Latinx in KC

Owners and chefs from Latinx Restaurants in KC share what inspires them

8 Kansas City Chefs Share What Latinidad Means to Them

By Emily Woodring, Vicky Diaz-Camacho | October 15, 2020

Kansas City’s world of food is vast. We dive into the world of Hispanic and Latinx food makers in the metro, highlighting a few of the city’s restaurants, food trucks and specialty food vendors as we wrap Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month.

Chicano activism in Kansas City's West High School in 1969

Kansas City’s Place in Chicano History

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | September 29, 2020

On Sept. 16, 1969, students mobilized a Chicano walkout at Kansas City’s West High School. Self-made periodicals, newsletters and newspapers were integral to getting the movement going.

Latinos are the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S.

A Seat at the Table: Latino Educators on Mentorship and Education in KC

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | September 22, 2020

Here’s what three Kansas Citians are doing to support the metro’s Latino students.

Kansas City's Guadalupe Center in the 1930s

curiousKC: A Visual History on Racial Distribution in the Metro

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Josh Boston | May 18, 2020

Is KC divided into different racial groups? curiousKC investigates. And the short answer: yes. See why.

Argentine mural by Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino

What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, J.P. Haley | August 5, 2019

curiousKC investigates the question: ‘Why aren’t there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?”

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