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| | Americans of Hispanic Heritage |
 | | The eight new freshmen congressmen overcame overwhelming odds in some cases to win in ‘92.This includes California Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (the eldest daughter or Representative Edward Roybal), who is the first Hispanic woman to directly follow her father in Congress, from an entirely different district. |
 | | Edwards James Olmos, Anthony Quinn, Gilbert Roland, Martin Sheen, Raquel Welch, Imogene Coca, Freddie Prinze, Jose Ferrer, Erik Estrada, Paul Rodriquez, Richardo Montalban, Saundra Santiago, Esai Morales, Marcia Conchita Alonso, Jimmy Smits and Raul Julia -- Actors. |
 | | Between 1979-1980, Edward Hidalgo held the highly esteemed and power position of Secretary of the Navy.During Hidalgo’s tenure, millions of dollars were committed to television advertising campaigns and new recruiting techniques to attract Hispanic youth to the Navy. |
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