Hispanic American Heritage Month September 15-October 15, 2017 Comp
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Hispanic American Heritage Month September 15-October 15, 2017 Comp. & ed. by Mark Rothenberg
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General
Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Heritage, Culture, and Contributions in America (National Hispanic Heritage Month.com. Facebook.com) https://www.facebook.com/Nationalhispanicheritagemonth/?rc=p CNN Library. Hispanics in the U.S. Fast Facts (CNN, 3/31, 2017) http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/20/us/hispanics-in-the-u-s-/index.html Coreas, Elizabeth Mandy. “5 Things Hispanics Born in America Want You to Know.” (Huffington Post.com) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-mandy-coreas/5-things- hispanics-born-i_b_8397998.html Gamboa, Suzanne. “This Hispanic Heritage Month, What’s To Celebrate? We Asked.” (NBC News, September 17, 2017) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hispanic- heritage-month-what-s-there-celebrate-we-asked-n801776 Hispanic American Contributions to American Culture [video] (Studies Weekly. YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJt8FaPEPmI Hispanic Contributions (HispanicContributions.org) http://hispaniccontributions.org/ Hispanic Heritage Awards [9/14/17 at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC] (Hispanic Heritage Foundation) http://hispanicheritage.org/programs/leadership/hispanic-heritage- awards/ Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, 2017 = Mes de la Herencia Hispana (HispanicHeritageMonth.org) http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/ Hispanic Trends (Pew Research, 2017) http://www.pewhispanic.org/ Latino Americans (PBS Videos) http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/watch- videos/#2365075996 ; http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/es/watch- videos/#2365077219 Latino Cultures in the U.S.: Discover the Contributiuons and Experiences of Latinos in the U.S. (Google Arts & Culture) https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/project/uslatinocultures List of Argentine Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Argentine_Americans List of Bolivian Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_Americans#Notable_people List of Colombian Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Colombian_Americans List of Cuban Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cuban_Americans List of Dominican Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dominican_Americans List of Hispanic and Latino Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans List of Mexican Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mexican_Americans List of Nicaraguan Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nicaraguan_Americans List of Salvadoran Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Salvadoran_Americans List of Spanish Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_Americans List of Stateside Puerto Ricans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stateside_Puerto_Ricans List of Venezuelan Americans (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Venezuelan_Americans National Hispanic Heritage Month (National Education Association) http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/hispanic-heritage-month.html Perez, Miguel. HiddenHispanicHeritage.com : HerenciaHispanaOculta.com http://www.hiddenhispanicheritage.com/ St. Augustine, Florida, The Nation’s Oldest City (The St.Augustine Record, 2017) http://staugustine.com/history/nations-oldest-city Smithsonian Latino Center (U.S. Smithsonian Institution) http://latino.si.edu/ Spanish Americans (Everyculture.com) http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Pa-Sp/Spanish-Americans.html
Authors
List of Hispanic and Latino American Writers (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hispanic_and_Latino_American_writers
Chronology
Timeline of Important Dates [1565-2013] = Fechas Importantes [1565-2013] (PBS.org Latino-Americans) http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/timeline/ ; http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/es/timeline/ Perez, Miguel. 37. Let’s Build a Timeline of Hispanic-American History (Hidden Hispanic Heritage.com: HerenciaHispanaOculta.com) http://www.hiddenhispanicheritage.com/37-lets-build-a-timeline-of-hispanic-american- history.html
