In April, the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers announced the 2020 observance theme for National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past and Embrace the Future, the winning theme, was submitted by Aissha Hernandez-Ramos, a program support assistant from the Department of Agriculture in Puerto Rico.
The National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers, which consists of members and
partners from multiple federal agencies advocating for greater Hispanic participation in the federal government, also announced the winning poster for National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Jesús Cudemus of the digital services division in the Office of Safety Recommendations & Communications at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) submitted the winning poster.
“The infinity ribbon design was inspired by the theme, ‘Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past and Embrace the Future,’ Cudemus said in a statement. ‘The greatness of America can be measured by the collective contributions of its citizens past and present, and our future will be measured by our ability to uphold and instill our most valuable assets: our shared culture, history, knowledge, and sense of community. As Hispanics, taking pride in the accomplishments and achievements of our mentors and our ancestors brings into focus the endless possibilities available to us today and boosts our capacity for embracing the future. This is our infinite cycle.”
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the contributions and importance of the Hispanics and Latinos to the United States and those American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
The Hispanic Heritage observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15.
Lehman College has announced its final event for Hispanic Heritage Month will be held on October 15. The evening will feature student performances and Professor Hector Velez, who created the first Latinx course which he continues to teach today.
Dr. Velez teaches a course on Hispanic Americans and also teaches courses related to race and ethnicity and mass media at Ithaca College, where he is a tenured associate professor of Sociology.
He is one of the founding members of the Latino Studies Program at Cornell, on the Board of Directors of the L.S.P.S., and has served as acting director of the program.
In addition, he is a Visiting Associate Professor of Hispanic American Studies.
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