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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> ¡Celebramos la Cultura!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Hispanic Heritage Month</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is celebrated annually
from September 15 – October 15. Latin America comprises many countries and traditions from the Caribbean to Central and South America as well as Mexico. Latinos have made and continue to make significant contributions to music, art, leadership, sports, and
more in the United States. The </span><a href="http://www.mel.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary (MeL)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> offers myriad resources to celebrate
and explore Latino culture. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Music<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mat&AN=157210181&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bad
Bunny</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> dominates today’s music charts, however, many artists influence sounds on our current playlists.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=pu150450"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tito
Puente</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, the “King of Mambo” was a prolific musician and bandleader. The
</span><a href="https://www.loc.gov/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Library of Congress</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> selected his 1958 album
<i>Dance Mania </i>for its </span><a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Recording
Registry</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Tejano superstar
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2395488&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Selena
Quintanilla Perez</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> was on the cusp of mainstream success when her life tragically ended at the age of 23, but her influence continues today. Guitar legend
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=3029676&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-122"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carlos
Santana</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has been leaving audiences in awe since Woodstock.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=1645660&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_21"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">American
Sabor: Latinos and Latinas in US Popular Music</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> spotlights Latino musical influence in five American cities throughout the years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From photography in Elizabeth Ferrer’s
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2734001&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latinx
Photography in the United States: A History</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=421422&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moctezuma's
Table: Rolando Briseños Mexican and Chicano Tablescapes</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> there is an artistic feast to explore. The Library of Congress’
</span><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2020/10/celebrating-hispanic-heritage-in-murals/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 blog post</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> depicts
works of Latino artists throughout the United States . Get insights shared by contemporary artists like Gabriella Sanchez and Ramiro Gomez in
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2737568&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-30"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We
Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Finally, delve into the life of culinary artist and chef Aarón Sánchez in
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2249817&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where
I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-novplus"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Novelist Plus</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
is a helpful tool in one’s quest to study Latino leaders in literature and beyond. The book
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=neh&tg=UI&an=10926452&site=novp-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nuestra
America: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> features influential people like labor leader Dolores Huerta, librarian Pura Belpré, engineer Sylvia Acevedo,
and US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Another compilation of influential leaders listed is
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=neh&tg=UI&an=10945115&site=novp-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latinitas:
celebrating 40 big dreamers!</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Both of these titles are available through MeLCat if your home library doesn’t have a copy.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=1577461&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_C"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latino
Leaders Speak Personal Stories of Struggle and Triumph</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is available 24/7 through MeL’s
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and offers wisdom from individuals who are leaders in government, NASA, media, film, and advertising.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May this month be filled with opportunities to recognize the many contributions Latinos have made to the rich history of the United States.
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