Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

Saturday, September 10 at 11:17 pm
In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family’s goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. Narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, the film explores Hernández’s death and its torturous aftermath. From P.O.V.
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Calavera Highway

Friday, September 2 at 9 pm
Two Mexican-American men reunite with five brothers and try to piece together their family’s shattered history as they carry their mother’s ashes to South Texas. Why was their mother cast out by her family? What happened to their father, who disappeared during the notorious 1954 U.S. deportation program Operation Wetback? From P.O.V.
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Costa Rica & Nicaragua

Sunday, September 25 at 5 pm
Neil Gibson visits the Costa Rican capital of San José, where he gets caught up in election fever, samples traditional cuisine and visits volunteers trying to combat poverty in the city. He cruises to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and encounters tarantulas, deadly snakes and rare birds before arriving at Volcan Arenal, where he relaxes in the hot springs. In Liberia, he attends a bull fiesta where he tries his hand at being a cowboy. He crosses the border into Nicaragua and stops at El Castillo, site of the only castle in Central America. Neil plays baseball on the island of Mancarron, rolls cigars in Granada and explores Managua, site of the devastating earthquake. He ends his trip at the Volcan Masaya, known by the Indians as the “land of the gods” and by the Spanish as “the mouth of Hell. From Globe Trekker
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Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice

Sunday, September 18 at 3 pm
Cruz Reynoso has been fighting for over five decades to eradicate discrimination for all. Born into a farm worker family, he felt the sting of injustice as a child, but went on to become a lawyer, a teacher and the first Latino justice on the California Supreme Court. The film paints a portrait of a man whose devoted public service garnered a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest of civilian honors.
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Immigrant Nation!: The Battle for the Dream

Sunday, September 18 at 4 pm
The documentary, winner of the 2010 Cine Latino Award at the D.C. Independent Film Festival, examines the modern immigrant rights movement, spotlighting the struggle of Elvira Arellano, a single mother from Chicago caught up in a five-year deportation battle. The film interweaves the stories of individuals, organizations, activists and community leaders and explores the campaign for comprehensive immigration reform.
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In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina

Friday, September 30 at 9 pm
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a special White House concert spotlights Latin music, featuring a host of Latino musical artists performing for the President and Mrs. Obama and their guests. The concert, taped by WETA in October, was produced by WETA in association with Latin Public Broadcasting. Artists include Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, Pete Escovedo, Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, George Lopez, Thalía, Tito “El Bambino” and the Chicano rock band Los Lobos, with Sheila E. leading the house band.
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Jose Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire

Sunday, September 4 at 1:30 am
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist. He experienced the carnage and duplicity of the Mexican Revolution, the hardship following the New York stock market crash in 1929, and rising fascism in Europe during his only trip there in 1932, and emerged with an aesthetic and moral vision unparalleled in twentieth century painting. From American Masters
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Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)

Sunday, September 4 at 12:30 am
In 1999, filmmaker Monika Navarro’s uncles were deported from the United States to Mexico, forced to leave the only country they knew and, as servicemen, had pledged to protect. Set against the backdrop of increased attention to the U.S.-Mexican border, “Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)” explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they no longer consider home. From Independent Lens
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Mexico: The Royal Tour

Sunday, September 25 at 6 pm
CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg joins Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón for a special personal tour of Mexico, offering access to extraordinary locations, landmarks and cultural experiences. The journey begins in Los Pinos, the Mexican White House, and stops along the way include Calderón’s hometown of Morelia, explorations of the ruins of lost civilizations, a hot air balloon ride to Teotihuacán, whale watching in Baja California and much more.
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Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness

Wednesday, September 21 at 10 pm
In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents in Patchogue, New York, an ethnically diverse working-class village in Suffolk County, ended with the killing of an Ecuadoran immigrant who had lived in the village for 13 years. Seven local high school students arrested for the crime admitted they were “looking for a Mexican” to beat up. Over a two-year period, the film follows the local mayor as he leads a group of residents to confront the anti-immigrant bias in their town and repair the fabric of community life. Repeats Thur 9/22, 4 p.m., Fri 9/23, 1 a.m., Fri 9/23, 4 a.m. and Tues 9/27, 5 p.m.
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Our Disappeared/ Nuestros Desaparecidos

Sunday, September 11 at 1 am
During the 1976-1983 military dictatorships in Argentina, thousands of citizens were kidnapped and never heard from again. Director Juan Mandelbaum returns to his native Argentina to discover what happened to friends and loved ones who were among the “desaparecidos.” His journey reveals the depths of terror that they experienced and the continued fight for justice. From Independent Lens
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Paraiso For Sale

Sunday, September 11 at 1:30 pm
A film explores issues of modern day colonialism, residential tourism, global gentrification and reverse migration as it reveals that immigration between Latin America and the U.S. is not just a one-way street. Filmmaker Anayansi Prado returns to Panama, her homeland, to document the effects of the fast-growing migration of American retirees and developers on the Caribbean archipelago of Bocas del Toro.
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Pati’s Mexican Table

Saturdays at 11:30 am
A new cooking series and WETA co-production brings authentic Mexican flavors into the American kitchen. Host Pati Jinich, the Official Chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C., demonstrates how to create regional Mexican food at home. (Ongoing series)
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Plácido Domingo: My Favorite Roles

Friday, September 23 at 9 pm
Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo is one of the most popular and celebrated tenors of his generation; his international career has also led him to his dual directorships of the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera. In this performance documentary, Domingo looks back and reflects on his favorite roles in opera houses around the world. From Great Performances
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Rivera in America

Monday, September 5 at 10 pm
Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the 20th century, Diego Rivera continues to have a profound effect on the international art world. As a young man, he encountered the works of Cézanne, Gauguin, Renoir and Matisse in Paris. But it was the Renaissance frescoes in Italy that fueled his vision of a new form of painting that could reach and celebrate the working man. He returned to Mexico and, ultimately, propelled the fusion of fresco with modern art and architecture. Repeats Tue 9/6, 4 p.m. and Wed 9/7, 3 a.m. From American Masters
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Southern Mexico

Sunday, September 18 at 5 pm
Ian participates in the unique Day of the Dead festival in Pazcuaro. After reveling late into the night, he goes to the old colonial town of Guanajuato, where he spends time with some Mexican cowboys and enjoys delicious Mexican food. From there Ian goes to Acapulco, where he takes in the glitzy nightlife before watching the famous cliff divers. Continuing his search for the perfect beach, he heads to Puerto Escondido for the annual surfing festival. He then travels to the Mayan ruins of Palenque, before visiting the Zapatista stronghold of San Cristobal and ending his journey with an amazing trek through the Lancondon jungle. From Globe Trekker
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The Storm The Swept Mexico

Monday, September 19 at 10 pm
A film relates the epic story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Fueled by the Mexican people’s growing dissatisfaction with an elitist ruling regime, the revolution was led by two of the most intriguing and mythic figures in 20th-century history — Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa. At stake was Mexico’s ability to claim its own natural resources, establish long-term democracy and redefine its identity. Repeats Tue 9/20, 4 p.m., Wed 9/21, 3 a.m. and Sun 9/25 4 a.m.
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Community resources

Advocacy, Legal Aid, and Social Services

• Ayuda

Ayuda's mission is to protect the rights of low-income immigrants in the D.C. metropolitan area. They provide multilingual legal and social assistance for low-income immigrants in the areas of immigration, human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault.

• CASA de Maryland

CASA's primary mission is to work with the community to improve the quality of life and fight for equal treatment and full access to resources and opportunities for low-income Latinos and their families. CASA also works with other low-income immigrant communities and organizations, makes its programs and activities available to them, and advocates for social, political, and economic justice for all low-income communities.

• CNC

CNC provides human services to persons in need from all racial and ethnic groups. CNC assists individuals to become self-reliant and builds bridges among America’s diverse communities.

• League of United Latin American Citizens

LULAC, 82 years-old, works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans from every region looking for freedom and an honest way of life.

• MANA, a National Latina Organization

MANA empowers Latinas through leadership development, community service and advocacy. MANA is a national community of Latinas actively working to create a better quality of life for Hispanics.

• Mexican American Legal Defense & Education

MALDEF is a Latino legal civil rights organization. MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.

• Migrant Legal Action Plan (MD)

For more than forty years, the Migrant Legal Action Program (MLAP) has provided legal representation and a national voice for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. MLAP works to enforce rights and to improve public policies affecting farmworkers' working and housing conditions, education, health, nutrition, and general welfare.

• National Council of La Raza

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans, reaching millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas—assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health.

• National Hispanic Media Coalition

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a non-partisan, media advocacy and civil rights organization created to advance American Latino employment and programming equity throughout the entertainment industry and to advocate for telecommunications policies that benefit Latinos and other people of color.

• National Puerto Rican Coalition

NPRC's mission is to systematically strengthen and enhance the social, political, and economic well-being of Puerto Ricans throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico with a special focus on the most vulnerable.

Arts

• Art Museum of the Americas

With its unique regional focus, the Art Museum of the Americas collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits works by outstanding artists, maintaining a regular schedule of exhibits and related educational programs. The museum's permanent collection of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art is one of the most important of its kind in the United States.

• Gala Theatre

GALA (Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos) Hispanic Theatre has been promoting and sharing the Latino arts and cultures with a diverse audience for 34 years, creating work that speaks to communities today, and preserving the rich Hispanic heritage for generations that follow. By developing and producing works that explore the breadth of Latino performing arts, GALA provides opportunities for the Latino artist, educates youth, and engages the entire community in an exchange of ideas and perspectives.

• IDB Cultural Center

The IDB Cultural Center has two primary objectives: contribute to social development by administering a grants program for small-scale cultural projects with positive social impact and promoting a better image of the IDB member countries, with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean, through their cultural expressions.

• Mexican Cultural Institute

The Mexican Cultural Institute's primary mission is to promote and disseminate the vast and rich traditions of Mexico's cultural past and present among the local community.

• National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. This webpage lists many properties significant for Hispanic Heritage.

• Smithsonian Latino Center

The Smithsonian Latino Center is an Educational Outreach and Research Center of the Smithsonian Institution focused on ensuring that Latino contributions to art, science, and the humanities are highlighted, understood and advanced through the development and support of public programs, scholarly research, museum collections and affiliated organizations across the United States.

• Teatro de la Luna

Teatro de la Luna's mission is to promote Hispanic culture and foster cross-cultural understanding between the Spanish- and English-speaking communities of their region via Spanish-language theater and bilingual performing arts. They forward their mission by producing plays, by teaching theater workshops to adults and children, by organizing poetry marathons and by producing International Festivals of Hispanic Theater.

Businesses and Associations

• Association of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting

ALPFA is a Latino association for business professionals and students with chapters nationwide and over 15,000 members. ALPFA is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos and building leadership and career skills.

• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility

HACR's mission is to advance the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America at a level commensurate with their economic contributions. HACR focuses on four areas of corporate responsibility and market reciprocity: employment, procurement, philanthropy, and governance.

• Hispanic Bar Association

The HBA-DC is dedicated to the professional development of its membership and to supporting the Hispanic community in the greater Washington D.C. area.

• Hispanic Women's Corporation

HWC is a transformational organization in which Latinas actualize their dreams toward their professional, civic and academic goals. HWC provides leadership development at national, regional and local levels, wealth-building and entrepreneurial opportunities, Professional Advancement Seminars, a Latina Leadership Youth Institute, academic advancement in higher education, and civic opportunity education and engagement.

• National Association for Bilingual Education

The National Association for Bilingual Education is devoted to representing Bilingual Learners and Bilingual Education professionals. With more than 5,000 members, NABE's mission is to advocate for our nation's Bilingual and English Language Learners and families and to cultivate a multilingual, multicultural society by supporting and promoting policy, programs, pedagogy, research, and professional development that yield academic success, value native language, lead to English proficiency, and respect cultural and linguistic diversity.

• National Association of Hispanic Journalists

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. NAHJ has approximately 2,300 members, including working journalists, journalism students, other media-related professionals and journalism educators.

• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

Established in 1976, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) is a nonpartisan membership organization whose constituency includes the nation’s more than 6,000 elected and appointed Latino officials.

• National Society of Hispanic MBAs

NSHMBA exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S., so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation's diverse workforce.

• REFORMA

REFORMA is the national association to promote library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking.

• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The USHCC works to advocate, promote and facilitate the success of Hispanic business.

Education and Youth

• WETA Resources
  • AdLit.org: Hispanic Heritage Booklist

  This webpage lists a range of titles — young adult novels by award-winning Hispanic-American authors, bilingual poetry, biography, memoir — celebrating Latino culture and examining the immigrant experience.

  • Colorín Colorado! Hispanic Heritage Booklist

  This webpage lists books about Hispanic Heritage by a variety of authors. Some are bilingual, others are in either English or Spanish.

  • Colorín Colorado! Hispanic Heritage Month

  This webpage has resources like e-cards, word games in Spanish, a downloadable poster, information about Latino cultures, and webcasts and podcasts for educators.

  • Colorín Colorado! Reading Tip Sheets for Parents

  One-page Reading Tip Sheets offer easy ways for parents to help kids become successful readers. Tip sheets for parents of children in preschool through third grade are available in eleven languages.

• ASPIRA

The ASPIRA Association is a national Hispanic organization dedicated exclusively to developing the educational and leadership capacity of Hispanic youth. Since 1961, ASPIRA has been working at the grass-roots level to provide programs that encourage Hispanic students to stay in school, prepare them to succeed in the educational arena, develop their leadership skills, and to serve their community.

• Barbara Chambers Children's Center

Barbara Chambers Children's Center provides comprehensive, quality child care services to the community at large by offering a variety of opportunities for children's intellectual, emotional, social and physical development in a clean, safe and nurturing environment.

• Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School

The Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School offers an array of classes integrated within award-winning adult education programs. Classes are offered in the morning, afternoon and evening to accommodate differing students' work and family schedules and range from the basic English Literacy and Life Skills to Professional Certificate Courses in Technology and Culinary Arts.

• CentroNía

CentroNía is a learning community dedicated to educating children and youth and strengthening families, in a bilingual, multicultural environment.

• Columbia Heights Educational Campus

Columbia Heights Educational Campus is comprised of Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, Bell Multicultural High School and the Multicultural Career Intern Program.

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Education Center

CHCI's mission is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders by promoting higher education, providing career development experience, and award-winning leadership development curriculum. CHCI created its Education Center to meet the needs of Latino youth, parents and educators looking for resources to assist Latino students through the educational process.

• Family Place

The Family Place is a community drop-in center that provides hospitality, resources, and support services to expectant parents and families with young children. Set in a multicultural and multiracial environment, our programs help meet emergency needs, provide information and education, enhance long-term family stability, and promote the growth of a community of support among parents.

• Hispanic College Fund

With a mission to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals, the Hispanic College Fund provides educational, scholarship, and mentoring programs to students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, establishing a career pipeline of talented and career-driven Hispanics. During its 17 years, the Hispanic College Fund has awarded nearly $15 million in scholarships to more than 5,400 Hispanic youth.

• Latin American Youth Center

LAYC serves all low-income youth and families across the District of Columbia and in Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. Operating a regional network of youth centers and public charter schools, LAYC provides multilingual, culturally sensitive programs in five areas: educational enhancement, workforce investment, social services, art and media, and advocacy.

• MANA's National Hermanitas Program

MANA's HERMANITAS® Program is designed to encourage Hispanic adolescent girls to stay in school and pursue high academic goals. MANA expands efforts to consider the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs of Latina youth by providing accurate information, nonjudgmental counseling, and skill building opportunities.

• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund

The NALEO Educational Fund is a nonpartisan 501 (c)(3) that facilitates the full participation of Latinos in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. They carry out their mission with programs that integrate Latinos fully into American political society, provide professional development opportunities and technical assistance to the nation’s more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials, and monitor and conduct advocacy on issues important to the Latino community and their political participation.

• National Hispana Leadership Institute

The National Hispana Leadership Institute's mission is to develop Latinas as ethical leaders through training, professional development, relationship building, and community activism.

• Pew Hispanic Center

The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that seeks to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation. It is a project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "fact tank" in Washington, D.C. that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

Governmental and Political Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico.

• Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs (MD)

In 2007, Governor Martin O'Malley signed the Executive Order to create the Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs. The Commission was created to address the need for State agencies to respond effectively to the needs and concerns of Maryland citizens with ancestral heritage in Latin America.

• National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

The NHCSL is a non-partisan organization representing over 300 elected Hispanic State legislators throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Since its founding, the NHCSL's primary mission has been to organize Hispanic state legislators who advocate on behalf of Hispanic communities across the United States.

• Office of Refugee Resettlement

Founded on the belief that newly arriving populations have inherent capabilities when given opportunities, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.

• Virginia Latino Advisory Board

The Virginia Latino Advisory Board (VLAB) was created to recognize the importance of the contributions of Latinos in Virginia, to advise and inform the Governor on issues facing Latino constituents, and to advocate for Latino interests.

Health

• La Clinica del Pueblo

La Clinica del Pueblo provides culturally appropriate health services to persons in the Latino community regardless of their ability to pay.

• National Alliance for Hispanic Health

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is a science-based, community driven organization seeking to improve the health of Hispanic communities and work with others to secure health for all.

• Neighbors' Consejo

Neighbors' Consejo is the only inpatient residential program in D.C., MD and VA helping the Latino community by providing substance abuse and mental health service.

• Pan American Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System, the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

Local Community Events

• AFI Latin American Film Festival

Now in its 22nd year, the AFI Latin American Film Festival showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and, with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections. Last year's festival welcomed over 10,000 guests to see more than 40 films from 20-plus countries, including multiple award-winners, international festival favorites, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents.

• Fiesta DC

Fiesta DC's mission is to contribute to the preservation, diffusion and promotion of Latino culture in the Washington metropolitan area. A regional coalition, Fiesta DC includes more that 50 non-profit organizations, community leaders, and members of the corporate and private sector.

• Fiesta Musical: The National Zoo

FONZ (Friends of the National Zoo) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with an annual fiesta including animal demonstrations, Hispanic and Latino music, costumed dancers, traditional crafts, and Latin American foods at the National Zoo.

• Sixth National Latina Symposium

Publication Latina Style presents the National LATINA Symposium, a one-day event that will take place on September 8, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the symposium is to ascertain, through round-table discussions, as well as in-depth surveys, the status of the Latina professional working woman in the United States.

Media-Broadcast

• Telemundo

Spanish-language broadcast network Telemundo produces and distributes Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world.

• Univision

For the last 50 years ,Univision has been dedicated to the mission to inform, entertain, and empower Hispanic America. Univision delivers content across television, radio, digital and mobile.

Publications

• AARP VIVA

AARP VIVA is a bilingual publication for Hispanics.

• El Hispano

El Hispano's philosophy is based on a responsible, objective and informative commitment to voicing the Hispanic point of view. El Hispano brings the Hispanic community and its friends "The News of Today with the Vision of Tomorrow."

• Latina

Latina is an American monthly lifestyle, entertainment, beauty and fashion magazine for bilingual, bicultural Hispanic women published in English by Latina Media Ventures.

• La Nacion

La Nacion is a Costa Rica-based publication.

• National Association of Hispanic Publications

The National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP, Inc.) is a non-partisan trade advocacy organization representing Spanish language publications serving 41 markets in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with a combined circulation of over 23 million. The NAHP, Inc. strives to further the excellence, recognition and usage of Hispanic publications by providing access to professional development opportunities to better serve and empower Hispanic communities.

• El Pregonero

El Pregonero is a weekly Spanish newspaper that serves the Hispanic community in the Washington metropolitan area and is published by Carroll Publishing Company, a Catholic media organization.

• Washington Hispanic

Washington Hispanic is a Hispanic newspaper serving Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, reaching more than 100,000 households.

• Washington's Voz

Washington Voz is a bilingual Spanish-English weekly newspaper reaching the D.C. metropolitan area including Virginia and Maryland.

Seniors

• Asociación Nacional Pro Personas Mayores/National Association for Hispanic Elderly

The National Association for Hispanic Elderly (Asociación Nacional Pro Personas Mayores) serves the needs of Hispanic elderly and other low-income persons. The scope of the Association’s work includes employment programs, services for the elderly, economic development projects which include low-income housing and neighborhood development programs, research and data collection, training and technical assistance, development of model projects, and award-winning media productions.

• National Hispanic Council on Aging

The NHCOA works to improve the lives of Hispanic older adults, their families, and caregivers.

• Vida Senior Centers

Vida Senior Centers improve and maintain the quality of life of Latino seniors and other seniors living in isolation or within a family context in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Vida aims to improve the wellness, self-sufficiency, and independence of these seniors by effectively providing culturally and linguistically appropriate programs and services.

ColorinColorado.org

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Colorín Colorado!

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) is a great way to celebrate the rich history of Hispanic cultures and the legacy of Hispanic Americans throughout the nation. ColorínColorado.org, a bilingual educational website for English language learners based at WETA, has compiled a wide array of educational resources for Hispanic Heritage Month in English and in Spanish, including author interviews, booklists, puzzles, and recommended multimedia websites.

Stay tuned for a new author interview featuring artist and illustrator Rafael López in September!