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Hispanic heritage month starts on September 15th because that is the day 5 different Latin countries declared their independence.  A few other countries also declared independence shortly after. https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/

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 Ashley:  Who was Roberto Clemente and what is he famous for? Roberto Clemente was one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, he got over 3,000 hits in his career and was elected into the hall of fame in 1973 after he died in a plane crash in 1972. He was the first Latino to be excepted into the hall of fame. 

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 Ashley:  Who was Roberto Clemente and what is he famous for? Roberto Clemente was one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, he got over 3,000 hits in his career and was elected into the hall of fame in 1973 after he died in a plane crash in 1972. He was the first Latino to be excepted into the hall of fame. 

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Kristin Leonard- Which Latin American countries have the highest population of Afro-Latino populations? Why?

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Kristin Leonard- Which Latin American countries have the highest population of Afro-Latino populations? Why?

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Countries with high Afro-latino populations are Brazil,
Hati, and the Dominican Republic. Much of the reason for the high populations is because of slavery.http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/03/01/afro-latino-a-deeply-rooted-identity-among-u-s-hispanics/

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When does Hispanic heritage month take place? Why are those the dates?

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When does Hispanic heritage month take place? Why are those the dates?

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Hispanic heritage month is from September 15th to October.   These dates aree important becasue September 15th is the independence day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. And, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18. Columbus Day falls on October 12th as well closing the month.
https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/

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The term "Hispanic" only refers to persons of Spanish speaking orgin or ancestry. The term "Latino" refers generally to anyone of Latin American orgin or ancestry, including Brazillians. The term "Spanish" refers to people of Spain, or its language.

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Enrique: Who was César Chávez, and what made him an influential Hispanic American?

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Enrique: Who was César Chávez, and what made him an influential Hispanic American?

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He was a civil rights activist and labor leader, and started the National Farm Workers Association, quickly becoming one of the most well known Latino RIghts Activists of the past century. He strongly believed in aggressive but nonviolent protest.

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Photo: Arthur Schatz/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Quick Facts
"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...The people who give you their food give you their heart.""If you want to remember me, organize!""The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America. If we fail, there are those who will see violence as the shortcut to change.""Although we would like to see victory come soon, we are willing to wait. In this sense, time is our ally. We learned many years ago that the rich may have money, but the poor have time.""Farm workers are society's canaries. Farm workers-and their children-demonstrate the effects of pesticide poisoning before anyone else.""People forget that the soil is our sustenance. It is a sacred trust. It is what has worked for us for centuries.""Where we have organized ... injustices soon pass into history.""Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.""It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.""Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.""We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure."

Name

Cesar Chavez

Birth Date

March 31, 1927

Death Date

April 23, 1993

Did You Know?

Tha name of the town that Cesar Chavez and his family moved to in California when he was a child was Sal Si Puedes, which translates to "escape if you can."

Did You Know?

At one point, Cesar Chavez fasted for 36 days for the rights of laborers.

Place of Birth

Yuma, Arizona

Place of Death

San Luis, Arizona

Full Name

Cesar Estrada Chavez

Cesar Chavez

Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.

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"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...The people who give you their food give you their heart." "If you want to remember me, organize!" "The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America.

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What 5 US Cities have the highest Hispanic Population?

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What 5 US Cities have the highest Hispanic Population?

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1 - New York City - 2.27 million
2 - LA - 1.8 million
3 - Houston - 908,000
4 - San Antonio - 807,000
5 - Chicago - 774,000

https://www.usnews.com/news/slideshows/11-cities-with-the-most-hispanics

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When and why was National Hispanic Heritage created?
It was created on August 17, 1988 and it was created because to acknowledge the Hispanics and Latino Americans and how they contributed to the culture and heritage.

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Several US state names are derived from the Spanish language. Name 3 and their meanings.

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Several US state names are derived from the Spanish language. Name 3 and their meanings.

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Colorado: named after a 'reddish color' in Spanish, and they named it after the Colorado River that is of a reddish color.
Montana: means 'mountainous' in Spanish, and Montana has some of the Rocky Mountains.
Nevada: derived from 'Sierra Nevada' which means 'snow covered peaks'

https://medium.com/@SpainInTheUSA/u-s-states-with-names-of-spanish-origin-57496c8b932b

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What languages do Latinos and people from Latin America speak? Explain.
Answer: Latinos and people from Latin America typically speak Spanish and/or Portuguese.
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/languages-latin-americans-speak-22661.html

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What languages do Latinos and people from Latin America speak?
Spanish is the most widely spoken language in Latin America but some countries like Brazil speak Portuguese.

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Phoebe Argente- Who was Jaime Escalante, and what did he do that was important? 

