Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins each year on Sept. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture and their history.
Started in 1968 by Congress as Hispanic Heritage Week, it was expanded to a month in 1988. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on Sept. 15, followed by Mexico on Sept. 16, Chile on Sept. 18 and Belize on Sept. 21
From the Pew Research Center @ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/09/key-facts-about-u-s-latinos-for-national-hispanic-heritage-month/
Resources in the OVMS Library
Throughout the celebratory period we have set up a special display for Hispanic Heritage Month, with dozens of books related to Latino culture and history.
Please stop by and check it out!
Resources Online
Presidential Proclamation, issued 09/14/2021
Educational Resources
https://edsitement.neh.gov/teachers-guides/hispanic-heritage-and-history-united-states - from the National Endowment for the Humanities
https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/ - from the Library of Congress, a great gateway site
https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-studies/nhhm - videos of past Hispanic Heritage Month events at the LOC
https://guides.loc.gov/hispanic - from the Library of Congress, a plethora of additional resources
https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hispanic-heritage-month - from the National Archives
https://learninglab.si.edu/news/top-8-reasons-why-and-how-we-celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month - from the Smithsonian Institution
https://latino.si.edu/learn/teaching-and-learning-resources/hispanic-heritage-month-resources - more from the Smithsonian Institution
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/hispanic-heritage-month.htm - from the National Park Service
https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/student-voices-blog-series/ - from the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
https://www.history.com/topics/hispanic-history/hispanic-heritage-month - from the History Channel
https://www.history.com/tag/hispanic-heritage - more from the History Channel
https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/national-hispanic-heritage-month/ - from the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
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