Roberto Clemente
Baseball star & helper
A Puerto Rican baseball great and the first Latino elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He spent his life helping others.
This month we celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15
We celebrate families with roots in Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Spain. It begins September 15, the independence anniversary of several Latin American countries.
1
People to meet
Real people whose lives are worth knowing.
Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court Justice
Grew up in the Bronx and became the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ellen Ochoa
Astronaut
The first Hispanic woman to travel to space. She flew on the Space Shuttle four times.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Songwriter & storyteller
A Puerto Rican American writer who made the songs for Encanto and Moana, and the musical Hamilton. He started making up songs as a kid.
Sylvia Mendez
Brave student
When she was 8, her family went to court so Mexican American kids could attend the same schools as everyone else — and they won.
Dolores Huerta
Farm-worker leader
Helped lead farm workers to fairer treatment and made famous the cry 'Sí, se puede' — 'Yes, we can.'
2
Try it together
Recipes, crafts, and games to do as a family.
Make guacamole
- 1Mash 2 ripe avocados in a bowl.
- 2Squeeze in juice from half a lime.
- 3Stir in a pinch of salt and some chopped tomato.
- 4Scoop with tortilla chips. No cooking needed!
Papel picado banners
- 1Fold a square of tissue paper several times.
- 2Snip small shapes along the folds with safety scissors.
- 3Unfold to reveal a lacy pattern.
- 4String several together to hang up.
Play Lotería
- 1Lotería is a picture version of bingo from Mexico.
- 2Each player gets a board of images.
- 3A caller draws picture cards and names them.
- 4Cover a full row and shout 'Lotería!'
3
Right here in Santa Barbara
Places our Wildcat families can visit to experience this culture in person.
El Presidio de Santa Bárbara
123 E. Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara
The Spanish fort from 1782 that the city grew up around. Walk through restored adobe rooms and courtyards.
Old Mission Santa Barbara
2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara
Founded in 1786 and known as the 'Queen of the Missions,' with Spanish-colonial architecture and gardens.