HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

It's Hispanic Heritage Month!  This event celebrates and recognizes the contributions that Hispanic Americans have made to America's culture.  Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th through October 15th.

Hispanic Heritage Month began as Hispanic Heritage Week in the late 1960s under President Johnson.  The observation was expanded to a 30 day period by President Reagan in the late 1980s.  The start date of September 15th is important as it is the anniversary of independence for many Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.  Mexico and Chile also celebrate their independence in the month of September (the 16th for Mexico and 18th for Chile).

Want to celebrate this month-long event?  Check out some of these titles by Hispanic authors:

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
Zorro: A Novel by Isabel Allende
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Extraordinary Hispanic Americans by Cesar Alegre


Or, try reading a book in Spanish:

La Mala Hora by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
El Cuaderno de Maya by Isabel Allende
Zorro: Una Novela by Isabel Allende
Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal by J.K. Rowling
Los Juegos del Hambre by Suzanne Collins
Cuando Te Encuentre by Nicholas Sparks
Sonar en Cubano by Cristina Garcia
El Tiempo Entre Costuras by Maria Duenas
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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