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Home / Kids and Teens / People and Society / Holidays and Celebrations / Hispanic Heritage Month
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- 1492, An Ongoing Voyage - A US Library of Congress exhibit which examines indigenous peoples in five parts of the Americas and their sustained contact with European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600.
www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month - National Register of Historic Places highlights publications and places in the U.S. that deal directly with the cultural and political experiences of Hispanic Americans.
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/hispanic
- Celebrating Hispanic Heritage - Biographies, music, a quiz on Hispanic heritage, a timeline of milestones in Hispanic American history since Columbus, and holidays and activities.
www.gale.com/free_resources/chh.htm
- Census Bureau Facts for Hispanic Heritage Month 1999 - Population statistics about income, education, immigration, poverty, families, and where Hispanics live in the U.S.
www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/cb99-ff12.html
- Department of Defense Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month - U.S. government site includes profiles of Hispanic Americans who have served the nation, recipes, and other items of interest.
www.defenselink.mil/specials/Hispanic2001/index.html
- Edsitement: National Hispanic Heritage Month - Celebrates the history and artistic heritage of the Hispanic people.
edsitement.neh.gov/feature_September.html
- Factmonster.com: Hispanic Heritage Month - Features brief description of the observance along with short profiles of notable Hispanic Americans, information on the Spanish language and holidays, puzzles, and statistics.
www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html
- Hispanic America, U.S.A. - An overview of the history of Americans of Hispanic heritage and their contributions to the United States of America.
www.neta.com/~1stbooks
- Hispanic Heritage Month: Presidential Proclamation - President Clinton's proclamation stating that September 15 - OCtober 15 will be National Hispanic Heritage Month.
www.aoa.gov/pr/WH-HHM.html
- Legislative History of Hispanic Heritage Month - The text of the public law that created this celebration and several presidential proclamations supporting it.
latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/heritage/hhhispan.htm
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