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Phoebe Argente- Who was Jaime Escalante, and what did he do that was important? 

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Jaime Escalante was a teacher from Bolivia who taught in the 1980's and in the 1990's. He is famous for teaching the troubled students in parts of Los Angeles. People thought that the kids he taught were "unteachable" but when his students took an advanced placement calculus test, all of them passed which the board made all of them take again because they believed they were cheating. In which all of them passed again proving that they knew the material. His work was recognized everywhere and a movie was made about him and received multiple awards. https://www.biography.com/people/jaime-escalante-189368

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Which 3 US States have the highest Hispanic Population?

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Which 3 US States have the highest Hispanic Population?

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#1 - California (14.4 Million)
#2 - Texas (9.8 Million)
#3 - Florida (4.4 Million)

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States With The Highest Hispaninc Population

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Guy... Post information (date/time/location/cost) for the Charlotte Latin American Festival.

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Guy... Post information (date/time/location/cost) for the Charlotte Latin American Festival.

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October 14th, 2017 is the one day the Latin American Festival is hosted in Charlotte at South Park Mall. The festival is free to attend but the food and activities are paid for individually. https://10times.com/latin-american-festival

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Yseult- Which US states once belonged to Mexico? When did they become part of the US?

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Yseult- Which US states once belonged to Mexico? When did they become part of the US?

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The US gained present day California, Utah and Nevada. They also gained part of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. All this happened in 1848 for the with the Guadalupe Hidalgo. Texas became a state later on.
link: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_guadalup_1.html

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The term mestizaje refers to the racial and cultural mixing of Spanish Europeans, specifically, and American Indians.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/mestizaje

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What kind of food was present in the Americas at the time of Spanish colonization?
The matter of foo was rarely considered in history, yet it was very prominent for survival in the New World. The Spaniards relied on crops such as  beans, pumpkins, chilies, avocados, and elderberries (and much more) to feed themselves.
http://www.foodispower.org/colonization-food-and-the-practice-of-eating/

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Noah Purser... Are Latinos of European, African, Indigenous or Asian heritage? Why?

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Noah Purser... Are Latinos of European, African, Indigenous or Asian heritage? Why?

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Latinos are of Indigenous heritage, Hispanic (or Latino) means they come from a country of Spanish speaking people. In this case, Latinos is a term derived from the words Latin America, therefore, they are from Spanish speaking country descent.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2h9eY6KTWAhWBbiYKHSjrAMsQFggsMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.42explore2.com%2Flatino.htm&usg=AFQjCNHBmXs7zj7SzAcmHkgp9FtrNjtASA

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What events are happening in our area to commemorate Hispanic Heritage month?
-  Hola Charlotte is a festival that celebrates Hispanic Heritage. The festival includes entertaining, educational, and diverse cultural experiences, arts and crafts, soccer and dance demonstrations, authentic Latin foods, and international performers from Latin countries
https://holacharlottefestival.com/event-overview.htm

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Name as many US cities as you can that have names of Spanish origin (ex. Los Ángeles).
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
https://medium.com/@SpainInTheUSA/u-s-states-with-names-of-spanish-origin-57496c8b932b

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Who was Ellen Ochoa, and what significant advances did she make?

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Who was Ellen Ochoa, and what significant advances did she make?

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Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to go to space on board the space shuttle Discovery. She has flown into space on board a space shuttle 4 times.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/about/people/orgs/bios/ochoa.html

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The term Hispanic refers to the language of Spanish and the origin, Spanish is people from Spain, and Latino refers to people who come from the ancestry of Latin America.
https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/hispanic-vs-latino-vs-spanish/

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Civilizations that were already in existence when the Spaniards arrived in the New World were the Aztecs, Inca, Maya, Toltecs, and the Chichimecs.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/america-spanish-conquest

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How many Hispanics are living in the United States? What percentage of the population is this?
There are 56.6 million hispanic living in the United States.
Hispanics make up 17.6% of the national population.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2016/cb16-ff16.html

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The observation started in 1968 and then president Ronald Reagan extended it to a 30 day period in 1988. We created this holiday to  recognize the contributions made and the importance of Hispanic and Latino presence in the Americas. We also celebrate their heritage and culture.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiBhted6KTWAhWI4CYKHRnoCIgQFggqMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hispanicheritagemonth.org%2F&usg=AFQjCNEFtZ7KdHwBsepPLKfyuv_-UyJM5A

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj7nOHz5qTWAhUBSSYKHRzIBekQFggwMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hispanicheritagemonth.gov%2Fabout%2F&usg=AFQjCNEx07coOpOpYZe3pu4XOIMgA8qOFg

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The 3 largest Hispanic origin groups living in the US are Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans.