Great Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
More Hispanic and Indigenous Education Resources
Coveteur Magazine, NY identifies books that celebrate Latinx and Hispanic culture.
The Difference between Hispanic and Latino by Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D.
- Explores the difference between the terms which “are often used interchangeably though they actually mean two different things.”
Smithsonian's Heritage and History Month Events
- Features performers, lecturers, and family activities that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Hispanic and Latin American communities.
Smithsonian Latino Center Virtual Museum
- Features a collection of diverse stories and experiences that reflect Latino presence in U.S. history and culture.
- Features literature, film, and local visual arts events by acclaimed and emerging authors, artists, and performers from Spain.
The American Latino Heritage Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
produced by the National Park Service’s Heritage Education Services in partnership with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, features a picture gallery of historic sites across the country that reflect American Latino heritage. The gallery is also available in Spanish.
Library of Congress Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases & Events in the United States
is a research guide that focuses on 20th and 21st century American court cases, legislation, and events that had important impacts on civil rights in Chicana/o/x, Hispanic, Latina/o/x, Mexican-American and Puerto Rican communities.
INSPIRANDO A LOS EDUCADORES A COMPRENDER MEJOR
TRADICIÓN Y CULTURA INDÍGENA Y TEJANA
¡MÁS MUY PRONTO!
Para los propósitos de la misión de CITC y este sitio web, los pueblos indígenas y tejanos se definen de la siguiente manera:
1. Indígena: la gente que originalmente estaba en las Américas antes de la invasión europea inicial.
2. Tejano - Las personas de ascendencia y ascendencia indígena, y las personas de ascendencia mixta que incluye ascendencia y ascendencia indígena, que son originarios del área de Texas o que emigraron y se establecieron en el área de Texas.