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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Home

Includes exhibitions, member profiles, art, and archives.

The Smithsonian Latino Center is the corazón of Latinidad at the Smithsonian. It works toward preserving Latino history and culture, engaging Latino communities, and advancing Latino representation in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides data regarding population sizes, education, voting percentages and more in this National Hispanic Heritage Month feature.

In association with the Smithsonian Institution, the mission of The Mexican Museum is to voice the complexity and richness of Latino art and culture throughout the Americas, and to engage and facilitate dialogue among the broadest public

Learn all about National Hispanic Heritage Month in this site including historical resources from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, the US National Archives, the National Gallery of Art and more.

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The National Park Service highlights some of their historic locations that "exemplify the contributions of Hispanic culture and achievement." Includes lesson plans for teaching with historic places and travel itineraries.

Isabel Escobar: A 1st generation American talks about her experience.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dr. Andrew Lovato explores Hispanic and New Mexican cultures of yesterday and today through his research and writings.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community: How can including diverse and inclusive images in the media inspire individuals - and even entire communities - to work together to strengthen our democracy? Maria Hinojosa, Executive Producer & Host of NPR’s Latino USA and winner of several of the most prestigious journalism awards, describes in very personal terms how her experiences as a Mexican-American sparked her desire to become a journalist committed to valuing and covering all American experiences in the media.

Ten podcasts: These include such contributors as Juan Felipe Herrera, former U.S. Poet Laureate and NEA Literature Fellow, Julia Alvarez, Creative Writing Fellow, Big Read author, and 2013 National Medal of Arts recipient and Verónica Castillo, who expresses the need for social justice in the 21st century and opens up about her creative practice.