Help = Ayuda See also Immigration
5 Cosas Que Debes de Saber Sobre Anuncio del Presidente Trump que le Pone Fin al Programa DACA=5 Things You Should Know About DACA (Immigrant Law Group, PC) http://www.ilgrp.com/en-espanol/ Hispanic Counseling Center (The Center, Hempstead, NY) http://www.hispaniccounseling.org/ ; http://www.hispaniccounseling.org/es/ Hate Crimes Unit (Sufolk County, NY. Police) https://211longisland.communityos.org/zf/profile/service/id/594722 ; Immigration and Refugee Resettlement (Diocese of Rockeville Centre. Catholic Charities) http://www.catholiccharities.cc/our-services/immigration-and-refugee- resettlement Latino Justice (Latino Justice.org) https://latinojustice.org/civil_rights/legal_help/ Make the Road New York, Brentwood Office (LawHelpNY.org) https://www.lawhelpny.org/organization/make-the-road-new-york-3?ref=xVPsQ ; https://www.lawhelpny.org/es/organization/make-the-road-new-york-3?ref=xVPsQ Organizacion de Latinos Empresarios = Organization of Latino Entrepreneurs (New York State Small Business Development Council) http://www.nyssbdc.org/services/OLE/ole.aspx Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island – OLA http://www.olaofeasternlongisland.org/news/ Services for Long Island Immigrant Children and Families = Servicios para ninos inmigrantes recien, Ilegados y sus Familias (Long Island Immigrant Services) http://longislandimmigrantservices.com/ Suffolk County, NY. Hispanic Advisory Board (Suffolk County) http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/CountyExecutive/MinorityAffairs/Hispani cAdvisoryBoard.aspx Suffolk County, NY. Human Rights Commission (Suffolk County) http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HumanRightsCommission.aspx Davenport, Allison Lena Graber, and Sally Kinoshita. What Do I Need to Know About the End of DACA? (Immigrant Legal Resource Center. Community Advisory, September 5, 2017) https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/community_advisory_- _end_of_dacav2.pdf
Immigration
Acceso Latino (Fundacion Carlos Slim) http://accesolatino.org/ ; http://accesolatino.org/en/6011-2/ “Aggressive ICE Tactics Making Latino Crime Victims Fearful to Come Forward.” (CBS Evening News, March 27, 2017) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/latinos-afraid-of- ice-tactics-hesitate-to-report-crimes-california-justice-tells-feds/ Anti-Immigrant (Southern Poverty Law Center) https://www.splcenter.org/fighting- hate/extremist-files/ideology/anti-immigrant Bier, David J. “Ignorant Immigration Reform.” (New York Times, August 4, 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/opinion/ignorant-immigration-reform.html Bonnilla, Jenniffer. “LI Hispanic Enclaves Emptied, Thanks to Trump.” (Voices of NY, March 3, 2017) https://voicesofny.org/2017/03/li-hispanic-enclaves-emptied-thanks-to- trump/ CAP Immigration Team and Michael D. Nicholson. “The Facts on Immigration Today: 2017 Edition.” (Center for American Progress, April 20, 2017) https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2017/04/20/430736/facts- immigration-today-2017-edition/ Concern on Long Island Over End of DACA (NBC News, September 5, 2017) http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Concern-on-Long-Island-Over-End-of- DACA_New-York-442805413.html “Featured Issue: Immigration 2017 – A New President and Congress” (American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA Doc. No. 16113030, dated June 29, 2017) http://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/immigration-2017-a-new-president-and-congress Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) (Southern Poverty Law Center) https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/federation-american- immigration-reform Fifteen States and D.C. File Lawsuit Over DACA (CBS News, September 6, 2017) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-state-attorney-general-sues-administration- over-daca/ Galka, Max. Here’s Everyone Who Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820 = 200 Anos de immigracion en Estados Unidos, resumidos en este estupendo mapa interactivo [interactive map] (Metrocosm, May 9, 2016) http://metrocosm.com/animated- immigration-map/ ; https://magnet.xataka.com/un-mundo-fascinante/200-anos-de- inmigracion-en-estados-unidos-resumidos-en-este-estupendo-mapa-interactivo Kopan, Tai. “Hispanic Caucus Members Rejected from Meeting with ICE.” (CNN. Politics, February 16, 2017) http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/ice-immigration- meeting-hispanic-caucus/index.html LILAC: The Hispanic Immigrant Integration Project (HIIP) (League of United Latin American Citizens) http://lulac.org/programs/civic/citizenship/ ; http://lulac.org/Espanol/
