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el mes de la herencia hispana

el mes de la herencia hispana. 15 de septiembre – 15 de octubre. Celebrates and recognizes contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the American society and culture Began in 1968 for 1 week under the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

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el mes de la herencia hispana

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  1. el mes de la herenciahispana 15 de septiembre – 15 de octubre

  2. Celebrates and recognizes contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the American society and culture • Began in 1968 for 1 weekunderthePresidency of Lyndon B. Johnson • 1988 under Ronald Reagan itwas extended to 1 month • Honors 5 Central American countries who celebrate their independence in September

  3. El 15 de septiembre es día de la independencia de: Guatemala, El Salvador,, Honduras, Nicaragua, y Costa Rica

  4. El 16 de septiembre – México • El 18 de septiembre – Chile • El día de La Raza / el día de la hispanidad – el 12 de octubre

  5. 1845 – half of Mexicoincluding Texas, California, most of Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Nevada wastransferredtothe USA • Approximately 75,000 Hispanicsstayed and became American citizens

  6. 1871 • Esteban Bellan was the first Latin-born player in the professional major leagues. • The Troy Haymakers of Tryo, New York

  7. 1935 • Dennis Chávez - elected Senator of New Mexico and became the first Hispanic American to serve a complete term in the USA Senate.

  8. 1942 • The U.S.A government initiated the “bracero” (strong-arm) program allowing more than 4.5 million Mexican citizens to enter the U.S.A and work in the agricultural fields. • The program lasted until 1964 • http://www.farmworkers.org/testmony.html

  9. 1950 • José Ferrer – the first Hispanic American to win an Oscar for best Actor for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac

  10. 1961 • Rita Moreno – first Hispanic to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in West Side Story

  11. 1968 • Luis Walter Alvarez – firstHispanic American torecievethe Nobel Prize in Physicsforhisdiscoveriesaboutsubatomicparticles.

  12. 1990 • Oscar Hijuelos – first Hispanic American to win the Pulitzer (fiction) for his novel ‘The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love”

  13. 1998 • Carlos Santana – the first Hispanic American to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

  14. 2009 • Sonia Sotomayor – first Latina to be sworn in to the U.S.A Supreme Court.

  15. supersticiones • Tocar madera • Cruzar los dedos • Evitar el numero 13 y a los gatos negros • No te levantes con el pie izquierdo • una pata de conejo en el bolsillo • Romper un espejo te trae 10 años de mala suerte • Derramar la sal – abundancia en peligro

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