10 Things You Need to Know About Hispanic Heritage Month

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  1. 10. It was originally called”National Hispanic Heritage Week” in 1968.
  3. 9. It was President Lyndon Johnson who issued the proclamation designating “National Hispanic Heritage Week”.
  5. 8. President Ronald Reagan enacted “Hispanic Heritage Month” into Public law in 1988.
  7. 7. The resolution calls “on the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”
  9. 6. Hispanic Heritage Month coincides with the celebrations of Independence Day in many Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (September 15), Mexico (September 16), and Chile (September 18).
  10. 5. Hispanic Heritage Month also coincides with the original Columbus Day (originally October 12 in the United States but now commemorated there on the second Monday in October).
  11. 4. According to 2006 US Census, the majority (60%) of Hispanic are born in the United Stated.
  12. 3. Estimated 45 million people in the US claimed Hispanic heritage.  US has the second largest Hispanic population worldwide, only after Mexico.
  13. 2. Many cities, especially in California, rename ”Hispanic Heritage Month”  to “Latino Heritage Month”
  14. 1. The word “Hispanic” is derived from Hispanic, the name given by the ancient Romans to the Iberian Peninsula

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