Jose Sueiro Collection of Washington, D.C. Spanish Language Newspapers
name: label: Donor
content: Sueiro, Jose
title: label: Topic
content: El Latino (Washington, D.C.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Hispanic American journalists
label: Topic
content: Hispanic American mass media
label: Topic
content: Hispanic American newspapers
label: Topic
content: Hispanic Americans -- Press coverage
label: Topic
content: Ethnic press -- Washington, (D.C.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives Center in 2011 by Jose Sueiro.
creator: label: Donor
content: Sueiro, Jose
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content: Jose Sueiro Collection of Washington, D.C. Spanish Language Newspapers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection contains Spanish-language newspaper from Washington, D.C spanning the years 1982-1987. They cover topics concerning the D.C. Latino community.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jose Sueiro was born in New York City in 1952.  After his parents' divorce, his mother moved to Spain and his father, a diplomat, worked on union organizing in Latin America. As a youth Sueiro lived in Spain, Mexico, Panama and Peru. In the early 1970s, he settled in Washington, D.C. and completed a bachelor's degree that included studies at George Washington and American Universities. During this period Suiero started a Hispanic theater program at American University which later developed into Gala Hispanic Theatre.  He went on to become a city counselor, soccer coach, director of the Latin American Youth Center, and also worked for the federal Vista program.

 In 1978, using the knowledge he acquired about the Latino community, he created the monthly newspaper El Latino with partner Fernando Leonzo. At age 32, Sueiro married a graphic designer at the paper. El Latino struggled until February 1991, when it ceased publication. Sueiro later went on to create the newspaper La Nación. Jose Sueiro was born in New York City in 1952.  After his parents' divorce, his mother moved to Spain and his father, a diplomat, worked on union organizing in Latin America. 

As a youth Sueiro lived in Spain, Mexico, Panama and Peru. In the early 1970s, he settled in Washington, D.C. and completed a bachelor's degree that included studies at George Washington and American Universities. During this period Suiero started a Hispanic theater program at American University which later developed into Gala Hispanic Theatre.  He went on to become a city counselor, soccer coach, director of the Latin American Youth Center, and also worked for the federal Vista program. 

In 1978, using the knowledge he acquired about the Latino community, he created the monthly newspaper El Latino with partner Fernando Leonzo. At age 32, Sueiro married a graphic designer at the paper. El Latino struggled until February 1991, when it ceased publication. Sueiro later went on to create the newspaper La Nación.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1982-1987
label: Date
content: bulk 1985-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1236
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Newspapers
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Holly Nelson.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Newspapers
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of two Spanish language newspapers in Washington, D.C. from 1982-1987.  These publications reflect the culture, activities and concerns of the Latino population.  The materials are arranged first by publication and then in chronological order.