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In today's day in age a lot of people really just don't appreciate culture as much as they did back then. Everyone now is just so stereotypical. In this essay I will explain why we have to keep this culture alive and why it is so important for future generations to understand the importance of culture. The Hispanic culture has had such a big influence all around world and especially in the U.S..Keeping this culture alive is very important to a lot of Spanish people. Culture is the building-blocks of some countries so to say, and it makes us who we are. Not everyone is the same race, culture, etc. but we all need to respect them and keep it alive for future generations. Culture makes us who we are and who we are says a lot about our back ground.

Hispanic Heritage is very important. It is so important that the dates of September 15- October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. The Hispanic Heritage month started in 1968, it was first started as Hispanic Heritage Week under Lyndon B. Johnson. Everyone around the world celebrates this month. Americans celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of there ancestors who came from, Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Later in the year 1988 under the presidency of Ronald Reagan the Hispanic Heritage Week was expanded to Hispanic Heritage Month. It will expand 30 days. Why did Hispanic Heritage Month Start on September 15 you ask? Well for many Latin American countries September 15th is the anniversary of there independence. Although Mexico and Chile celebrate there independence on September 16 and 18.(About-National Hispanic Heritage Month) Hispanics Heritage Month is a big celebration in the United States. The U.S Hispanic population now stands at over 54.1 million, making them the nations's second largest racial or ethnic group. Today Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population, up from 5% in 1970. Another fact is that people of Mexican origin account for two-thirds of the nation's Latinos (34 million). Those of Puerto Rican origin are the next largest group at 4.9 million ( 11 Facts for National Hispanic Heritage Month). These are just a few of the facts of Hispanic Heritage Month, but there are many more.

There are a lot of people in the U.S that have Hispanic background. Though majority of those Hispanic speakers are bilingual. About six-in-ten U.S adult Hispanics which is 62% speak English or are bilingual, according to an analysis of the Pew Research Center's 2013 National Survey of Latinos. Hispanics in the United States break down into three groups when it comes to their use of language: 36 percent are bilingual, 25% mainly use English and 38 percent mainly use Spanish. Among those who speak English 59% are bilingual. Latino adults who are children of immigrant parents are most likely to be bilingual. Among this group there are 50% are bilingual according to Pew Reasearch 2013 survey. As of 2012 Latinos with immigrant parents (defined as those born outside the U.S. or those born in Puerto Rico) made up roughly half (48%) of all U.S. born Hispanics. By comparison, a third (35%) of Hispanics immigrants are bilingual, as are a quater (23%) of those United States born parents. Widespread bilingualism has the potential to affect future generations of Latinos

Widespread bilingualism has the potential to affect future generations of Latinos, a population that is among the [|fastest growing]  in the nation. Our [|2011 survey]  showed that Latino adults valued both the ability to speak English //and // to speak Spanish. Fully 87% said Latino immigrants need to learn English to succeed. At the same time, nearly all (95%) said it is important for future generations of U.S. Hispanics to speak Spanish.

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"78 Counties Turned Majority-minority since 2000." Pew Research Centers Hispanic Trends Project RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <[]>.
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"11 Facts for National Hispanic Heritage Month." Pew Research Center RSS. N.p., 16 Sept. 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <[]>.
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"A Majority of English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S. Are Bilingual." Pew Research Center RSS. N.p., 24 Mar. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <[]>.
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