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Hispanic Heritage Month 2022

September 15th to October 15th, Hispanic Heritage Month (or HHM) is celebrated throughout the United States. This is a monthlong time of celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. This week, we're covering the definition and importance of Hispanic Heritage Month, as well as showing off some fun ways to celebrate it yourself. 

For anyone looking for facts about HHM, we have a great post from the University Of Texas at San Antonio. This article contains a short YouTube video about why Hispanic culture is still relevant in the U.S, and the article also has interesting facts about the holiday month itself. A quick read and watch for anyone looking for info about HHM.


National Hispanic Heritage Month


 hispanicheritagemonth.gov has a collection of resources that are centered entirely on HHM-related events and history. Events like museum openings and concerts, as well as research guides and history lessons, can all be found in one place on the main website. 


If you're interested in ways to celebrate this month in a more low-key, personal kind of way, then check out 6 Ways to Celebrate Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month from Boys & Girls Club Of America's website. Here, there a re 6 different ways one can celebrate HHM without having to go to a huge parade or event. These ways range from playing traditional Hispanic games, to trying new Latino recipes in the kitchen, or just sitting down and enjoying books and films from Latino creators. Of course, if you have any ideas on celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, let us know in the comments!

Bonus: Thanks to our own Johan Mora-Valverde, we have a special bonus resource for this week: A Hispanic Heritage Month- themed game of Jeopardy. This printable game includes 25 questions and answers that are sure to be fun way of learning about Hispanic culture. The link to the Jeopardy game can be found here: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/hispanic-heritage-month34

Are you celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this year? What are your thoughts on the holiday as a whole? Let us know in the comments below! For youth and young adults, ages 13-26, join us on the SPAN Youth Chat on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:00 PM.

Resources...

Link to SPAN's website: www.spanadvocacy.org
Link to SPAN's Youth in the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know
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