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Below please find resources to learn more about a variety of monthly heritage celebrations!
Please note, this page is still being developed, some resources and/or holidays may not be included yet. Thank you for your patience.
January
January
Muslim Heritage Month
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The Rutgers Law Center for Security Race and Rights (CSRR) resource guide (Collection of multimedia content designed for high school students)
World Braille Day (January 4)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
February
February
Black History Month
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EBSCO Biography: Influential African Americans
EBSCO Points of View Reference Source: Exploring: Black History Month
GALE: How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters Now.
Library of Congress: Historical American Newspapers focused on African Americans
INFOBASE: African-American History Timeline
INFOBASE: Slide Show Overviews (Includes historical images and paragraph of context)
NEWS BANK: Black Life in America: The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today
March
March
Women's History Month
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EBSCO: Women's History Topic (Includes biographies and overviews of important events and laws)
EBSCO Points of View Reference Source: Women's Issues
INFOBASE: Women's Suffrage Primary Sources (Includes speeches with context)
INFOBASE: Video Resources
INFOBASE: Slide Show Overviews (Includes historical images and paragraph of context)
INFOBASE: American Women's History Timeline
Irish American Heritage Month
April
April
Arab American Heritage Month
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INFOBASE: Video Resources
INFOBASE: Slide Show Overviews (Includes historical images and paragraph of context)
INFOBASE: Arab-American History Timeline
Autism Acceptance Month
Deaf History Month
May
May
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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EBSCO Biography: Influential Asian American and Pacific Islanders
NEWS BANK: Asian Life in America: The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media
Jewish American Heritage Month
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EBSCO Biography: Influential Jewish Americans
Haitian Heritage Month
Military Appreciation Month
June
June
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
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Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Immigrant Heritage Month
Juneteenth (June 19)
World Refugee Day (June 20)
July
July
Disability Pride Month
International Non-binary People's Day
August
August
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
September
September
Hispanic American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
Deaf Awareness Month
October
October
Hispanic American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
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NEWS BANK: Hispanic Life in America: The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Italian American Heritage Month
Flipino American History Month
Polish American Heritage Month
LGBTQ+ History Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Coming Out Day (October 11)
Indigenous People's Day
November
November
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
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EBSCO Biography: Native American and Indigenous Peoples
INFOBASE: Video Resources
INFOBASE: Slide Show Overviews (Includes historical images and paragraph of context)
INFOBASE: Native-American History Timeline
NEWS BANK: Indigenous Life in America Series: The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media
Veterans and Military Families Month
Veterans Day (November 11)
Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20)
December
December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7)
Human Right's Day
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