September 15- Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any race. More than 35 million people identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino on the 2000 Census.


	Centro Centro is a partnership with Latino and Chicano families. Centro is a place where we offer respite from troubles, understanding to solve crises, education and encouragement to make change, nurturing and healing to strengthen families, art and culture to reaffirm our identity and value, and resources to build a better future.
	Chicano Latino Affairs Council (CLAC) The Chicano Latino Affairs Council is a statewide government agency created by the legislature in 1978. The primary mission of CLAC is to advise the governor and the state legislature on the issues of importance to Minnesota's Chicano Latino community.
	Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) CLUES is Minnesota’s premier provider of behavioral health and human services to the Latino community.
	Gale Cengage Learning – Hispanic Heritage Gale offers an unequaled range of resources to help users study and celebrate Hispanic Heritage.
	Heritage Month Wikipedia - Hispanic Heritage Month is the period to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States and to celebrate Hispanic heritage and culture.
	Hispanic-Culture-Online.Com
	Hispanic Heritage Month infoplease - Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
	La Familia Guidance Center La Familia Guidance Center was established in 1995 to provide culturally competent mental health services in order to enhance the quality of life for youth and families.
	La Oportunidad, Inc. La Oportunidad's mission is to champion the development of Latino individuals and families to create a strong, peaceful community.
	Library of Congress – American Women - Latinas
	Las Culturas Popular traditions, holidays, and cultural items in various Latino/Hispanic cultures.
	Literacy Net - Hispanic Culture Teaching from a Hispanic perspective – A handbook for non-Hispanic adult educators
	Migration Policy Institute (MPI) The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide.
	MN STAR Program - Resources and Funding Directory in Spanish
	National Endowment for the Humanities
	National Hispanic Cultural Center The National Hispanic Cultural Center(NHCC) is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. Since our grand opening in 2000, we have staged over 25 art exhibitions and 500 programs in the visual, performing, and literary arts. We provide venues for visitors to learn about Hispanic culture throughout the world. Our beautiful campus is located along the banks of the Rio Grande in the historic Albuquerque neighborhood of Barelas.
	National Park Service This site highlights various properties listed in the National Register, travel itineraries, education lesson plans and National Parks that deal directly with the cultural and political experiences of Hispanic Americans.
	Smithsonian Institution Hispanic Heritage Month
	Smithsonian Latino Center The Smithsonian Latino Center is dedicated to ensure that Latino contributions to art, science and the humanities are highlighted, understood and advanced through the development and support of public programs, scholarly research, museum collections and educational opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution and its affiliated organizations across the United States.
	U.S. Census Facts for Features – Hispanic
	University of MN – Duluth, Hispanic/Latino/Chicana Learning Resource Center