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Hispanic Heritage Month

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Hispanic Heritage MonthThe story of Hispanics in America

is the story of America itself.

The Hispanic community’s values – love of family,

a deep and abiding faith, and a strong work ethic –

are America’s values.

President Barack Obama

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Sonia Sotomayor First Hispanic

Supreme Court justice

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Ken Salazar Secretary of the

Interior

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Hilda SolisSecretary of Labor

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Antonio Villaraigosa

Mayor of Los Angeles

Hispanic Heritage Month

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Chair of theForeign Affairs

CommitteeU.S. House of Representatives

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Percent Hispanic of the Total Population

in the United States: 1970 to 2050

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 decennial censuses. *Population projections: 2020 to 2050

Actual percentages

Trend line (with projections)

Hispanic Heritage Month

Ellen Ochoa First Hispanic woman

to go into space NOT FOR PUBLICDISTRIBUTION

José HernandezMission specialist Discovery Shuttle

Mario J. Molina Winner of the Nobel Prize

in Chemistry

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Luis Alvarez

First Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in Physics

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Photo from 1946

Hispanic Heritage Month

Nina Vaca-Humrichouse

Chair of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Graciela Tiscareño-Sato Author of Latinnovating - Green American Jobs

and the Latinos Creating ThemNOT FOR PUBLIC

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Maria Hinojosa

Journalist and host of the radio program

Latino USA

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Sandra Cisneros

Author of The House on Mango Street

and Woman Hollering Creek

Hispanic Heritage Month

Junot Díaz

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Brief Wondrous

Life of Oscar Wao

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Dolores Huerta Labor activist and co-

founder (with Cesar Chavez) of the United Farm

Workers of America

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Richard Serra Minimalist sculptor

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Isabel Toledo Fashion designer

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

Daisy Fuentes

Model, international television personality and

fashion designer

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Carlos Bocanegra Captain of the U.S.

Men’s National Soccer Team

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Hispanic Heritage Month

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David Ortiz

Boston Red Soxdesignated hitter

Hispanic Heritage Month

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Mark SanchezNew York Jets quarterback

Hispanic Heritage Month

Dara Torres

Olympic Silver Medalist Women’s 50-Meter Freestyle

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Hispanic Heritage Month

OzomatliGrammy award-winning Latin rock/alternative

bandNOT FOR PUBLIC

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