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7 Facts to Share With Your Students This Hispanic Heritage Month
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, here are seven facts about Latinx people to share with your students. 1. Hispanic Heritage Month was first established as Hispanic Heritage Week by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968.? 2. It was later expanded into a month- long celebration by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, spanning from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.? 3. As of 2016, the Hispanic population in the U.S. was 57 million, which makes Hispanics the second- fastest-growing racial group in the nation. 4. People of Mexican descent make up about two-thirds of the U.S. Hispanic population with 35.3 million people. 5. Research shows that 68% of Latinos over the age of 5 speak English proficiently. This is a 59% increase from 2000. 6. 55% of Hispanic adults identify as Catholic, 16% identify as evangelical Protestants and 5% identify as mainline Protestants. 7. As of 2016, a record 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote. This is five million more than in 2012.
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