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 * A.** National Hispanic Heritage Month - []
 * National Hispanic Heritage Month starts on September 15 and goes till October 15
 * Americans celebrate the history, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America
 * The observation of NHHM started in 1968, it first started as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson
 * Later Hispanic Heritage Week was expanded by Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on the 15th of September ranging to the 15th of October
 * The significant of September 15 is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries. Mexico and Chile celebrate there independence on September 16 and 18.


 * B.** Pew Data on Hispanics - [|http://www.pewhispanic.org]
 * [] The U.S. Hispanic population now stands at over 54.1 million, making them the nations second-largest racial or ethnic group. Today Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population it is up 12% from 1970 when there was only 5% of Hispanics in the population.
 * People of Mexican origin account for two-thirds of the nations Latinos which is 34 million. The people of Puerto Rico are the next largest group of Hispanics after Mexicans. People of Puerto Rican origin have about 4.9 million. The next five hispanic groups with more than a million are Cubans, Salvadorans, Dominicans, Guatemalans and Colombians.
 * Latino origin groups in major metro areas are very diverse. Mexicans make up 78% of the Latinos in the Los Angeles area.
 * Just 34% of Mexican-origin Hispanics are foregin born. Which is quite low compared to other major hispanic groups such as Cubans and Dominican are 56%. Although most Puerto Ricans are U.S. born
 * More than 35 million Latinos speak Spanish at home. 38% of Latinos say that Spanish all the time at home. Only 25% who are english-dominant and 36% who are bilingual.


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