Pedro Martinez signed a $75 million, six-year contract with the Red Sox on December 12, 1997, making Martinez the highest paid player in baseball at that time. Martinez’ life story is woven from the American Dream. He grew up in a poor rural village in the Dominican Republic, and was a sensitive child who studiously… Continue reading The Red Sox Latino 1997
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Latinx Heritage in American Girl Dolls 1997
On August 11, 1997, Publisher’s Weekly announced that Josefina Montoya, the latest American Girl in the Pleasant Company collection of historical dolls, would debut in September. Maria Josefina Montoya is a nine-year old Latina living in northern New Mexico in 1824. Josefina and her three sisters live on a rancho near Santa Fe, and are… Continue reading Latinx Heritage in American Girl Dolls 1997