The commission created the playbook with feedback from local chefs and restaurants about what would be most useful for them.
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East Tulsa speech therapist aims to break myths around raising bilingual children
Eliana Provenzano-Lewis wants to expand speech and language resources available to the city’s growing Latino community. Her next step: a new location on the eastside.
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Organization bringing health resources to Latino Tulsans has a new leader
Founded in 2020, the UMA Center offers mobile clinics, nutrition and economic development programs to Tulsans in Spanish and English.
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Tulsa Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce celebrates Latino entrepreneurs and businesses during annual luncheon
Created in 2024, the Tulsa Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce supports Hispanic and Latino businesses through advocacy, networking and education.
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Tulsa’s Puerto Rican community is watching Bad Bunny and the ‘Benito Bowl’ with pride
Some members of Tulsa’s Puerto Rican community shared their experiences of living on the island, moving to the Tulsa area and what it means to see a global star from Puerto Rico take the big stage this weekend.
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Nominations open for awards honoring Tulsans making a difference in Latino education
The Tomás Rivera Recognition of Excellence in Education Awards highlight high school seniors and local heroes supporting the community.
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Latino Oklahomans face poor diabetes outcomes. This new Tulsa program could help.
For the first time, Food is Medicine — which addresses health challenges of Oklahomans with diabetes — will be offered entirely in Spanish.
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Tulsa’s Route 66 was supposed to have new bus line before centennial. What happened?
A combination of funding shortages and supply chain issues have delayed the project past 2024.
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Tulsa mayor, Oklahoma officials weigh in on growing ICE presence
Mayor Monroe Nichols voiced his disapproval of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s conduct in Minnesota during a Sunday forum.
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Tulsans can get their U.S. citizenship application fees reimbursed. Here’s how.
Eastside Rise can help permanent U.S. residents who live in Tulsa city limits cover the costs of their naturalization applications.
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Amid Trump deportation campaign, Tulsans feel new urgency to obtain dual citizenship
Applications for dual citizenship in Mexico are surging — including from adults concerned about their rights in the U.S. and helping their Mexican parents.
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Supermercados Morelos opens new Tulsa location
Supermercados Morelos, Oklahoma’s largest Latino-owned supermarket chain, is celebrating the opening of a new Tulsa store.