National Hispanic Month is celebrated from Sep 15 to Oct 16 and honors the contributions of Hispanic Americans in the United States. President Lyndon B.Johnson was the first to designated a week in mid-September that encompassed the dates of Sep 15 and 16, when many Latin American countries and Mexico celebrate their independence. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush designated the weeks from Sep 15 to Oct 15.
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Important Websites
- Census Bureau Hispanic Population Facts"The following facts are available thanks to the public’s invaluable participation in U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the information shared by each respondent as we continuously count and measure America’s people, places and economy."
- Library of Congress"This Web portal is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration."
- Pew Research Center"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts."
Local Resources
- League of United Latin American Citizens- Ventura County Chapter"The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States."
- Ventura County Genealogical Society- Special Interest Group- Mexican American Interest Group.Ventura County Genealogical Society's special interest group for Mexican-American genealogy.