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10 Ways to Educate Kids About Hispanic Heritage Month

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.] Hispanic…

Children’s Books to Help You Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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Each year, from September 15 to October 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month offers all Americans the opportunity to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Latinos in the U.S. These dates were not chosen randomly; September…
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12 Things Hispanic People Must Know About Donald Trump

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It’s officially election season, in case you weren’t fully aware of that fact every time you turn on the TV, read the newspaper or pretty much have any interaction with the rest of the world. And as the presidential race heats up, it’s…
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Cultural Crash Course: 10 World Cities to Visit for a Quick Dose of Hispanic Heritage

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Carlos Fuentes, a Mexican author we love, once said, “What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.” We have to agree with him there as we observe cultural insensitivity and a sense…
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Leprechauns and Chihuahuas: 10 Hispanic Stereotypes we Share with the Irish

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 From our bedroom window in Brooklyn, we’re lucky enough to have a view of the Manhattan skyline, replete with the Empire State Building. The famous skyscraper changes the colors of its display according to the seasons…
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The Irish Influence in Latin America: A Brief History

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 Next week many of us in the United States will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. In school this week, our children will wear green, see shamrocks everywhere, and may even learn the history of St. Patrick, the patron…
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Tips to Teach Latino Traditions To Your Children

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The U.S. has always been known as the melting pot, for its ability to welcome individuals from every country on earth and have them come together as one nation. However, sometimes people take this idea in a different way and assume it means…
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From Toros to Tapas: 20 Reasons to Fall in Love with the Spain Map

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Here in the U.S. we celebrate Columbus Day on the second Monday in October. You may not know that on October 12, Spain celebrates the National Day of Spain, or Fiesta Nacional de España, also in honor of Columbus stepping onto American soil…
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Peruvian Cuisine: 15 Reasons Why Eating in the Inca Motherland is Close to Divine

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In case you’ve been living under a rock, traditional Peruvian cuisine is enjoying an explosion in popularity around the world. Because of Peru’s biodiversity and fusion of different ethnicities and cultures, Peruvian dishes are widely…