El mes de la herencia hispana 15 de septiembre – 15 de octubre.

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1 el mes de la herencia hispana 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 week under the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson 1988 under Ronald Reagan it was 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 Mexico including Texas, California, most of Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Nevada was transferred to the USA Approximately 75,000 Hispanics stayed and became American citizens

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7 1871 Esteban Bellan was the first Latin-born player in the professional major leagues. The Troy Haymakers of Tryo, New York

8 1935 Dennis Chávez - elected Senator of New Mexico and became the first Hispanic American to serve a complete term in the USA Senate.

9 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.farmworke rs.org/testmony.html http://www.farmworke rs.org/testmony.html

10 1950 José Ferrer – the first Hispanic American to win an Oscar for best Actor for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac

11 1961 Rita Moreno – first Hispanic to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in West Side Story

12 1968 Luis Walter Alvarez – first Hispanic American to recieve the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries about subatomic particles.

13 1990 Oscar Hijuelos – first Hispanic American to win the Pulitzer (fiction) for his novel ‘The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love”

14 1998 Carlos Santana – the first Hispanic American to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

15 2009 Sonia Sotomayor – first Latina to be sworn in to the U.S.A Supreme Court.

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