Title: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month September 15October 15
1Celebrate Hispanic Heritage MonthSeptember
15-October 15
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2Introducing Latino/a Teachers and Staff at
Van Buskirk
Mrs. Powell
Mr. Montoya
Ms. Daniels
Mrs. Lopez
Mrs. Machain-Caudill
Mrs. Vidrio
Ms. Villasenor
Ms. Tolano
Ms. Rucker
Mr. Gonzalez
Mrs. Rivera
Mrs. Dabdoub
Mr. Garcia
Ms. Guerrero
Ms. Valerio
Ms. Leyva
Ms. Olague
Mrs. Bravo
Mrs. Ocejo
Mr. Benitez
Ms. Carignan
Ms. Renteria
Mrs. Nunez
Mrs. Castillo
Mr. Benton
Mr. Favela
Mrs. Wolfe
Ms. Santa Cruz
Ms. Enriquez
Mrs. Castillo
Ms. Ceballo
3Where in the world is Spanish spoken?
Panama
Spain
Bolivia
Cuba
United States
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Honduras
Venezuela
Peru
Colombia
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Argentina
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
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4Who are some of the most famous Latinos of modern
times?
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5Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod is a 2007 American League All-Star player
and member of the New York Yankees baseball
team. He was born in New York, New York, but
lived briefly in the Dominican Republic, where
his father once played professional baseball. He
has one Player of the Year and Most Valuable
Player more than once.
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driguez_alex.htm http//i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/write
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6Cristina Aguilera
Singer born in Staten Island, New York. Her
mother was a violinist and her father was from
Ecuador, but came to America to work in the
military. She has won multiple Grammy Awards for
her vocal talent.
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7Oscar de la Hoya
Hispanic-American boxer, Olympic athlete, and
singer. He won a gold medal in the 1992
Olympics. He started boxing when he was just six
years old he has won numerous boxing titles.
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8Antonio Banderas
Actor/director born in Malaga, Spain. He took
lessons to learn to speak English for his first
American movie, The Mambo Kings. He has acted in
more than 70 films and has won many awards for
his outstanding acting.
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9Gloria Estefan
Singer, songwriter, and actor from Havana,
Cuba. Her Spanish and English language songs have
been a part of the music community for almost
forty years. Her career has helped bring Latino
music and artists into the American culture.
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10Benicio del Toro
Puerto Rican-born actor and writer. Because
language was a problem for him in school, he
communicated with his friends through playing
sports. He has been on TV and in over 25 movies
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11Pepón Osorio
Visual artist born in Puerto Rico. Best known for
large-scale installations reflecting the
community. Much of work includes the use of found
objects like knickknacks or chucherías.
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12Lourdes Portillo
Oscar-nominated film director. Born in
Mexico. Much of her work focuses on finding
Latino identity.
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13Kathy Vargas
Painter/photographer born in San Antonio,
Texas. Her photographs hang in many museums,
including the Smithsonian Museum of Art. She
currently chairs the Art and Music Department at
a Texas University.
My Father and Me
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/09/vargas.cfm
14Pat Mora
Mexican-American bilingual author born in El
Paso, Texas. She writes childrens books about
things like family, her culture, and the
desert. She is one of Van Buskirks author of the
month.
- http//teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/
mora.htm http//www.reformatucson.org/images/PatM
ora.jpg
15Evelyn Cisneros
Mexican ballerina from Long Beach,
California. Prima ballerina at the famous San
Francisco Ballet. She joined ballet as a child to
overcome her shyness.
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16Arturo Moreno
Mexican-American who was born in Tucson,
Arizona. He studied marketing at the University
of Arizona. He became the first Hispanic owner of
a Major League baseball team when he bought the
Anaheim Angels for 182.5 million dollars.
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reno_a.htm http//www.hispaniconline.com/magazine
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17Cruz M. Bustamante
He is a Mexican-American who was born in
California he began learning English in
kindergarten. He was the first Latino to hold
statewide office in California when he became
lieutenant governor in 1998 he is second in
command there. Much of his work is devoted to
improving education for Americas youth.
- http//www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/bu
stamante_c.htm
18Ellen Ochoa
She was born in California her parents were from
Mexico. First Hispanic-American astronaut to fly
in space. Worked on the International Space
Station.
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ochoa.htm http//www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/briefing/st
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19Mario Molina
Scientist and professor in Boston,
Massachusetts. He and other scientists helped
show how and why CFCs were destroying the ozone
layer. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in
1995 and donated money to help young scientists
do environmental research.
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molina.htm http//www.iisd.ca/chemical/saicm/prep
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te.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/bond/pictur
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20dancers
painters
photographers
teachers
singers
Maybe you or someone you know will be on this
list someday!
authors
photographers
film makers
business owners
astronauts
athletes
actors
government leaders