Celebration of the contributions

of the Hispanic Heritage

Celebración de las contribuciones de la herencia

hispánica

Aida Alvarez First Hispanic woman to head the U.S. Small Business Administration

First person of Puerto Rican descent to hold a Cabinet-level post in the U.S. government

César ChávezRenowned labor Leader

Co-founded of the United Farm Workers

Julia AlvarezNovelist

Ellen OchoaNASA Astronaut

Tito PuenteInternationally recognized for his seminal contributions to Latin music as a bandleader, composer, arranger, and percussionist.

Tania LeónConductor, Composer, Music director An international figure in the music world

Mario MolinaChemist and atmospheric scientist Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Dolores HuertaOne the century's most powerful and respected labor movement leaders

Co-founded of the United Farm Workers

Luis AlvarezAwarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for physics

Nydia Velázquez First Puertorican Congresswomen

Linda Chavez-ThompsonThe leading woman in the national labor movement

The executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, the first person of color to serve on the executive council.

Louis CalderaThe 17th Secretary of the Army on July 2, 1998

The Hispanic heritage makes major contributions in:

GovernmentBusinessThe Arts

EducationEntertainmentArchitecture

Sports

Hispanic Americans play a vital role in expanding United

States trade with our Latin American neighbors.

1 in 8 people in the U.S. claim Hispanic origin

September 15 marks the anniversary of independence for five Hispanic countries - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,

Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile on

September 18.