams Morgan

In 1984, Margarita Diloné opened an insurance agency in a tiny office on Columbia Road NW, in the very center...