Scholastic
Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
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Library of Congress: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, by checking out the array of material on this site hosted by the Library of Congress. You can explore the exhibits and collections dedicated to Hispanic American...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources
This site is your link to teaching resources about Hispanic heritage. Choose from topics such as Musica del Pueblo, Mexican America, Latino Voices in American Art, or many others. Explore links to interactive exhibits, lesson plans, and...
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Somos Primos: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
The Society maintains an extensive library of "mini articles" on Hispanic heritage and history and how to make use of them in the classroom. Other pages cover Hispanic Heritage Month, Dia del Maestro, and information on doing...
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Somos Primos: Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
Access is free. Articles explore topics such as Hispanic heritage, the Black/Latino connection, and Hispanic patriots involved in the American revolution. There is a database through which users post surnames they are hoping to trace the...
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Timeline: Events in Hispanic American History
A comprehensive timeline of events that have had a role in shaping Hispanic culture in the United States, beginning with the arrival in America of Columbus, in 1492, and continuing into the twenty-first century.
US Department of Education
Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics
This site has information on education of the Hispanic population of the U.S. It is very useful for the teacher preparing coursework for Hispanic students, and for high school students doing research in this field.
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Ricky Martin
Described in this biography is the Puerto Rican singing superstar who is a Hispanic pop sensation. This article features much fascinating information about his career.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art of Mexico Latin American Art
Explains the significance of Hispanic Heritage Month and provides a huge collection of links to websites looking at Mexican and Hispanic art and culture, as well as some lesson plans.
A&E Television
History.com: Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms
The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....
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Santa Fe: Hispanic Culture
Learn about Santa Fe, New Mexico and its Hispanic cultural heritage in art, architecture, food, and social life.
Cengage Learning
Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Alex Rodriguez
A biography and interesting facts about this Hispanic American major league baseball player who signed a record $252 million contract.
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Americo Paredes
A biography about Americo Paredes (1915-1999 CE), the Hispanic writer, folklorist, cultural advocate, and scholar. His works helped to preserve Mexican American culture.
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Carlos Santana
In the late 1960s, when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and other rock genres were raging, Carlos Santana and his band Santana introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This...
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Gloria Estefan
Features the life of Latin pop singer, Gloria Estefan, her rise to fame and comeback from potential life threatening injuries.
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Amc Hispanic Publications Network
Site provides demographics for the Hispanic American consumer market. The article "Hispanics, Latinos, Persons of Color" is also informative.
Library of Congress
Loc: Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
Collection of online resources on the Hispanic arts and culture of the Southwestern United States. Exhibits include essays, audio files, and links to related sites.
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Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico
In an effort to facilitate efforts by people of Hispanic descent to trace their roots and family trees, this research center maintains a database called The Great New Mexico Pedigree Database where they have combined different sources of...
Library of Congress
Loc: Mexican Immigration
Excellent site that examines the Mexican immigrant group beginning with early settlement in New Mexico in 1598 through to present times. The history as well as the intricate multiculturalism of this immigrant group is addressed.
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New Mexico Tourism Department: Hispanic History and Culture
A history of Spanish influence in New Mexico is found here. Read about the cultural heritage that the Hispanics instilled in the inhabitants of New Mexico.
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Latino Cultures & History: Hispanic Threads in America
This resource provides a general overview of Latino involvement in American history.
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Department of Defense: Hispanic American Heritage: Philip Bazaar
Chilean native, Philip Bazaar, was recognized with a National Medal of Honor for an assault on Fort Fisher in 1865.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: The Search for Identity: Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros is featured for her literary prose, drawing on her personal heritage as a Chicana to exhibit her "Americanness" in order to share hope for other minority women. See "Sandra Cisneros Activities" for related materials.
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Mundo Latino: Seccion De Musica
This is a compilation of links to other sites that feature Hispanic music and artists. It includes a list of musicians, song site links and music portals, and Spanish language radio/television stations.