https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e Please post your question in the title. Then post your answer in English in complete sentences. Post the link where you found the answer (No Wikipedia). Finally include your name. en-us 2017-09-14 11:07:59 UTC 2025-05-24 11:30:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558247 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558247 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558269 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/]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558269 jcrawford4527 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558272 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558272 mwagner12 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558277 The 3 largest Hispanic origin groups living in the US are Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. 

 ]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558277 agbehnke15 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558290 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558290 npurser https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558328 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558328 bostonjake09 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558329 #1 - California (14.4 Million)
#2 - Texas (9.8 Million)
#3 - Florida (4.4 Million)]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558329 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558332 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558332 zaperrott https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558342 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/

]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558342 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558356 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 

]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558356 ab96698 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558361 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 ]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558361 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558383 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558383 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558414 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558414 yhedlund https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558608
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]]> 2017-09-14 13:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558608 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558688 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/ ]]> 2017-09-14 13:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558688 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558732 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558732 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558980 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. ]]> 2017-09-14 13:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187558980 mgandy1 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187559020 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187559020 alienorhedlund https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187559413
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]]> 2017-09-14 13:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187559413 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187560452 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. ]]> 2017-09-14 13:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187560452 meharkovvuri https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187560585 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]]> 2017-09-14 13:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187560585 kl8354668 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187561923 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. ]]> 2017-09-14 13:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187561923 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187562011 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.]]> 2017-09-14 13:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187562011 benvitenson https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187562889 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/ ]]> 2017-09-14 13:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187562889 kristinleonard717 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187563569 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/  ]]> 2017-09-14 13:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187563569 https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187564070 2017-09-14 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/heth2512/l3596lk5689e/wish/187564070