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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage!

"National Hispanic Heritage Month is the period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States, when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate the group's heritage and culture."-  World Public Library 

​The Hispanic Heritage Month theme of the year is "Honoring Our Heritage. Building Our Future." According to ​Pew Research Center, "10 facts for National Hispanic Heritage Month,"  the U.S. Hispanic population now stands at 57 million. Hispanics make up 18% of the U.S. population and are the largest immigrant group in the U.S. People of Mexican origin are the largest immigrant population in 33 states. Dominicans are the largest immigrant group in New York. ​

Facts and  Educational Resources

Hispanic Heritage Foundation
"Established by the White House in 1987, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities."

National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Trust for the Humanities offer informational resources about the historical, cultural and literary legacy of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States for teachers, students, and parents.

The Unites States Census Bureau​
Hispanic Americans demographic trends.

The White House
Presidential Proclamation 2016 by President Barack Obama.

Events and Activities

​​Fact Monster
History, timeline, ideas, events, facts & quizzes about Hispanic Americans.

The National Educational Association
Lessons, activities, videos, and more for children and young adults to celebrate.​

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 in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society."

The Library of Congress 
A series of events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage.
 

Reading Resources

 

1

Becoming Maria

Sonia Manzano

"Love and chaos in the South Bronx.”





 

 

2

Building a Latino Civil Rights Movement

Sonia Song-Ha Lee

“Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and the pursuit of racial justice in New York City.”

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography 

Miriam Pawel

“Examines the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist.”

 

 

 

 

 

4

The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope's Challenge to the American Catholic Church

John Gehring

Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope to be called Francis, the first pope from the Americas and the first from the Jesuit order. This work examines his religious career and provides a fresh look at Latinos and the future of the U.S. Catholic Church. 

 

 

 

 

Grit and Hope: A Year with Five Latino Students and the Program that Helped them Aim for College 

Barbara Davenport

The story of five freshman Hispanic students who start college in the midst of one of the worst recessions and the significant impact of the support program that aims at helping them be the first in their families to complete their education.

 

 

 

5

True Faith and Allegiance 

Alberto Gonzales, former United States Attorney General and Counsel to President George W. Bush

“A story of service and sacrifice in war and peace.”

 

 

 

 

Latino America

Matt A. Barreto

“How America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation.”

 

 

 

 

 

6

Latina/os and World War II

“Mobility, agency, and ideology.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Latino Americans: the 500-year legacy that shaped a nation

Ray Suarez, PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent

This work complements the PBS miniseries and explores the life, personal struggles and achievements of Hispanic immigrants who have made an impact in the history of the United States over the past 500 years.

 

 

 

 

8

The Latino Generation

Mario T. García

“Voices of the new America.”

 

 

 

 

 

9

Latino Stats

Idelisse Malavé

“American Hispanics by the numbers.”

 

 

 

 

 

10

My (underground) American Dream

Julissa Arce

“My true story as an undocumented immigrant who became a Wall Street executive.”

 

 

 

 

 

11

Our America

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

“A Hispanic history of the United States.”

 

 

 

 

 

Sonia Sotomayor

Richard Barrington

“The Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.”

 

 

 

 

12

Upsetting the Apple Cart

Opie Frederick Douglass

“Black-Latino coalitions in New York City from protest to public office.”

 

 

 

 

 

13

The Weight of Shadows

José Orduna

“A memoir of immigration & displacement.”

 

 

 

 

 

Novedades de Septiembre 2016: ¡Celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
Spanish-language blog offers a selection of recent titles of interest about Latin America and Hispanic and Latino Americans in the U.S.A.

Some of these resources may be available in different formats. For more information please contact the librarian at your local library. For information about library events visit: Events @ NYPL. Follow us on FacebookTwitter! and Blog en Español