Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!!
scroll down to hear stories, do crafts and learn about famous people with Hispanic Heritage!
scroll down to hear stories, do crafts and learn about famous people with Hispanic Heritage!
Esquivel!
by Susan Wood
by Susan Wood
In the Spotlight: Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Susan Wood
by Susan Wood
In the Spotlight: César Chávez
by Johnatha A. Brown
by Johnatha A. Brown
Our California
by Pam Muños Ryan
by Pam Muños Ryan
Roadrunner's Dance
by Rudolfo Anaya
by Rudolfo Anaya
Rafi and Rosi Carnival!
by Lulu Delacre
by Lulu Delacre
Rafi and Rosi Carnival Crafts!
Inspiring People to Think and Learn About This Hispanic Heritage Month!
José Andrés
is an immigrant from Spain who is an award-winning professional chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, an organization that provides hot meals to people affected by natural disasters. Rita Moreno
is the first Hispanic woman to win an Academy Award. She is one of only a few people to be a "PEGOT" winner. This means she has won a Peabody (Radio award), Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award in her long career of over 70 years! |
Ellen Ochoa
was born in La Mesa California and was the first Hispanic woman in space! She had a doctorate degree from Stanford University and was the first Hispanic director at the Johnson Space Center. Roberto Clemente
came to the United States to play major league baseball in 1954 from Puerto Rico. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was a major advocate for Hispanic and Black baseball players. He was the first Hispanic baseball player to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. |
César Chávez
was a first-generation American and worked with his parents as a farmer growing up. He was a community service leader and went on to establish the National Farm Workers Association and led many peaceful strikes and protests so that farm workers could have equal rights. Sonia Sotomayor
Is the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in the United States. She attended both Princeton and Yale University, receiving a B.A. and a Law degree. She worked her way up in the legal system and in 2009, she was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Obama. |
Carolina Herrera
was born in Venezuela and moved to New York in 1980 and started her fashion line. Since then, she has become a big name in the fashion industry and a favorite designer among many celebrities for red carpet events. She has dressed several First Ladies including Nancy Reagan, Michelle Obama, and Laura Bush. She has been on the cover of Vogue Magazine 7 times, and became a US Citizen in 2009. She stepped down from her brand in 2018 at 79 years old, passing it on to another designer. Nancy Lopez
was voted "Most influential Hispanic Athlete of all time" by ESPNW and ESPN Deportes. She is a professional golfer and during her career, she won 48 Ladies Professional Golf Association games. During her first season playing professional golf, she won the Rookie of the Year award, Player of the Year, and the Vare Trophy for the best golfing average, and she is still the only woman to hold this record. |
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Is a Puerto-Rican American composer, writer, actor, and activist. He wrote two broadway musicals: In the Heights, and Hamilton. He has also composed several songs including the score for Moana. Lin-Manuel has won several Tony awards, a Pulitzer prize, and an Oscar. He has a charity that supports underserved communities in New York and across the United States, in addition to Puerto Rico. With the help of his family, he raised $45 million for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit the island. Ruben Salazar
was a baby when his parents moved to the United States from Mexico. He served in the Army before getting a job at the LA Times, becoming one of the very first journalists in mainstream media that was of Hispanic decent. He spoke up for his community and advocated for their rights. |
Sylvia Mendez
was a young girl in the 1940s when her parents fought for her to go to an all white school in Westminster, California. At the time, schools were segregated and people of color and of Hispanic descent, like Sylvia, could not attend the same schools as children who were white. Her parents and other local families grouped together and hired a lawyer. They won the case and in 1946, all schools became accessible to all children regardless of their heritage or their skin color. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
moved to Florida with her family in 1960, when she was eight years old. She was the first Hispanic woman to be elected into the Florida House of Representatives, and later the Florida Senate. In 1989, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives and became the first Hispanic women to ever serve in Congress |