Music
Latin American Music in the United States (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_music_in_the_United_States Latino/Hispanic Contributions to the American Music Industry (Prezi.com) https://prezi.com/kjatyamsltrx/latinohispanic-contributions-to-the-american-music-indust/
Racism vs. Inclusion
Sin Barreras (Sin Barerras = Without Barriers, Charlottesville, VA) http://sinbarrerascville.com/about/ Civita, Alicia. “Latino Celebrities React to the Violence & Racism in Charlottesville, VA.” (Mamas Latinas.com, August 14, 2017) Carrigan, William D. & Clive Webb. When Americans Lynched Mexicans (New York Times, February 20, 2015) https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/opinion/when- americans-lynched-mexicans.html Diverse Living in Charlottesville (University of Virginia. School of Medicine) https://med.virginia.edu/diversity/facultystaff/living-in-charlottesville/ Finn, Lisa.”Long Island Hate Groups: Map Shows Active Racist Organizations” (Patchogue Patch, August 16, 2017) https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton- hamptonbays/long-island-hate-groups-map-shows-active-racist-organizations Garcia, Patricia. “John Leguizamo is Here to Explain Latino History for You.” (Vogue, April 6, 2017) – One-man-show, Latin History for Morons, stirs the melting pot. Hispanophobia (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanophobia Immigrants and Advocates: NYS Proposed Legislation Jeopardizes Relation Between Immigrants and Local Law Enforcement (Latino Justice) http://latinojustice.org/briefing_room/press_releases/immigrants_and_advocates_nys_pro posed_legislation_jeopardizes_relationship_between_immigrants_and_local_law_enforce ment/ Krogstad, Jens Manuel and Gustavo Lopez. “Roughly Half of Hispanics have Experienced Discrimination.” (Pew Research Center, June 29, 2016) http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/06/29/roughly-half-of-hispanics-have- experienced-discrimination/ “Man Accused of Hitting Toddler while Shouting Ethnic Slurs in Patchogue.” (News12, [?], 2017) http://longisland.news12.com/story/34769968/man-accused-of-hitting-toddler- while-shouting-ethnic-slurs-in-patchogue -- incident in Super Laundromat, East Main St. Mazzula, Silvia L. “But You Speak So Well: How Latinos Experience Subtle Racism.” (American Psychological Association. Public Interest Directory. Psychology Benefits Society, September 26, 2013) https://psychologybenefits.org/2013/09/26/how-latinos- experience-subtle-racism/ Newcomb, Alyssa. Twitter Users are Outing Charlottesville Protesters (NBC News, August 14, 2017) http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-users-are-outing- charlottesville-protesters-n792501 Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans_in_the_U nited_States Statement by Latino Justice in Response to the White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia = Decaracion de LatinoJustice en respuesta a la violencia racial en Charlottesville, Virginia (LatinoJustice, August 14, 2017) http://latinojustice.org/briefing_room/press_releases/statement_by_latinojustice_in_respo nse_to_the_white_supremacist_violence_in_charlottesville_virginia/ Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide (Southern Poverty Law Center, August 14, 2017) https://www.splcenter.org/20170814/ten-ways-fight-hate-community- response-guide Tolerance in America: America’s Most P.C. and Prejudiced Places (Abodo, February 25, 2016) https://www.abodo.com/blog/tolerance-in-america/ Vecsey, Taylor K., et al. “Latinos Respond to Trump Victory: Advocates Field a Flood of Concerned Calls.” (East Hampton Star, November 9, 2016) http://easthamptonstar.com/Government/20161109/Latinos-Respond-Trump-Victory The Year in Hate and Extremism (Southern Poverty Law Center. Intelligence Report, February 2017) https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2017/year- hate-and-extremism
Racism vs. Inclusion – Long Island, NY
