Hispanic Heritage Month

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
From September 15th through October 15th we celebrate the contributions and cultures of a very diverse people known as Hispanic Americans. The resources below provide information on Hispanic Americans in the U.S. and Kansas as well as a link to a display on Spanish speaking peoples around the world constructed by Kansas library volunteers within the virtual world, Second Life.

National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15, 2009
(Web pages celebrating the month and the people)

National Hispanic Heritage Month (USA.gov)
http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7125

National Archives (Hispanic records)
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/hispanic-americans.html

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (National Park Service)
http://www.nps.gov/history/hispanicheritage/index.html

National Register of Historic Places (Hispanic heritage properties)
http://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/feature/hispanic/

Facts for Features (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013984.html

Information on Hispanic Americans

GENERAL INFORMATION
Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans

CULTURE AND IDENTITY
A Cultural Identity, by Richard Rodriguez (1997)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/essays/june97/rodriguez_6-18.html

Latino Legacies, by Lawrence M. Small (2002)
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/10009021.html

Who Are Hispanic Americans?, by Dr. José Jaime Rivera (1996)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FaultLine/who.html

Hispano
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano

GOVERNMENT
Hispanic Americans in Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/

MILITARY
Hispanics in the U.S. Army
http://www.army.mil/hispanicamericans/

Hispanic American Veterans: Answering the Call
http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-hispanic.html

Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/medal2.htm

STATISTICS
Demographics (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic/hispanic.html

U.S. Hispanic or Latino Origin by Specific Origin (2006)
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-mt_name=ACS_2006_EST_G2000_B03001

Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html

Kansas Resources

Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission (KHLAAC)
http://www.khlaac.org/

Hispanic Americans: 2009 Statistical Profile for Kansas
http://www.kslib.info/sdc/documents/HispanicKansansProfile2009.pdf
(Information sheet provided by the Kansas State Data Center, State Library of Kansas)

Hispanic American Heritage Month Celebrated at the University of Kansas
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/september/16/hispanic.shtml

Hispanics in Kansas (Kansas State Historical Society)
http://www.kshs.org/research/topics/cultural/hispanics.htm

Kansas Memory Resources on Hispanics
http://www.kansasmemory.org/category/1244

Kansas City Hispanic News
http://www.kchispanicnews.com/

Second Life

Visit a special display on Hispanic American Heritage Month constructed by Kansas library volunteers within the virtual world/game, Second Life, by clicking on this link:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/64/123/33
(NOTE: You must be a registered member of Second Life to enter Second Life. Click here for information on how to join Second Life.)

State Library of Kansas

Library resources on Hispanic Americans at the State Library of Kansas:
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans in Kansas
Hispanic American Biography

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