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Contacts: David Cruz | 818-689-9991 | [email protected]



Hispanic Heritage Month
What it Truly Means to Us
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There are some words that just can’t be translated without losing their deeper
meaning. It’s like making Abuelitas’s favorite recipe for caldo and leaving out
one of her secret ingredients. The flavor may still be good but some of her
special love is missing.

That’s the same way with observing Hispanic Heritage Month. The word “heritage”,
English for herencia, doesn’t fully do justice to what that word means to us as
Latinos. Herencia is the specialness of our ancestors, their gift to us of
everything they lived, believed and treasured --- including our dichos,
costumbres and consejos.

Our Latino herencia is on display and celebrated September 15 – October 15 every
year in the United States as Hispanic Heritage Month. Often, the focus is on
showcasing the contemporary presence of our cultura through festivals, concerts
and exhibitions that recognize who and what we are today, a living, vibrant beat
in the pulse of our nation, including our beloved Puerto Rico.

Yet, ours is also a heritage steeped in the centuries of the Americas long before
explorers from afar “discovered” us. We are the descendants of visionary
engineers who designed and constructed amazing pirámides in the Yucatan, the
intricate land carvings of Nazca in Peru and the complex aqueducts of
Tenochtitlán (modern-day Mexico City). So too, we are the children of the
brilliant Mayan astronomer mathematicians whose calendar is described by
scientists today as the most synchronized with our universe. And we are the
offspring of the gifted artists from the Olmecs, Aztecs and Inca who worked in
clay, chalk and finely-crafted gold and silver to leave us enduring creations of
their lives and times. Yes, our herencia is so much more than one month alone can
honor or highlight.

Today, our proudest heritage is on display year-round for America to witness. It
is our collective talents and skills as Latinos in all walks of life --- men and
women in construction trades who rise before dawn each day to build our
communities, teachers devoted to exploring and developing the minds of children
in school classrooms, chefs and their kitchen staffs creating the most delicious
cuisines plus every other job from entrepreneurs to professionals in all the
corners of our country and La Bella Isla.

This is the Latino herencia --- the gifts from our generations past and others we
are yet discovering that are transforming the landscape of the United States into
a stronger, more embracing society because of its diversity. Equally important,
our herencia requires us to speak out against social injustice and to advocate
for those who are unable to defend themselves in the face of oppression.

Our LULAC familia welcomes Hispanic Heritage Month as an opportunity to remind
political leaders in the United States of our presence and contributions in a
country which is our home too. Together, we can create an even greater legacy for
future generations, a nation borne out of the ancient spirit of the Americas, the
herencia of a stronger people founded on the principle of respect for each
individual man and woman.

¡Que Viva LULAC!

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with over
1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs,
services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting
critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ]







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