2017 Infographic: School Segregation on Long Island (Erase Racism) http://www.eraseracismny.org/about-us/498-2017-infographic-school-segregation-on- long-island Blitzer, Jonathan. “Donald Trump in Patchogue.” (The New Yorker, April 16, 2016) http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-in-patchogue Commodore Uriah Philips Levy (1792-1862) (Mikveh Israel History) https://mikvehisraelhistory.com/2013/04/11/commodore-uriah-phillips-levy-1792- 1862/ Haaland, Marie. “Anti-Muslim & Anti-Hispanic Hate Crimes Rise on Long Island.” (Long Island Report, April 9, 2017) http://longislandreport.org/news/anti-muslim- anti-hispanic-hate-crimes-rise-on-long-island/24394 Helmore, Edward. “MS-13 Terrifies Latinos – And Prompts a Political Backlash from Trump.” (The Guardian, U.S. edition, April 29, 20-17) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/29/ms-13-terrifies-long-islands- latinos-and-prompts-a-political-backlash-from-trump Kim, CeFaan. “Hispanic Woman Shot with BB Gun in Face, in Middle Village, Queens.” (EyeWitness News, March 30, 2017) http://abc7ny.com/news/hispanic- woman-shot-with-bb-gun-in-face-in-middle-village/1826780/ Martinez, Edwin. “Hispanic Leaders Wary of NY Senate Anti-Gang Bill.” (Voices of New York, May 9, 2017) https://voicesofny.org/2017/05/hispanic-leaders-wary- of-ny-senate-anti-gang-bill/ O’Keeffee, Michael. “Cops” Hate Crimes Down on LI.” (Newsday, March 20, 2017) https://search.proquest.com/newsday/docview/1878723393/F7BA06D31B964A05PQ /1?accountid=35174 O’Reilly, Andrew. “Immigrants Thrive in Long Island – Former Tension Hotspot.” (Fox News World, October 27, 2011) http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/27/immigrants-thrive-in-new-yorks-long- island-report-says.html Piedrabuena, Maria. “‘A Day Without Immigrants’: Local Businesses and Workers Strike Today.” (RiverheadLocal.com, February 16, 2017) https://riverheadlocal.com/2017/02/16/day-without-immigrants-local-businesses- workers-strike-today/ Robbins, Liz. “A.C.L.U. Sues Over Arrest of 3Teenagers Suspected of Gang Ties.” (New York Times, August 12, 2017: A 17.) Robbins, Liz. “A Daughter’s Death, A Mission to Protect the Vulnerable.” (New York Times, July 28, 2017: A 2.) Robbins, Liz. “Police Fear Trump’s Orders May Handcuff Their Effort to Fight Gangs.” (New York Times, February 23, 2017: A 14.) Robbins, Liz and Alan Feuer. “Gang Violence on Long Island Fuels Fears and Immigration Debate.” (New York Times, October 3, 2016: A 18.) Siegel, Rachel. “[In Charlottesville, VA] Neo-Nazis Rallied Around Jefferson’s Statue. But It was a Jewish Family that Saved Monticello.” (Washington Post, August 23, 2017) -- and that family was of Sephardic Hispanic origin https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/23/neo-nazis-rallied- around-jeffersons-statue-at-uva-but-it-was-jews-who-saved- monticello/?utm_term=.9b68e7f721d5 Steinbuch, Yaron. “Long Island Cops Investigate Sidewalk Racist Grafitti.” (New York Post, December 6,2016) http://nypost.com/2016/12/06/long-island-cops- investigate-racist-sidewalk-graffiti/ Wehner, Greg. “Southampton Town Police Investigating Beating of Hispanic Man Sunday in Hampton Bays as Possible Hate Crime.” (27East.com, June 21, 2017) http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Hampton-Bays/523032/Hispanic-Man- Beaten-And-Kicked-In-Hampton-Bays-Police-Say http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Hampton-Bays/523032/Hispanic-Man- Beaten-And-Kicked-In-Hampton-Bays-Police-Say
Satire
Pocho: News y Satire (Pocho.com) http://www.pocho.com/tag/mexican-food/
Scientists
Green, Anna. “10 Game-Changing Hispanic Scientists You Didn’t Learn About in School” (Mental Floss, October 6 2016) http://mentalfloss.com/article/86985/10-game- changing-hispanic-scientists-you-didnt-learn-about-school
Capt. Uriah P. Levy Caesar Chavez Ricky Martin U.S. Hispanic American Soldiers Outlawed flogging Agricultural Workers Famous Singer Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in U.S. Navy, saved Union Activist, Reformer Jefferson’s Monticello
U.S. History
