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National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month. September 15-October 15. History of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Celebrates the history, contributions and culture of Hispanic-Americans LBJ: 1968 Reagan expanded observation in 1988 30-day period Significance of Sept 15-Oct 15

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

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  1. National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15

  2. History of National Hispanic Heritage Month • Celebrates the history, contributions and culture of Hispanic-Americans • LBJ: 1968 • Reagan expanded observation in 1988 • 30-day period • Significance of Sept 15-Oct 15 • Enacted into law in Aug. 17, 1988

  3. Early Influence of Spain on the Americas

  4. Juan Ponce de León

  5. Hernán Cortés

  6. “The Art of Power”

  7. Author, Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez Owner of LA Angels, Arturo Moreno First Cuban-American Senator, Mel Martinez “Evangelist for Modern Art,” Mari Carmen Ramirez Presidential Candidate, Bill Richardson Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor Influential Hispanic-Americans of Today

  8. Arturo (Arte) Moreno • 4th-generation Mexican American • Billionaire, CEO of Outdoor Systems which he sold to Viacom • Bought the Angels from Disney • Lowered ticket and concession prices • Drew a record 3.4 million spectators

  9. Mari Carmen Rodriguez • Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas • Dedicated to collecting and displaying art by Latin Americans • Supports research and education of the themes behind art • Ph.D. in art history from the University of Chicago

  10. Bill Richardson • U.S. Rep. for 7 terms • Ambassador to the U.N. • Secretary of Energy under Clinton • First Hispanic chairman of a national Democratic Convention • Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008

  11. Sonia Sotomayor • First Hispanic American Supreme Court Justice • 111th justice • 3rd woman on the court • Puerto Rican, grew up in the Bronx • Graduated from Princeton, then Yale law school

  12. Bibliography About National Hispanic Heritage Month. (n.d.). National Hispanic Heritage Month. Retrieved September 24, 2009, from Library of Congress database. Juan Ponce de Leon. (1858). Library of Congress [Painting]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3a06688)) Keck, K., & Yoon, R. (2009, May 26). Who is Sonia Sotomayor? In CNNPolitics.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.bio/index.html National Gallery of Art [Exhibition Video Podcast]. (2009, June 28). Retrieved September 23, 2009, from Library of Congress database. rcdaschools.org [Gif]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2009, from http://www.rcdaschools.org/stbrigid/5-8/chili_pepper_hopping_hg_clr.gif Roosevelt, M., Gregory, S., & Lacayo, R. (2005, August 22). The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America. TIME, 166(8). Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1093637,00.html The First Voyage. (1893). Library of Congress [Portrait]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3g01727))

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