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Within the four military branches of the US Department of Defense it was reported in 2017 that 36% of active duty military are of Hispanic descent.  There are approximately 1.1 million veterans in the United States who are of Hispanic origin.  Save the Date: All...

Carlos Santana is a Mexican-American guitarist, composer, singer and band-leader who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock ‘n’ roll and Latin American jazz.  Carlos Santana was the first...

Since World War II, the United States has experienced a strong Latin influence in jazz, pop and hip-hop music. Salsa, Samba, Bossa Nova, Merengue, Reggeaton, Tango, Cueca, Bolero, Danzon, Rumba, Cumbia, Mambo, and Latin Pop are among the long list of types and...

Tom Fears was the first Hispanic Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1970.  From 1948 through 1956, Fears played wide receiver and tight end for the Los Angeles Rams. In his nine NFL seasons, Fears caught 400 passes for 5,397 yards and 38 touchdowns. Later in his...

Esperanza Rising is a young adult historical fiction novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan.  Esperanza Rising joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels.  Esperanza Rising has received numerous awards including the Jane Addams award in 2001 and...

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Homecoming is this...

Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca was the first Hispanic elected for office as lieutenant governor in New Mexico’s first election. He served from 1912-1917.  His term as lieutenant governor was followed by his election as the second elected governor of New Mexico (after...

Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban epidemiologist who in 1881 discovered that yellow fever is transmitted from infected to healthy humans by a mosquito. Although he published experimental evidence of this discovery in 1886, his ideas were ignored for 20 years. Homecoming...

Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut, and former director of the Johnson Space Center. In 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Did you read the alchemist by...