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National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes Hispanic American contributions to US society and culture. Designated in 1968 when Congress passed Pub. L. 90-498 authorizing and requesting the President to issue an annual proclamation of National Hispanic Heritage during mid- September. September 15th marks the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico, which celebrates its independence on September 16th.

Proclamation of National Hispanic Heritage Month from President Lyndon Johnson 1968

White House National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation March 2024

Events

Atlantic City Campus

*Hispanic Heritage Month: Career Panel October 9 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Cape May Campus

Hispanic Heritage Month: Taco Day October 15 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

From NPR Alt Latino

  • A psicodélico deep dive, plus new music from Spain and ColombiaThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre play the new music that caught their ears this week, plus Felix delivers a deep dive into the roots of psicodélico.

    Featured artists and songs:

    • Eslabón Armado, "Esa noche"

    • Adrian Quesada, "Ojos Secos" (feat. Cuco)

    • Jessie Reyez, "**I NEVER SAID I WAS SANE**"

    • BALTHVS, "Year of the Snake"

    • Grateful Dead, "Dark Star"

    • Os Mutantes, "A minha menina"

    • Duane Eddy, "Rebel Rouser"

    • Valeria Castro, "debe ser"

    • Valeria Castro "sentimentalmente"




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  • Music To Move By (It's Not What You Think)This link opens in a new windowMar 26, 2025
    Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras moved out of his long-time apartment, and in the process, he unearthed some amazing music. Co-host Anamaria Sayre shares the new songs currently moving her.

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  • Jazz from Latin America, plus a track we can't name from Ca7riel & PacoThis link opens in a new windowMar 12, 2025
    Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras gives his co-host Anamaria Sayre a primer on Latin Jazz. She returns the favor with a new track from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (of Tiny Desk fame) and a Mexican ranchera that sounds older than it is.

    Featured artists and songs:

    • Edison Machado & Boa Nova, "Naquela Base"

    • Michi, "Memmy (Recuerdo)" (feat. Gabriel da Rosa)

    • Adam O'Farrill, "Nocturno, 1932"

    • Vivir Quintana, "Más Libre Que En Casa"

    • Lucia Sarmiento, "Look Up"

    • Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, "#T****"

    Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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  • New Music: Something Old, Something New, Something Found... and JazzThis link opens in a new windowMar 5, 2025
    This week we balance our passion for new discoveries with reissued music from an iconic Latin American songwriter.

    Featured artists and songs:

    •     Ezra Collective, "Body Language" (feat. Sasha Keable)

    • Patti LaBelle, "Teach me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)"

    • Teri Gender Bender, "SANAR"

    • Kevin Kaarl, "recuérdame x siempre"

    • Violeta Parra, "Cantores Que Reflexionan"

    • Ben Aler, "Honest"

    • Jose Luiz Martins, "Cravo e Canela"

    Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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  • Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyondThis link opens in a new windowFeb 26, 2025
    Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras takes us on a tour of African influences throughout Latinidad, with a little help from Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón.

    Featured artists and songs:

    • Betsayda Machado & Parranda el Clavo, "Oh, Santa Rosa"

    • Bia Ferreira, "Quando Você Me Olha"

    • Cheo Feliciano, "Anacaona"

    • Ismael Rivera, "Las Caras Lindas"

    • Ruben Blades & Willie Colón, "Plantación Adentro"

    • Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, "Lamento De Concepcion"

    • ÌFÉ, "Higher Love"

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