Hispanic Heritage Month: Home

Selected audio and video from the Library of Congress.

The breadth of Latino/a experience is a vital aspect of America's rich and diverse past. The places explored here barely begin to hint at the varied ways their lives intersected with one another. Discover these remarkable stories preserved in our national parks and historic places.

The Latino community has been an important part of America since before the founding of our great nation. American Latinos are veterans, artists, athletes, business leaders- active participants in every walk of life. The Latino story is the American story: one of family, patriotism, hard work, and pride in the country we've all built together. This American story can only be trusted to one of the greatest research and cultural centers in the world——the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. The national record of who we are, where we've come from, and what it means to be an American belong in our most important cultural institutions.

This site includes a collection of various resources and lesson plans to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, organized by subject.

Classroom activities and related resources to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

The Library of Congress has a great page complete with its own calendar. Select from images, to multimedia, to lesson plans.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. The Center presents over 700 events and creates the opportunity for thousands more through its art museum, library, genealogy center, and educational resources. The NHCC is a division of the State of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and is further supported by the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation.

During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) we recognize the contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture.
This site contains information on famous Hispanics, classroom ideas, and teacher resources.

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month with lessons, activities, videos, and more.

Study the Aztec alphabet and more with this online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages.

The Smithsonian Latino Center was created in 1997 to promote Latino presence within the Smithsonian. The Center is not represented in one physical location; rather, it works collaboratively with the Institution's museums and research centers, ensuring that the contributions of the Latino community in the arts, history, national culture and scientific achievement are explored, presented, celebrated and preserved. We support scholarly research, exhibitions, public and educational programs, web-based content and virtual platforms, and collections and archives. We also manage leadership and professional development programs for Latino youth, emerging scholars and museum professionals.