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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage MonthThe story of Hispanics in America
is the story of America itself.
The Hispanic community’s values – love of family,
a deep and abiding faith, and a strong work ethic –
are America’s values.
President Barack Obama
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Sonia Sotomayor First Hispanic
Supreme Court justice
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Ken Salazar Secretary of the
Interior
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Hilda SolisSecretary of Labor
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of Los Angeles
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Chair of theForeign Affairs
CommitteeU.S. House of Representatives
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Percent Hispanic of the Total Population
in the United States: 1970 to 2050
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 decennial censuses. *Population projections: 2020 to 2050
Actual percentages
Trend line (with projections)
Hispanic Heritage Month
Ellen Ochoa First Hispanic woman
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José HernandezMission specialist Discovery Shuttle
Mario J. Molina Winner of the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Luis Alvarez
First Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Photo from 1946
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Nina Vaca-Humrichouse
Chair of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato Author of Latinnovating - Green American Jobs
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Maria Hinojosa
Journalist and host of the radio program
Latino USA
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Sandra Cisneros
Author of The House on Mango Street
and Woman Hollering Creek
Hispanic Heritage Month
Junot Díaz
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Brief Wondrous
Life of Oscar Wao
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Dolores Huerta Labor activist and co-
founder (with Cesar Chavez) of the United Farm
Workers of America
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Richard Serra Minimalist sculptor
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Isabel Toledo Fashion designer
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Daisy Fuentes
Model, international television personality and
fashion designer
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Carlos Bocanegra Captain of the U.S.
Men’s National Soccer Team
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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David Ortiz
Boston Red Soxdesignated hitter
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Mark SanchezNew York Jets quarterback
Hispanic Heritage Month
Dara Torres
Olympic Silver Medalist Women’s 50-Meter Freestyle
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Hispanic Heritage Month
OzomatliGrammy award-winning Latin rock/alternative
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