Through our Heritage Months, we recognize the history and contributions of various cultures by providing education and context as well as employee recognition, deeply rooted in storytelling around food, family, and tradition.
About Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
Between September 15 and October 15, Americans observe Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month to acknowledge the culture, heritage, history, and contributions of those whose ancestry originated in Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Beginning in 1968, this time was observed as “Hispanic Heritage Week,” but in 1988, President Ronald Reagan expanded the holiday to a full month to commemorate the anniversary of independence (September 15) for Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. (source: CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion)
Latinx Meaning:
[ luh-tee-neks, la‐, lat-n-eks ]
A gender-neutral term to describe a person of Latin American cultural or ethnic identity, to be used in place of Latina or Latino. Many words in Spanish and other languages incorporate gender, which requires knowing someone else’s gender to affirmatively speak to or about them. Latinx avoids this gendered aspect of the language and can be used as a singular or plural adjective. (source: The Trevor Project)