Two schoolgirls in the audience in their school auditorium during an Areyto performance.

[ca. 1990]

School children applaud, and two girls smile at the photographer as they sit in the audience during a performance put on by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción's Areyto. Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción's Areyto Cultural Awareness Program was based on the philosophy that the arts can empower people by teaching them about their cultural heritage, building community, and providing youth with the opportunity to express themselves through performing and creating. In the 1990s, Areyto introduced Puerto Rican and Latino American culture to 25-30 Boston public schools through its In-School Cultural Awareness Program and the Young Audiences of Massachusetts Program.