15/09/2025
Today kicks off the start of Hispanic Heritage Month!
During this month, we'd like to acknowledge the impact those of Hispanic and Latino heritage who have bettered our society and our world with their achievements and contributions.
Some notable figures of Hispanic or Latino descent include:
• Cesar Chavez, a Mexican-American labor organizer and leader who fought against unfair treatment of farm workers in the 1960s, founding the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with others to become the United Farm Workers of America
• Sylvia Rivera, a Puerto Rican-Venezuelan activist who fought for LGBTQ rights
• Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to go to space in 1993
• Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court, elected in 2009
• Roberto Clemente, a Puerto Rican outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, recognized for his humanitarian efforts and dominance in the game of baseball in the 1960s
• Marcario Garcia, the first Mexican national to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic efforts during World War II
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, born in Cuba, the first Latina elected to the US Congress, serving as a representative from Florida from 1989 to 2019
