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National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) was initiated in 1983 by the College Board to identify outstanding Hispanic high school students and to share information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities. Previously, in order to be eligible, students had to be at least one-quarter Hispanic.
The National Hispanic Institute (NHI) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the future leadership needs of the global Hispanic community. Founded in 1979 in the State of Texas with the mission of serving the future leadership needs of the United States via the Hispanic/Latino community, NHI became the largest Latino youth organization in the United States.
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is a nonprofit organization aiming to prepare Hispanic young people to become professionals in the future.The HSF was founded in 1975 with the purpose to identify students of Latino or Hispanic origin and assisting them in attending college and graduate school.
National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for the U.S. Military to honor both fallen and active-duty Hispanic Americans who served in the armed forces. Sixty-one people of Hispanic heritage have been awarded the Medal of Honor, two were presented to members of the Navy, 13 to members of the U.S. Marine Corps, and 46 to members of the U.S. Army ...
Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept.15-Oct. 15. It honors history and culture while emphasizing the importance of identity and representation. ... National Museum of the American Latino displays ...
the Hispanic Heritage Awards, founded in 1987 [5] as part of the first Hispanic Heritage Month and hosted by over thirty-five national Hispanic organizations, which honor the contributions of Latinas/os in the fields of (alphabetically) arts, education, leadership, literature, math/science, and sports, as well as Vision and Lifetime Achievement ...
The Hispanic Heritage Month Carnival will be held in Main Memorial Park, 1395 Main Ave. in Clifton, from Sept. 19 - 20 from 6 to 11 p.m. and Sept 21 - 22 from 1 to 11 p.m. The carnival, hosted by ...
For at least two years, Hispanic organizations and individuals- Raul Yzaguirre of the National Council of La Raza prominent among them- had been lobbying the government for a federal agency that would oversee educational outreach for Hispanic Americans and help to improve their academic performance. After months of negotiation and planning ...