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History didn’t begin with English.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month begins today—but its roots go back to 1968, when Congress authorized Hispanic Heritage Week amid the civil-rights era. Sept. 15 was chosen because it coincides with the independence anniversaries of several Latin American nations. #HispanicHeritage #LatinoHistory

🚨 Latino Heritage Month is more than celebration. It’s history, identity, resistance, and reckoning. If we only celebrate the culture, we miss the history that shaped it. My latest Substack goes deeper.
#LatinoHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinoHistory #Latinx

What did our families have to overcome to get here? And more importantly: What can we change so the next generation doesn't have to overcome the same things? That's heritage too.
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#HispanicHeritageMonth #FirstGen #LatinoHistory #EndPoverty #EconomicJustice #SurvivorCentered