LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
Latino Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide September 15 to October 15. It's an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the culture, traditions, and contributions of people whose ancestry can be traced to the Caribbean Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and Spain. This celebration highlights the ways in which the Latino and Hispanic communities continue to play a key part in building our country.
Latinos in Iowa - History
Migration is Beautiful is an initiative of the Iowa Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. It speaks to the centrality of migration in understanding and interpreting Iowa history, a history shaped first by Native Americans and later by the migration paths of immigrants from around the world. Despite their significant presence in Iowa, Latina/os have remained invisible in mainstream narratives of Iowa history. This website seeks to illuminate their contributions to Iowa’s economic, social, and cultural history, beginning with the settlement of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Iowa over a hundred years ago and extending to Puerto Rican Americans and Central Americans.
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State Historical Museum of Iowa:
Iowa's People & Places - SpanishDocument
2021 Latino Heritage Month
Governor's Iowa Latino Heritage Month Proclamation
SPOTLIGHT: Latina/Latinx/Latino Leaders and Role Models Higher Education
During Latino Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15, we will be spotlighting Latino professionals who were identified by Latino students and community members for supporting our Iowa youth in higher education institutions across the state. You will be able to learn about these community leaders via our Facebook and Twitter platforms.
2020 Latino Heritage Month
Governor's 2020 Latino Heritage Month Proclamation
SPOTLIGHT: Latino Leaders and Community members established the Iowa Spanish Helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide information, support, and case management for Spanish speakers in the state of Iowa, with the support of EMBARC.
2019 Latino Heritage Month
Governor's
Proclamation
SPOTLIGHT: Latina/Latinx/Latino Entrepreneurs and Role Models in Iowa
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Diaz, Denise |
Ritual Cafe |
Downtown Des Moines, Iowa |
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Lozano, Javier |
Lozanotek Inc. |
Urbandale, Iowa |
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Mendez, Augustin |
Rumcoqui |
Des Moines, Iowa |
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Rivera, Diego |
Tacos Don Diego & Catering |
Iowa City, Iowa |
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Rodriguez, Adriana |
Jose's Tires |
Davenport, Iowa |
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Santiago, Juan |
SYNcere Printing, LLC |
Tiffin, Iowa |
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Suarez, Tanya |
Ceviche Bar& Black Sheep |
Des Moines' Historic East Village, Iowa |
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Zacarias, Jose |
Multiple Properties | West Liberty, Iowa |
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2018 latino Heritage Month
SPOTLIGHT: Latina/Latinx/Latino Leaders and Role Models in Iowa
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| Abarca, Marlu | Des Moines |
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| Aranda, Luis Fernando | Mt. Pleasant |
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| Brown, Jeannette | Des Moines |
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| Carlderon, Kenia | Des Moines |
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| Canales, Carlos | West Des Moines |
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| Cardenas, Angelica | Perry |
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| Casanova, Carlos | Ames |
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| Codina, Marta | Des Moines |
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| Cornell, Manuel | Des Moines |
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| Duarte, Katryn | Iowa City |
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| Espina Talamilla, Natalia | Iowa City |
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| Estes, Christina | Albia |
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| Herrera, Ruby | Des Moines |
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| Landeros, Zenaida | Quad Cities |
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| Leiva, Jaime | Des Moines |
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| Macias, Tar | Davenport |
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| Medina, Elizabeth | Muscatine |
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| Melgar, Wilfredo | Des Moines |
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| Mendoza, Rosa | Muscatine |
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| Montalvo, Jonathan | Lamoni |
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| Morales, Eva | Storm Lake |
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| Nakayama, Yukare | Quad Cities |
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| Parras Konrad, Sonia | Des Moines |
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| Pino, Alejandro | Cedar Rapids |
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| Portes, Carlos | Marshalltown |
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| Reyes, Mónica | Des Moines |
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| Rivera, Claudia | Hampton |
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| Rivera, Gabriela | Coralville |
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| Rodriguez, Juan | Des Moines |
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| Salas, Richard | West Des Moines |
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| Salazar, Nicholas | Muscatine |
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| Sánchez-Naert, Sandra | Des Moines |
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| Schabel, Claudia | Des Moines |
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| Suarez, David | Ottumwa |
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| Varisco Santini, Sol | Des Moines |
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| Wilcox, Clemen | Des Moines |
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| Zaragoza, Maria | Storm Lake |
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| Zavala, Juanita | Ottumwa |
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