Come
celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at The Mosaic with great free food and
music! Got questions or want to RSVP? Contact Mosaic@umbc.edu
National Hispanic Heritage Month, September
15-October 15.Starting in 1968 as National Hispanic Heritage Week and incorporating September
15 and 16, the independence days for Central American nations and Mexico,
respectively, the period was expanded in 1988 to National Hispanic Heritage
Month. Each year the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers
Council and the Hispanic Foundation select a theme for the month and commission
a poster to reflect that theme.