Food
Popular Mexican food; hard tortilla shell, cheese, cilantro, meat of your choice. Typically accompanied by salsa
Tacos
Mexican painter, known for her vibrant colors and symbolic expressions
Frida Kahlo
A celebration in October where we celebrate the deceased and hold altars for them.
Dia de Muertos
(Day of the Dead)
A movement during the 1960's for farmers that fought for better working conditions like less exposure to pesticides and better pay.
United Farm Workers Movement
(Farmers Movement)
How many Latinos live in the U.S?
62.5 million
(In 2021)
Popular Salvadorian dish; thick tortillas stuffed with fillings like cheese, beans or pork
Pupusas
Cesar Chavez
Held On May 5 to celebrated Mexico's Victory over the Second French Empire
Cinco De Mayo
A set of movements that fought for the rights for education, farming, labor, and voting
Latino American Civil Rights Movement
(Chicano Civil Rights)
How many countries have Spanish as their official language?
20 countries
(Puerto Rico: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.)
Arepas
Famous for being a key part in the war against the Cuban dictator, during the Cuban Revolution
Chey Guevara
Celebrated on May 10th to honor mothers.
Dia De Madres
From 1810 to 1821 it was a war between Mexicans and the Spanish colonial Empire
Mexican War of Independence
Who is the first Latina to be on the Supreme Court Justice?
Sonia Sotomayor
Popular Peruvian; dish fresh fish marinated in citrus juices, garnished with onions and cilantro. Contains chili peppers
Ceviche
She fought alongside Cesar Chaves, fighting for labor rights during the farmer's movement
Dolores Huerta
A week followed by food restrictions, reflection, and large platforms of Jesus and Mary carried throughout the streets,
Semana Santa
(Holy Week)
A movement to portray real poverty and struggles and opposed to the Eurocentric perspectives in films
Third Cimena
Who was the first Hispanic-American woman astronaut?
Ellen Ochoa
Popular Costa Rica dish; beans and rice
Gallo Pinto
Survived the Stoneman School schooting and cofounder a gun control advocacy called "Never Again"
X Gonzalez
Brazilian Celebration held before Ash Wednesday with traditional songs, dances, foods, parades and masks. It focuses a lot on Samba
Carnaval
Muslims slaves revolted against the government in Brazil, El Salvador and Bahia in 1835. Eventually leading to the abolition of slaves in 1888 in those countries
Male Revolt
Why does Latino heritage month start on September 15?
Anniversary of "Cry of Dolores" or "Grito de Dolores"
The event is the start of the Mexican Revolution which led to the independence of many other Latin American countries
(Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua)