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__**Hispanic Heritage Notes:**__

__**Miss America Interview:**__
 * “I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone this, but I had someone tell me ‘You should change your last name. Your last name is Sanchez, you should go by like a “stage name” because you might have a better chance.’ And, you know, I’m proud of who I am and I definitely did not follow that advice,” the beauty queen said.
 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/16/miss-usa-nia-sanchez-last-name_n_5499498.html

__**Hispanic Heritage Month**__
 * The population of hispanics in the United States is 53 million as of July 1, 2012.
 * There are 1.1 million hispanics or latinos that are 18 and older that are veterans of the U.S.

http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/

> __** Celebrate Hispanic History **__
 * __Conill__**
 * http://conill.com/images/uploads/thinking/The_Hispanic_Influence_on_America.pdf
 * http://conill.com/images/uploads/thinking/The_Hispanic_Influence_on_America.pdf
 * Becky Le Meza
 * I am very proud to be an American of Latino heritage. I feel that we have certain advantages because we are able to speak two languages and to communicate with both English- and Spanish- speaking people of this world. We also have very beautiful cultures in our dancing, music, and delicious foods, and we are able to share these cultures with everyone. This country offers a lot of opportunities for everyone who wants them. It really doesn't matter what race, color, or age you are. You just have to go for it and don't look back."
 * Nydia M. Velazquez
 * I believe that being an American of Latino heritage means having pride in one's heritage and looking to the past for strength to help build a common future."

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm

__**Hispanic Heritage Month**__ http://www.ahcnm.org/Hispanic_Heritage_Month.aspx
 * Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family, faith, hard work, and service.
 * They have enhanced and shaped our national character with centuries-old traditions that reflect the multiethnic and multicultural customs of their community.
 * Population - 53 million.
 * The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2012, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority.
 * Hispanics constituted 17 percent of the nation's total population.
 * In addition, there are 3.7 million residents of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.

__** Hispanic Heritage Month **__ []
 * Americans are diverse people, yet we are bound by common principles that teach us what it means tho be American citizens.
 * Through hard work, faith in God, and a deep love of family, Hispanic Americans have pursued their dreams and contributed to the strength and vitality of our Nation.
 * They have enriched the American experience and excelled in business, law, politics, education, community service, the arts, science, and many other fields.
 * Hispanic entrepreneurs are also helping build a better, more hopeful future for all by creating jobs across our country.
 * The number of Hispanic-owned businesses is growing at three times the national rate, and increasing numbers of Hispanic Americans own their own homes.
 * We continue to benefit from a rich Hispanic culture and we are a stronger country because of the talent and creativity of the many Hispanic Americans who have shaped our society.
 * Throughout our history, Hispanic Americans have also shown their devotion to our country in their military service.
 * Citizens of Hispanic descent have fought in every war since our founding and have taken their rightful place as heroes in our Nation's history.
 * Today, Americans of Hispanic descent are serving in our Armed Forces with courage and honor, and their efforts are helping make America more secure and bringing freedom to people around the world.

__**Population Update**__ []
 * This is particularly the case among Mexicans who originally became part of the United States with the annexation of Texas in 1845 and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in which Mexico ceded much of what is the U.S. Southwest today at the end of the war between the two countries in 1848. The names of cities throughout the Southwest along with the cuisine and architecture of the region evince the deep historical roots of Mexicans in the area. Similarly, Puerto Ricans became linked to the United States in 1898 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish-American War and were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917.

__**The Growing # of Hispanics**__ The share of Hispanics who are Catholic likely has been in decline for at least the past few decades, according to Pew, but in just four years—from 2010 to 2013—that share dropped 12 percentage points to 55%, the study found. Nearly one in four Hispanic adults in the U.S. are now former Catholics, based on their responses to Pew's survey, and a growing share identify as religiously unaffiliated or Protestant.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579546130945494804

__**Hispanic Heritage**__ The tension of the Cold War came to a climax during the October 1962 "Cuban Missile Crisis" -- an event that could have very well led to nuclear war. That's when Puerto Rico-born Vice Admiral Horacio Rivero came (or navigated) into the scene. On October 15, Rivero was given command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's amphibious force, which helped set up the naval blockade in the Caribbean.
 * Helped Prevent World War III
 * Miss America is a Latino woman and she said that she wouldn't change her name because she is proud of who she is.
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 * __Hispanic Heritage__**
 * The U.S. Hispanic population now stands at more than 54.1 million, making them the second-largest racial or ethnic group in the U.S.
 * Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population. That's up from 5% in 1970.

__**The Growing U.S.**__ http://fpc.state.gov/190931.htm
 * Now, if you look at the change in the U.S. population from the year 2000 to 2010, you will notice an overall increase of 28 million, of which more than half – 15.4 million – was due to Hispanics alone.
 * And in terms of percent growth, overall the U.S. added – grew or increased its population by 10 percent, but the Hispanic population increased 44 percent.
 * So clearly, Hispanics are contributing the majority of the increase in the U.S. population and leading this growth.
 * The other population that has also increasing in leaps and bounds is the non-Hispanic Asian population.
 * That increased 45 percent in this decade.
 * But in terms of numbers, it remains a fraction of the number of U.S. Hispanics.
 * What about immigration? I turn to that a little bit because Hispanics are themselves driven by immigration.
 *  So of the 28 million increase in the U.S. population – this is the next slide – 19 million was due to native-born U.S. residents and 9 million – or 8.8 million, to be precise – was due to foreign-born individuals or immigration into the United States.
 * And moving on to the next slide, out of the 8.8 million immigrants that came into the U.S. this decade, more than half – 4.7 million – were Hispanics.
 * And finally, concluding this (inaudible) with the next slide, many who came into the U.S. in this decade were unauthorized.
 * Of the total increase in the foreign-born population of 8.8 million, a little more than 3 million was due to unauthorized immigration alone.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> During the Q-and-A, we could turn to how this growth has slowed dramatically in the last three to four years, during the recession in particular.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">But thanks to the construction boom, in 2006 – and this is the unemployment rate slide that focuses on the 2000-to-2011 period – unemployment rates for Hispanics in 2006 were almost as low as the unemployment rates among non-Hispanics, 4.9 percent for Hispanics versus 4.3 percent for non-Hispanics.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> But the recession, the bursting of the construction bubble, pretty much has put that to rest.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Since the recession began, the unemployment rate among Hispanics rose by eight percentage points, and that among non-Hispanics rose five percentage points.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> So the gap has now been – is back to what it historically has been, setting Hispanics back, thanks to this recession.

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 * __Wikipedia Hispanics in World War 2__**
 * Between 250,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during [|World War II], out of a total of 12,000,000
 * On December 7, 1941, when the United States officially entered the war, Hispanic Americans were among the many American citizens who joined the ranks of the [|Army], [|Navy] and [|Marine Corps]
 * Hundreds of Hispanic women joined the [|Women's Army Auxiliary Corps] (WAACs) and [|Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service] (WAVES), serving as nurses and in administrative positions.
 * Many worked in traditionally male labor jobs in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and materiel, replacing men who were away at war.
 * According to [|Senator][|Robert Menendez], more than 9,000 Latinos died in the defense of the United States in World War II.

__**PERSONAL INTERVIEW**__ //"We as Hispanics have an opportunity to work and live in a community, as well as opportunities to receive an education. Most often you read or see on the news reports of other countries where many people don't work or aren't allowed to work. The also don't have an opportunity to get an education. Our country to work and live the American Dream."// //-P Sanchez//
 * 25:What is the best thing about living in the USA?

Sanchez, Patrick. "" Best Thing About Living in the USA"" Personal interview. 16 Apr. 2015 __//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My own NOTES **//__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No matter where you are,what time it is, and what race you are you should be proud of your hispanic heritage or any heritage you have.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THESIS STATEMENT: **__ I think that hispanic heritage should be kept alive because there are many benefits today in the United States and in many other countries.

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/hispanic_heritage/