September 15 through October 15 marks Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month — a time to celebrate and pay tribute to the stories, rich cultural traditions and significant contributions of Hispanic and Latine Americans. September 15th is especially significant because it commemorates the anniversaries of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Additionally, Mexico celebrates its independence on September 16th, and Chile on September 18th.
Not only is this a time to celebrate, but it is a time to reflect on how we can better-understand and connect with our Hispanic and Latine neighbors and lift one another up.
Join us as we celebrate our Hispanic and Latine neighbors and leaders in the community. Below is a roundup of stories from our archives and highlights of what you’ll see this month.
Comida
Relish
Relish shares stories and recipes of cultural heritage in Twin Cities communities through the universal language of food. In each episode, host Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen takes viewers in kitchens with local chefs as they serve up an ingredient or dish that has personal and cultural meaning to them. Enjoy this episode featuring Milissa Silva from El Burrito Mercado. Silva and her siblings carry on the family legacy bringing Mexican and Latino ingredients of home, including freshly made guisados using their mom’s recipe.
Pati’s Mexican Table
Pati’s Mexican Table brings authentic Mexican flavors, colors, textures and warmth into American kitchens. A former policy analyst focused on Latin American politics and history, Pati Jinich is a chef, cooking teacher, food writer and mother of three whose true passion lies in sharing the tastes of her childhood. Here’s a taste!
Música
Sound Field: Bachata – Why You’re Hearing This Dominican Rhythm Everywhere
Linda Diaz sits with the Latin Grammy-nominated Yahritza Y Su Esencia, a band poised to take the Sierreno genre to new heights with their fresh perspective and unique sound. In Watsonville, CA, Linda interviews the rising stars of Revolucion, uncovering the roots and evolution of Sierreño music from its origins in Mexican regional music like banda, corridos and mariachi.
Cultura
Profe
In Minnesota, the Latine community burgeons amidst a vast opportunity gap. Two independent public schools, rooted in decades of struggle, champion equity through decolonized, bilingual education. “Profe” explores this educational revolution, blending history and contemporary narratives to illuminate its profound impact.
Worn Within
Should we credit the Spanish conquistadors for creating the regional differences in Mayan weaving patterns? Many organizations and establishments do, but in this episode of “Worn Within,” Susan speaks to three Mayan women who say otherwise.
Religión
Our Lady of Guadalupe Unifies MN Latinos
Minnesotans from Mexico often feel isolated here by language and culture. A tradition of keeping altars in their homes creates sacred space and provides them protection, connection and hope in their frigid new homeland. Centuries ago, the Virgin of Guadalupe revealed herself to an Indigenous Mexican, sanctifying the Native ancestry of all Mexicans.
Arte
Becoming Frida Kahlo
In a striking three-part series, “Becoming Frida Kahlo” strips away the myths to reveal the real Frida – a passionate and brilliant artist living through extraordinary times.
American Masters: Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latine authors.
Ciencias
SciGirls ESCUADRÓN ESPACIAL – SPACE SQUAD
Texas SciGirls Katya, Mariana, Angela and Eloyda are over the moon! Teaming up with NASA materials engineers, they create their own water bottle insulators, bringing space science to life on Earth.
SCIGIRLS EN ESPAÑOL: SciGirls es un programa de televisión de PBS ganador de premios Emmy, un sitio web, y un programa de difusión educativo de PBS Kids que se basa en investigaciones de vanguardia sobre lo que atrae a las niñas al aprendizaje y carreras de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés). El objetivo de SciGirls es cambiar la forma en que millones de chicas piensan sobre STEM.
Historias
American Masters: A Song for Cesar
Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez. Through interviews with Maya Angelou, Joan Baez, Carlos Santana and more, see how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the farmworkers’ movement Chavez helped found.
A Family’s Journey
St. Kate’s student Dafne Carmona-Rios reflects on the sacrifices her mother made to give her daughter a different life in the United States of America for the Moving Lives Minnesota initiative.
Dafne Carmona-Rios shared:
“Being an immigrant is more than just moving to another country. We all walk on different paths of life, but the journeys that we embark on are not what determines who we are. It is the decisions that we make through that journey that will shape our character and mold us into the people we become.”
Read more of her story at the Moving Lives website.
Ésta Es Mi Casa: This is My Home
Starting in the 1930s and continuing for decades, farmers in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota depended on Hispanic field workers to help with hoeing beet fields, tending crops and bringing in the harvest.
These families’ migration stories are as compelling as those of the families that migrated centuries earlier. Learn about the extensive risks they took, including experiences with culture clashes, climate shock, and language barriers. This episode is part of the Moving Lives Minnesota collection, produced by Prairie Public.
Moving Lives Minnesota: Stories of Origin & Immigration (MLMN) explores the histories of the many communities who have moved through and to Minnesota.
Celebración
37th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Join the country’s highest tribute to Latinos by Latinos. The 37th Hispanic Heritage Awards will include performances and appearances by celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries. Watch Friday, September 27th at 9:00 p.m. on TPT 2.
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