Theme: Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We Are All, We Are One
National Hispanic Heritage Month pays tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, and who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The observation was established by Title 36, U.S. Code, Section 126 and Public Law 100-402. It was enacted into public law on August 17, 1988, under President Ronald Reagan. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from 15 September - 15 October of each year. The observance is celebrated during this time frame due to many significant events for various Hispanic communities which fall within the observance period.
The theme this year is Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We are All, We are One.
Below is a sampling of LRC books in support of National Hispanic Heritage Month. These books are either available for check out in the LRC or can be accessed online as eBooks through our EBSCOhost eBook database subscription (login credentials are posted on Blackboard under Services or see LRC staff) or using your AULS NCOLCoE LRC account.
eBooks available through EBSCOhost database
Latinos in the United States: What Everyone Needs to Know® by ISBN: 9780190670184Publication Date: 2018-01-02
Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients: American Heroes by ISBN: 9781648430329Publication Date: 2022-04-13
Hispanic Representation in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce: Trend and Barrier Analysis by ISBN: 9780833099006Publication Date: 2021-10-31
The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City by ISBN: 9780252042454Publication Date: 2019-05-16
To the Line of Fire!: Mexican Texans and World War I by ISBN: 9781603441360Publication Date: 2009-10-05
Books available in the LRC and which are on display September 15 to October 15
Community As Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color by Call Number: LC2781.5 .G37 2022ISBN: 9781642597400Publication Date: 2022-05-31
Medal of Honor: A Vietnam Warrior's Story by Call Number: U53 .B39 A3 1995ISBN: 9780028810980Publication Date: 1995-02-01
Educating the Enemy: Teaching Nazis and Mexicans in the Cold War Borderlands by Call Number: LC3746.5 .T4 P47 2022ISBN: 9780226815435Publication Date: 2022-03-03
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Call Number: JV6565 .C37 2018ISBN: 9780735217713Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry : The Only all Mexican American Army Unit in World War II by Call Number: D769.31 141st .G87 2018ISBN: 9781594162992Publication Date: 2018-05-25
Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: E184 .M5 R634 1996ISBN: 9781558851528Publication Date: 1996-04-01
Hero Street, U. S. A.: The Story of Little Mexico's Fallen Soldiers by Call Number: F549 .S55 W55 2009ISBN: 9780806140124Publication Date: 2009-05-15
Investing in Latino Children and Youth by Call Number: H1 .A4 v.696 2021ISBN: 9781071876633Publication Date: 2021
Some of the information on this page was borrowed from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute's Special Observances page for National Hispanic Heritage Month.