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Hispanic Emphasis Program
Louisiana's Special Emphasis Program Manager (SEPM):
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - 2007
Donna
Remides,
RC&D Coordinator/
Hispanic Emphasis Program Manager
Phone: (318)435-7328 |
Hispanic Americans Making a Positive Impact on American Society
Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 - October 15, 2007
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15. The celebration
began as National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was authorized and requested by
Congress in 1968 (Public Law 90-498). It was officially proclaimed as such by
President Ford in 1974, calling “upon the people of the United States,
especially the education community and those organizations concerned with the
protection of human rights, to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.” In 1988 a joint resolution of the Senate and House of
Representatives authorized the change to National Hispanic Heritage Month
(Public Law 100-402). President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the change official
that same year.
Hispanic Heritage Month falls in conjunction with two historic events: the
Independence Day of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
on September 15, 1821, and Mexico’s Independence Day on September 16, 1810.
Chile’s Independence Day is on September 18 (El Dieciocho); and Belize’s
Independence Day on September 21.
Additionally, October 12 is Dìa de la Raza (Day of Our Race), or Columbus Day, a
celebration of mixed heritage society that resulted across the Americas.
You can see when Latin American countries gained independence below.
www.wikipedia.com.
Over 42 million (14%) of the U.S. population identify themselves as Latino,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
NRCS Hispanic Heritage Month Poster 2007
Who is Hispanic?
The Hispanic Emphasis Program (HEP) was established initially by a
Presidential Directive in 1970 as a Sixteen Point Program for Spanish Speaking
Americans. It was designed to assure consideration of the needs and problems of
persons of Hispanic origin in all aspects of Federal personnel management, as
well as on the access to and delivery of. Hispanics are persons of Mexican,
Cuban, Central and South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless
of race.
Understanding the Hispanic Culture
- Understanding
The Hispanic Culture - A very good article on Hispanic Family Values,
Etiquette, Rituals and Religion, Celebrations and Hoildays, etc. "Over
the past 30 years, the Hispanic population has exhibited tremendous growth
in the United States. Hispanics comprise about 11% of the U.S. population,
including 3.6 million residing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Approximately 31 million individuals are identified as Hispanics. The U.S.
Hispanic population is projected to become the largest minority group by the
year 2006. Seventy percent of the Hispanic population is concentrated in
four states - California, Texas, New York, and Florida. Mexican is the
largest ethnic subdivision of Hispanics in the United States, comprising
about 63.3%, followed by Central and South American (14.4%), Puerto Rican
(10.6%), Cuban (4.2%), and other Hispanics (7.4%). "
Additional
Information
Women's History Month - March 2007
Honored Latinas
Websites and Documents of Interest:
The following documents require
Adobe Acrobat or
Microsoft Word
National
Hispanic Heritage Month Recipe Book (DOC; 1 MB)
National
Organization of Professional Hispanic NRCS Employee’s Report (DOC; 25 KB)
"Cinco
de Mayo!" - Just what is "Cinco de Mayo"? (DOC; 30 KB)
English-Spanish
Glossary (DOC; 233 KB)
USDA
English-Spanish Glossary (PDF; 3,044 MB)
Last Modified:
05/14/2008
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