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Digital Web Resources: Library of Congress Microsoft PowerPoint
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Digital Web Resources: Library of Congress Microsoft PowerPoint
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Lauren TauchmanETE 100-01
September 24, 2009
Lauren TauchmanETE 100-01
September 24, 2009
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15-October 15
September 15-October 15
History of National Hispanic Heritage Month
History of National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Celebrates the history, contributions and culture of Hispanic-Americans
• LBJ: 1968• Reagan expanded observation in 1988
• 30-day period • Significance of Sept 15-Oct 15• Enacted into law in Aug. 17, 1988
• Celebrates the history, contributions and culture of Hispanic-Americans
• LBJ: 1968• Reagan expanded observation in 1988
• 30-day period • Significance of Sept 15-Oct 15• Enacted into law in Aug. 17, 1988
Early Influence of Spain on the Americas
Early Influence of Spain on the Americas
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Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León
Hernán CortésHernán Cortés
“The Art of Power”“The Art of Power”
Influential Hispanic-Americans of Today Influential Hispanic-Americans of Today
• Author, Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez
• Owner of LA Angels, Arturo Moreno
• First Cuban-American Senator, Mel Martinez
• Author, Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez
• Owner of LA Angels, Arturo Moreno
• First Cuban-American Senator, Mel Martinez
• “Evangelist for Modern Art,” Mari Carmen Ramirez
• Presidential Candidate, Bill Richardson
• Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor
• “Evangelist for Modern Art,” Mari Carmen Ramirez
• Presidential Candidate, Bill Richardson
• Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor
Arturo (Arte) MorenoArturo (Arte) Moreno
• 4th-generation Mexican American
• Billionaire, CEO of Outdoor Systems which he sold to Viacom
• Bought the Angels from Disney• Lowered ticket and
concession prices• Drew a record 3.4
million spectators
• 4th-generation Mexican American
• Billionaire, CEO of Outdoor Systems which he sold to Viacom
• Bought the Angels from Disney• Lowered ticket and
concession prices• Drew a record 3.4
million spectators
Mari Carmen RodriguezMari Carmen Rodriguez
• Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas• Dedicated to collecting
and displaying art by Latin Americans
• Supports research and education of the themes behind art
• Ph.D. in art history from the University of Chicago
• Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas• Dedicated to collecting
and displaying art by Latin Americans
• Supports research and education of the themes behind art
• Ph.D. in art history from the University of Chicago
Bill RichardsonBill Richardson
• U.S. Rep. for 7 terms• Ambassador to the U.N.• Secretary of Energy
under Clinton• First Hispanic chairman
of a national Democratic Convention
• Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008
• U.S. Rep. for 7 terms• Ambassador to the U.N.• Secretary of Energy
under Clinton• First Hispanic chairman
of a national Democratic Convention
• Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008
Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor
• First Hispanic American Supreme Court Justice• 111th justice• 3rd woman on the court
• Puerto Rican, grew up in the Bronx
• Graduated from Princeton, then Yale law school
• First Hispanic American Supreme Court Justice• 111th justice• 3rd woman on the court
• Puerto Rican, grew up in the Bronx
• Graduated from Princeton, then Yale law school
BibliographyBibliographyAbout National Hispanic Heritage Month. (n.d.). National Hispanic Heritage Month. Retrieved
September 24, 2009, from Library of Congress database.
Juan Ponce de Leon. (1858). Library of Congress [Painting]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3a06688))
Keck, K., & Yoon, R. (2009, May 26). Who is Sonia Sotomayor? In CNNPolitics.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.bio/index.html
National Gallery of Art [Exhibition Video Podcast]. (2009, June 28). Retrieved September 23, 2009, from Library of Congress database.
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Roosevelt, M., Gregory, S., & Lacayo, R. (2005, August 22). The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America. TIME, 166(8). Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1093637,00.html
The First Voyage. (1893). Library of Congress [Portrait]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-
bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3g01727))
About National Hispanic Heritage Month. (n.d.). National Hispanic Heritage Month. Retrieved September 24, 2009, from Library of Congress database.
Juan Ponce de Leon. (1858). Library of Congress [Painting]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3a06688))
Keck, K., & Yoon, R. (2009, May 26). Who is Sonia Sotomayor? In CNNPolitics.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.bio/index.html
National Gallery of Art [Exhibition Video Podcast]. (2009, June 28). Retrieved September 23, 2009, from Library of Congress database.
rcdaschools.org [Gif]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2009, from http://www.rcdaschools.org/stbrigid/5-8/chili_pepper_hopping_hg_clr.gif
Roosevelt, M., Gregory, S., & Lacayo, R. (2005, August 22). The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America. TIME, 166(8). Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1093637,00.html
The First Voyage. (1893). Library of Congress [Portrait]. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-
bin/query/r?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3g01727))