Hola/Hi Amigas/Friends….

That is what Hispanic Heritage Month is somewhat about.? It’s about appreciating others’ cultures.? It’s about realizing that “English only” is a mentality of the past.? It’s about recognizing our Latin American friends and embracing their heritage, culture and language (as?opposed to making them feel ashamed of it).

The whole political climate about bilingual education, immigration, controlling our borders and so forth can really put a sour note on the simple?meaning behind the month-long celebration called Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15).?? This celebration marks the independence of many Latin American Countries and/or countries where Spanish is the native language.

I, along with many, many, many of my Spanish-speaking/Latina/Latino friends agree that every person who comes to this United States of America should learn English (a necessity that almost every immigrant learns very quickly and often-times not in the most positive manner).

The government of our country, many years ago, declared this month long celebration a way of us recognizing the independence of our Latin American friends’ birthplaces.?

Follow this link to find out even more about Hispanic Heritage Month, to share some fun activities that help celebrate the cultural diversity to evident in our country and to download some FREE bilingual Boca Beth songs that bridge the English and Spanish languages together; thus providing our youth of today a jump start on being bilingual adults!? (Look for the 4th bullet point down, then the last article!)

Happy Educating!? ?Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth