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La actriz y cantante Jackie Cruz, mejor conocida por su papel como Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales en “Orange Is the New Black” de Netflix, hizo su primera visita al Valle de Yakima la semana pasada.Cruz habló con estudiantes y miembros de la comunidad sobre resiliencia, representación y cómo superar la adversidad durante un evento del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Heritage University en Toppenish.

Actress and singer Jackie Cruz, best known for her role as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales on Netflix's “Orange Is the New Black,” made her first visit to the Yakima Valley last week.Cruz spoke to students and community members about resilience, representation and overcoming adversity during a Hispanic Heritage Month event at Heritage University in Toppenish.

A program that helps put mental health professionals in south central Washington schools is losing federal funding and will be discontinued.

La Universidad Heritage remodelará su edificio Kathleen Ross Center. La universidad de Toppenish, Washington, invertirá más de dos millones de dólares en mejorar su biblioteca y añadir un nuevo centro para ayudar a los estudiantes a acceder a carreras STEM.

Heritage University will remodel its Kathleen Ross Center building. The university in Toppenish, WA will invest more than $2 million to improve its library and add a new center to help students get into STEM jobs.

Noviembre es el Mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana. En el centro de Washington, diferentes actos celebran a estas comunidades. El viernes 22 de noviembre, Heritage University recibirá en Toppenish al galardonado actor Adam Beach.

November is Native American Heritage Month. In central Washington, different events celebrate these communities. On Friday, Nov. 22, Heritage University will host the award-winning actor Adam Beach in Toppenish His visit is closing out the university’s events recognizing the Native American communities’ contributions.

(Runtime 3:57)On Saturday, people gathered at Heritage University in Toppenish to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Over 500 people from across the…

Historically, the Yakama Nation Tribal School was a school “of last resort,” says principal Adam Strom, where students came after they could no longer attend other area schools. That’s changing. He says courses like this one in environmental science and natural resources are a big reason why.