18 Major Moments in Hispanic History that All Americans Need to Know: Hispanic American History is American History (Huffington Post) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/18-major-moments-hispanic- history_us_55f70275e4b042295e370d3c Calendar of Events (U.S. Library of Congress. Hispanic Reading Room) https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/events.html Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project (U.S. Library of Congress. Veterans History Project. Hispanic Americans’ Service to the Nation) https://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-hispanic.html Hispanic Admirals in the United States Navy (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Admirals_in_the_United_States_Navy Hispanic Americans: Shaping the Bright Future of America (U.S. Army) https://www.army.mil/hispanics/ Hispanic Airmen Predates Air Force (U.S. Air Force. Commander’s Call Topics, October 2, 2014) http://www.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/cct/2014/CCT_02_OCTOBER_2014.pdf Hispanic Recipients of the Medal of Honor (Encyclopedia of American Military Heroes) http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/mohE_hispanic/list.html List of Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_Medal_of_Honor_recipients Miller, Antoinette Thoa Luong, and Jacob Caraveo. Hispanic Americans in World War I (Prezi.com) https://prezi.com/00-c3r9d78zv/spanish-americans-in-wwi/ Hispanics in the American Civil War (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War Hispanics in the United States Air Force (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps Hispanics in the United States Navy (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy Hispanics in World War II (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Americans_in_World_War_II \ Hough, Granville and H.S. Hough. Spanish Patriots in the American Revolution (Somos Primos) http://www.somosprimos.com/hough/hough.htm Latin America in World War I (Trenches on the Web) http://www.worldwar1.com/sfla.htm Latinos,World War I and World War II (U.S. History in Context) http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?display GroupName=Reference&prodId=UHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&docu mentId=GALE%7CCX3427300261&mode=view&userGroupName=k12_histrc&jsid=cd 5b13656c1861b9b8c1e61e57c50db3 List of Hispanic Medal of Honor Winners (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_Medal_of_Honor_recipients Morrison, Patt. Vietnam Through the Eyes of Latino Soldiers (Los Angeles Times, May 27, 2015) http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-morrison-summers-20150527- column.html Perez, Miguel. The Hispanic Flank of the American Revolution (Creators.com) https://www.creators.com/read/miguel-perez/07/14/the-hispanic-flank-of-the-american- revolution Schmal, John P. Hispanic Contributions to America’s Defense (Houston Institute for Culture. Hispanics in Military Service) http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/memorial.html
U.S.-Latin American Relations
Alternative Fact on Mexico (Two Weeks Notice) http://weeksnotice.blogspot.com/2017/01/alternative-fact-on-mexico.html Casey, Nicholas. Trump’s Threat Against Maduro Unites Latin America, Against the U.S. (New York Times, August 14, 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/world/americas/trump-venezuela-maduro-latin- america.html Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) http://www.coha.org/ Ellis, Evan. The Ties that Bind the U.S. to Latin Amrica and the Caribbean (Newsmax, August 28, 2017) http://www.newsmax.com/EvanEllis/united-states-latin-america-caribbean-foreign- policy/2017/08/28/id/810164/ Gillespie, Patrick. Spurned by Trump, China and Mexico Talk About a Trade Deal (CNN, July 5, 2017) http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/05/news/economy/mexico-china-trade-deal/index.html Mexican Volunteers Cross Border to Aid After Hurricane Harvey (DiversityInc, September 6, 2017) http://www.diversityinc.com/news/mexican-volunteers-cross-border- aid-hurricane-harvey/ Regional Topics (U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs) https://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/index.htm Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog (The Blog) http://weeksnotice.blogspot.com/ The USA & Latin America (CasaHistoria) http://www.casahistoria.net/uslatam.htm
Luis Walter Alvarez Carlos Santana Cheech Marin Edward James Susana Martinez Nobel Prize in Physics Musician Comedian Olmos, Actor Governor, New Mexico
John Leguizamo Victor Cruz Sen.Marco Rubio Sen.Ted Cruz Esperanza Spalding Famous Actor NFL Wide Receiver Most Valuable Player
And surprise, we come in different religions, and different religious denominations, as well.