National Hispanic Heritage Month
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1968
What is the year National Hispanic Heritage Month began? Twenty years later, President Ronald Reagan stretched the event to a full month, running from September 15 through October 15 .
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First Hispanic justice in the Supreme Court history.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor? She was confirmed to the court in 2009.
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This Grammy Award-winning singer sold millions of records and was considered to be the Madonna of the Tejano (Texan-Mexican) music world in the early 1990s.
Selena. Billboard magazine called her "the top Latin artist of the '90s."
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A Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration.
What is el Día de los Muertos?
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Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Puerto Rico
Which Latin American countries are represented by DTL staff?
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Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries.
What are: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile.
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Queen of Salsa.
Who is Celia Cruz?
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Anita, on West Side Story.
Rita Moreno.
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Elote, maíz, choclo, or mazorca
What is corn?
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National University of Mexico
What is the oldest university in North America?
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62.1 million
What is the Hispanic/Latino population in 2020?
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Civil rights activist who founded the first successful union for farmworks.
Who is Cesar Chavez? In 1960, the son of Mexican immigrants lead this charge. He also popularized the slogan, "sí se puede," which loosely translates to "yes we can."
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Nominated for a Golden Globe and based on the book by Laura Esquivel.
Movei: Like Water for Chocolate.
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Caipirinha
What is the Brazilian National Cocktail?
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Columbia
What is the incorrect way to spell Colombia the country?
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Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Carolina, Pennsylvania & Texas
Which states have a population of 1 million or more Hispanic/Latino residents in 2019?
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The first Hispanic American woman to go to space.
Who is Ellen Ochoa. She completed a 9-day mission in 1933.
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Jane the Virgin and Ugly Betty
What are American sitcoms based on Telenovelas?
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Ropa Vieja
What is the national dish of Cuba? Pulled beef and vegetables.
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The world's largest street festival.
Rio de Janeiro carnival.
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1970
What is the year the Hispanic origin question first introduced on the Census long form?
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Famous U.S. poet Laureate who has written over two dozen books of poetry, many of them about life in California and his heritage as the son of farm workers born in Mexico.
Who is Juan Felipe Herrera. The first Hispanic U.S. poet laureate. He once wrote that a poem "is a way to attain a life without boundaries.
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Matthew López
Who is the first Latin writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play? Not until 2020.
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Pupusas
Savory stuffed tortillas from El Salvador. They are stuffed with combinations of fillings such as beans and cheese, or pork and loroco flowers.
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Méndez v. Westminster
Set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education. Sylvia Mendez, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom(link is external) at a 2011 White House ceremony, was a child when she was turned away from a California public school for "whites only." That rejection fueled her father's determined journey through school, civic, and legal channels. Gonzalo Mendez, represented by a civil rights attorney, took four Los Angeles-area school districts to court and won a class action lawsuit at the trial and appellate levels of the federal court system.
