????National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept 15 to Oct 15????
September 15th to October 15th has been set aside for the United States to recognize the countless contributions and immeasurable achievements Hispanic Americans have had on United States culture, society, and history. Originally, the first annual Presidential proclamation in 1968 by Lyndon Johnson recognized the week that included September 15 and 16 as National Hispanic […]
September 15th to October 15th has been set aside for the United States to recognize the countless contributions and immeasurable achievements Hispanic Americans have had on United States culture, society, and history.
Originally, the first annual Presidential proclamation in 1968 by Lyndon Johnson recognized the week that included September 15 and 16 as National Hispanic Heritage week. It not only celebrated Hispanic Americans, but also the anniversaries of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua as well as Mexico’s independence on September 16.
By 1988 Congress passed an amendment to the proclamation and President George H. W. Bush authorized the recognition of the 31 days after September 15th at National Hispanic Heritage Month on September 14, 1989. Between 1990 and 2018, five different presidents have issued the annual proclamations for National Hispanic Heritage Month.
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join together to pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.
Hispanic refers to a person who is from, or a descendant of someone who is from, a Spanish-speaking country.
Latino/a or Latinx refers to a person who is from, or a descendant of someone who is from, a country in Latin America.
https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
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