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H ispanic is a broad term
used in the United
States to refer to all
persons with a back
ground originating in a
Spanish-speaking country. Because
it is such a broad reference, it could
be used to describe any person
with origins in Costa Rica, Ar
gentina, Mexico or Cuba, just to
name a few.
Today marks the beginning of
Hispanic Heritage Month, a month
that has been designated to cele
brate Hispanic culture and its in
fluence on theUnited States.
The celebration began in 1968
when President Lyndon Johnson
and the 90th Congress approved
the request to issue an annual
proclamation designating the week
including Sept. 15 and 16 as Na
tional Hispanic Heritage Week and
calling upon the people of the Unit
ed States, especially the education
al community, to observe such a
week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
On Aug. 17, 1988 President
Ronald Reagan and the 100th Con
gress approved Public Law 100-402
which extended the observation
into National Hispanic Heritage
Month held from September 15
through October 15 each year.
Geraldo Olivo, a senior jour
nalism major, said he appreciates
the significance of Hispanic Her
itage Month.
“It’s a celebration of who we are
as a people, where we come from,
and the contributions we’ve made
to society in America.
“It’s also about the beauty of
our people and the strengths that
one finds when one knows their
own personal background." Oli
vo said.
As with every month designated
to celebrate a group of people. His
panic Heritage Month not only rec
ognizes the influence Hispanic cul
ture has had on the United States,
hut also serves as a learning oppor
tunity for anyone willing to learn
about this diverse population.
A great way to learn about His
panic culture is to understand the
history behind the people and
where they come from.
“/n celebrating
these holidays, it
doesn't make
them any less
American.”
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sociate professor of history
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day for the Mexican and Mexican-
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It is the day when in 1810 Mex
ico began its struggle for indepen
dence from Spain, and is compara
ble to America’s “Fourth of July.”
The struggle for Mexico’s inde
pendence from Spain began when
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a
pastor from Dolores, a small village
in Guanajuato, Mexico, proclaimed
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By the end of 1998, the Army’s downsizing pro
gram for reserve units will have been completed and
the reserves will be pared down to 208,000 personnel.
Betty said the decrease in personnel enlisted in
the regular armed forces, along with the fact that
since the end of the Cold War overseas deployment
of the U.S. Armed Forces hasincre:
means more and more reservisls;
er part in the modern Armed Fort;
“One of the things that haveh;
years is that the reserves arebeiif
and more to support our militan
said. “The likelihood of beingn:
creased over recent years. Myunii
serve for nine months last year,so
the school year.”
Fall 1998
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