Ted Cruz (left) waits offstage Wednesday in Washington, D.C., as he is introduced to speak to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Latinos
Soprano Catalina Cuervo, singing the role of Frida Kahlo, rehearses with bass baritone Ricardo Herrera, singing the role of Diego Rivera, on Feb. 21, 2015 at the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit. Veronica Zaragovia/KUT hide caption
Nurse Julietta Losoyo gives Derek Lucero a whooping cough vaccination at the San Diego Public Health Center on Dec. 10. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
The Los Angeles Lakers sport "Los Lakers" jerseys each March, for "Noche Latina" games. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Giancarlo Esposito won acclaim as the ruthless gangster Gustavo "Gus" Fring in Breaking Bad. Even some fans says his accent missed the mark. Ursula Coyote/AP hide caption
Lauren Farnsworth (left) and April Buell hand out literature in late March encouraging people to get health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
Yolanda Madrid of Miami (left) talks with navigator Daniela Campos while signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in January. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Selling Health Care To California's Latinos Got Lost In Translation
Sharing passions can help erase ethnic prejudice. No word if that includes a passion for NCAA basketball. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Mynor Sanchez, a resident of Moore, Okla., lives a few blocks away and three houses down from major destruction. He is volunteering Friday in the neighborhood with his church, Templo El Alabanza, trying to do any tasks with which residents need help. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
Immigrants take the U.S. oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Irving, Texas. LM Otero/AP hide caption
President Obama returned a young fan's salute at the conference of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in Orlando, Fla. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption