{"id":5808,"date":"2016-10-13T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T15:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2016-10-13T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T15:29:27","slug":"celebrating-hispanic-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=5808","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Hispanic Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hispanic Heritage<\/a> month begins September 15th and continues until October 15th. In 1988\u00a0President Reagan formally established this 30-day period, which includes the anniversary of independence for many Latin\u00a0American countries such as\u00a0Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile, to celebrate and draw attention to Hispanic heritage and culture in America.<\/p>\n

\"Chavez,<\/a>

Chavez, Linda, Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation <\/em>, Booknotes 1992-03-22, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Linda Chavez<\/a>\u00a0in, Out of the Barrio<\/em>,\u00a0discussed immigration and the progress made by Hispanics in\u00a0America while analyzing\u00a0government policies, the importance of\u00a0assimilation, and attitudes towards immigrants in our country.<\/p>\n

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\"Nichols,<\/a>

Nichols, Madaline W., Sarmiento: A Chronicle of Inter-American Friendship <\/em>, F2846_S26_N5_1940, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sarmiento is about the activist and President of Argentina (1868-1874), Domingo Faustino Sarmiento<\/a>. This book\u00a0is\u00a0significant for telling the story of a man and his travels for which there is little known, written, or translated for an English-speaking audience.<\/p>\n

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\"Planned<\/a>

A look at Hispanic communities as part of George Mason University’s\u00a0local history. Planned Community Archives, Collection # C001, Box 101, Folder 04, Page 22, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. (Click link\u00a0for\u00a0Page 23<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"George<\/a>

George Mason University celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in September 1995. Office of University Relations, Collection # R0004, Box 56, Folder 29, Page 3\/3, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Helpful\u00a0Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

GMU Calendar<\/a> for Hispanic Heritage Month 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

Hispanic Latino Leadership Association (HLLA)<\/a><\/p>\n

Hispanic Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n

PBS<\/a> Films and TV<\/p>\n

GMU Office of University Relations<\/a><\/p>\n

Planned Community Archives<\/a><\/p>\n

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To search the collections\u00a0held at Special Collections Research Center, go to our website<\/a>\u00a0and browse the finding aids by subject or title. You may also e-mail\u00a0us at speccoll@gmu.edu or call 703-993-2220 if you would like to\u00a0schedule an appointment, request materials, or if you have questions. Appointments are not necessary to view collections.<\/p>\n

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Hispanic Heritage month begins September 15th and continues until October 15th. In 1988\u00a0President Reagan formally established this 30-day period, which includes the anniversary of independence for many Latin\u00a0American countries such as\u00a0Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile, to celebrate and draw attention to Hispanic heritage and culture in America.       […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,272,326,94],"tags":[97,388,387,389],"class_list":["post-5808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fairfax-history","category-gmu-fairfax-campus","category-rare-books-2","category-university-archives","tag-gmu","tag-gmuhistory","tag-hispanicheritage","tag-latinamerica"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Ep5i-1vG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4073,"url":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=4073","url_meta":{"origin":5808,"position":0},"title":"A glimpse at the Broadside photograph collection","author":"admin","date":"March 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Local bars are a common site in any town, especially one with a University nearby, and Fairfax is no exception. 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