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| Far left, poster celebrating Cesar Chavez. Center left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor as a young girl. Center Right, cover from children's author, Alma Flor Ada. Far Right, award winning actress, dancer and singer Rita Moreno. |
"National Hispanic Heritage Month is a period from 15 September to 15 October in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
Hispanic Heritage Month began as Hispanic Heritage Week. Hispanic Heritage Week was established by legislation sponsored by Rep. Edward R. Roybal of Los Angeles and was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968. In 1988, the commemorative week was expanded to a month (September 15 to October 15) by legislation sponsored by Rep. Esteban Edward Torres (D-Pico Rivera), amended by Senator Paul Simon and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the commemoration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Hispanic countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, who all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile, Belize and Puerto Rico celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, September 21, and September 23 respectively.
Hispanic Heritage Week was first proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 in Presidential proclamation 3869. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan gave annual proclamations for Hispanic Heritage Week between 1969 and 1988. National Hispanic Heritage Month was first proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush on September 14, 1989 in Presidential Proclamation 6021. Since 1989, all Presidents have given a Presidential Proclamation to mark Hispanic Heritage Month." Wikipedia
Hispanic Heritage Month began as Hispanic Heritage Week. Hispanic Heritage Week was established by legislation sponsored by Rep. Edward R. Roybal of Los Angeles and was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968. In 1988, the commemorative week was expanded to a month (September 15 to October 15) by legislation sponsored by Rep. Esteban Edward Torres (D-Pico Rivera), amended by Senator Paul Simon and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the commemoration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Hispanic countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, who all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile, Belize and Puerto Rico celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, September 21, and September 23 respectively.
Hispanic Heritage Week was first proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 in Presidential proclamation 3869. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan gave annual proclamations for Hispanic Heritage Week between 1969 and 1988. National Hispanic Heritage Month was first proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush on September 14, 1989 in Presidential Proclamation 6021. Since 1989, all Presidents have given a Presidential Proclamation to mark Hispanic Heritage Month." Wikipedia
Internet Educational Resources:
- Listing from the NEA or National Education Association
- Hispanic American / Latino American History
- Overview and Ideas from Scholastic
Doll Play Artifacts:
Famous Latinitas For Girls To Read About and Study:
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - The First Great Latin American Poet at EDSitement
- Juana Azurduy de Padilla - Fought for Bolivian independence...
- Evelyn Miralles - Engineer from Venezuela who inspires...
- Policarpa Salvarrieta - The Revolutionary Teen Spy from Puppet History
- Susana Torre - An Argentine/American Architect
- Rosa A. Gonzales - An exemplary nurse from Puerto Rico
- Teresa Carreno - A pianist and opera singer
- Hermelinda Urvina - A pilot from Ecuador
- Antonia Navarro - A topographic engineer and teacher from El Salvador
- Matilde Hidalgo - First girl in Ecuador to graduate from high school. She became a doctor...
- Eva Peron - First Lady of Argentina
- Julia Alvarez - her biography from Chicago Public Library
- Gabriela Mistral - She won a Nobel Prize in Literature, 1945.
- Juana de Ibarbourou - important Uruguayian Poet
- Dr. Ellen Ocha - works for NASA, astronaut
- Pura Belpre - an award named after the first Latina librarian who worked for the New York Public Library
- Mercedes Sosa - famous performer, singer, musician...
- Sandra Cisneros - story writer and author
- Mirabal sisters - "the Butterflies" who helped topple a dictator
- Gumercinda Paez - Elizabeth Mischke reads about this beloved teacher...
- Isabel Allende - Acclaimed author, visit her website here...
- Sonia Sotomayor - Supreme Court Justice
- Frida Kahlo - famous portrait painter
- Julia de Burgos - Puerto Rico poet
- Rigoberta Menchu Tum - a hero for Native People's Rights
- Gloria Estefan - a famous singer, here is her foundation's page: The Gloria Estefan Foundation
- Chavela Vargas - performer, musician and singer
- Alicia Alonso - Cuban Prima Ballerina
- Victoria Santa Cruz - Professor of Drama PH.D.
- Mercedes Doretti - a Forensic Anthropologist
- Claribel Alegria - a poet and novelist from Central America
- Celia Cruz - The Queen of Salsa and Good Morning America and Latin Grammy Award Winner!
- Sonia Solange Pierre - a Human Rights Activist
- Dolores Huerta - Political Activist, Her Foundation
- Rita Rosita Moreno - from Puerto Rico - actress, dancer and singer
- Veronica Michelle Bachelet - Executive Director of UN Women
- Maria Auxiliadora da Silva - self taught, 'outsider' painter from Brazil
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