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Hispanic American Heritage Month

How did Spanish-speaking explorers and colonists first relate to North America? Maps from the 15th through 17th centuries record what cartographers thought were the continent's most important features. FIND OUT MORE »

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The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps

Plano I Descripcion de la Costa, desde el Cavo de Cañaveral 1756

Peruse maps of Spanish and Portuguese colonization, exploration, and military [...] »

Chicano/a Movement in Washington State History Project

Viva La Raza painted by UW students

Washington State educators, bring diversity and reform activism into your [...] »

Hispano Music and Culture from the Northern Rio Grande

Photograph, Juan B. Rael interviewing Manuela Martinez, Taos, NM, ca. 1930, LoC.

Learn about Hispanic culture with the Juan B. Rael collection of upper Rio [...] »

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Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande

Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande

Explore the music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico [...] »

The Short-Handled Hoe

Photography, Short-Handled Hoe at Work, 1956, Leonard Nadel, Object of History W

History is imbedded in the smallest objects. In this lesson, students examine [...] »

Bracero History Archive

Bracero History Archive

Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th century. [...] »

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Theatre of the People

Cigarette card, Chinese opera faces (masks), New York Public Library Digital Gal

Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer these [...] »

Discovering Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions [...] »

Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Photo, Proclamation Ceremony, Oct. 3, 2010, cliff1066™, Flickr

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do they [...] »

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