Coffee Hour: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Time of Pandemic
Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. The observance was born in 1968 when Congress authorized the president to issue an annual proclamation designating National Hispanic Heritage Week. Just two decades later, lawmakers expanded it to a monthlong celebration, stretching from September 15 to October 15.
This year, the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month occurs in a time of great pain for hispanic and latino communities disproportionately ravaged by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read more here:
Texas Tribune article
Today’s guest conversationalists will talk about sweet and bitter experience of celebrating the beauty of the various cultures wrapped up in the word hispanic at a time of fierce struggle for survival. Join us.