Hispanic Heritage Month!
A Proclamation on National Hispanic Heritage Month
“During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize that Hispanic heritage is American heritage. We see it in every aspect of our national life: on our television and movie screens, in the music that moves our feet, and in the foods we enjoy. We benefit from the many contributions of Hispanic scientists working in labs across the country to help us fight COVID-19 and the doctors and the nurses on the front lines caring for people’s health.
Image: by David Valdez, Hispanic Heritage Select Photos
Our Nation is represented by Hispanic diplomats who share our values in countries all over the world and strengthened by military members and their families who serve and sacrifice for the United States. Our communities are represented by Hispanic elected officials, and our children are taught by Hispanic teachers. Our future will be shaped by Hispanic engineers who are working to develop new technology that will help us grasp our clean energy future and by the skilled union workers who are going to build it.
National Hispanic Heritage Month is an important reminder of how much strength we draw as a Nation from our immigrant roots and our values as a Nation of immigrants.”
— Joseph R. Biden, Jr (September 14, 2021)
Learn More!
Top 8 Reasons Why and How We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
by Emily Key, Education Programs Manager, and Adrián Aldaba, Associate to the Director and Programs, Smithsonian Latino Center
American Latino Heritage by the National Parks Service
Hispanic Heritage Month – Now This Family Celebrate (YouTube; 4:29)
DC Latino Street Murals: A Virtual Tour
PBS Hispanic Heritage Month
“Premiering in 2013, The Latino Americans was the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape North America over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S.”
American Latino Heritage Theme Study by the National Parks Service
“American Latinos and the Making of the United States: A Theme Study is a publication of the National Park System Advisory Board (NPSAB) for the National Park Service (NPS).”
Hispanic Heritage Month Events! (2022)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Events
- March Up Bascom, Thursday, September 15, 5:00pm; Bascom Hill
- Finding a Common Thread, Monday, September 19, 6:00pm; MSC Lounge, Red Gym; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Kick-off: Familia in STEM, Tuesday, September 20, 5:30-7:00pm; Room 150 1410 Engineering Drive; Contact: ulate@wisc.edu
- LHM Exhibit Visit- Sifting & Reckoning: UW-Madison’s History of Exclusion and Resistance, Wednesday, September 21, 5:00pm; Chazen Museum of Art Auditorium; More Information; Contact: klbutcher@wisc.edu
- Sustainability and Placemaking in Latinx Communities, Thursday, September 22, 4:00pm; Room 8417
Social Science; Contact: tdelgadillo@wisc.edu - Latinx Heritage Month Tye Dye Event, Friday, September 23, 11:00am-2:00pm;
Library Mall; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu - Latinx Art Gallery – Opening Night, Tuesday, September 27, 6:00pm; MSC Lounge, Red Gym; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
- Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Open House, Thursday, September 29, 12:00pm; Room 336, Ingraham Hall; Contact: reilers@wisc.edu
- Language as Expression in the Latinx Community, Thursday, September 29, 6:00pm; MSC Lounge, Red Gym; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
- Conchas & Conversation: Layers of Latinidad, Thursday, October 6, 7:00pm; Room 125, Witte Residence Hall; Contact: CCE@housing.wisc.edu
- Dance Class with AJ Juarez, Tuesday, October 11, 4:30pm; Lathrop Hall; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
- A Night with Yesika Salgado, Friday, October 14, 6:00pm; The Sett, Union South; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
- Latine Ball, Saturday, October 15, 6:30-10:00pm; Concerto Room, Gordon Dining and Event Center; Contact: latinxcc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
Madison Events
- Madison Public Library: Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Sandra Cisneros: Martita, I Remember You/Martita te recuerdo, Tuesday, September 28, 7:00pm; Online Event
- Madison Public Library: Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Jaquira Díaz: Ordinary Girls, Saturday, October 23, 3:00pm; 201 West Mifflin St, Community Room 302, Madison Central Library
- Reaching for the Stars with José Hernández , by American Family Insurance DreamBank, Thursday, September 15, 3:00-4:00pm; Online Event
- Family Night: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Thursday, September 29, 5:00-8:00pm; Madison Children’s Museum, 100 North Hamilton Street, Madison