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Hispanic Heritage Month

Interview: Celebrating the Complexity of Identities Through Hispanic Heritage Month

Q: Daniella, can you share a bit about your own cultural identity?   A: I identify as Mexican-American.   I identify as Latinx.   I identify as Hispanic.   I identify as Chicana.   I identify as Tejana too.   I grew up in a small town in West Texas—a town too far from the Texas-Mexico …

The Night I Discovered My Culture

by Anna Madrigal I don’t remember thinking much about my Mexican heritage as a kid growing up in San Antonio. Maybe because everyone around me looked the same. But one night changed me. I was in a small Mexican town visiting my grandma. The town looked untouched by time. Cobblestone streets. No traffic lights. More …

What is National Hispanic Heritage Month?

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. It begins on September 15 which is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. September 16 is another momentous day in Mexico: El Dies y Seis de Septiembre which is literally translated as …

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