Heritage Months/ Group Recognition Resources
NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.
Native American Heritage Month Resources
Websites
For Educators
Videos
Articles
September 15th - October 15th - Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 - October 15th. September 15th is an important starting date for this month because it is the independence anniversary for Latin American countries El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. The independence days of Mexico and Chile fall on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Dia de la Raza also falls within this month, on October 12. Hispanic Americans have been integral to the prosperity of the U.S. and their substantial contributions to our nation are immeasurable.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
CVUSD Hispanic Heritage Month Board Resolution
Websites 
For Educators
Videos
Articles
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You Say Latino- A mini-comicFebruary-African-American/Black Heritage Month
African-American/Black Heritage Month Resources
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FOR EDUCATORS
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March - Women's History Month
MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California in 1978 by The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women. The week of March 8 corresponds with International Women’s Day. The Women’s History Week movement spread across the country. In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women's History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as "Women's History Month".
Women's History Month Resources
CVUSD Board Resolution
WEBSITES
FOR EDUCATORS- Women who did amazing things- Numerous short videos( elementary)
- Dr. Mabel Pin-Hua Lee- Lessons on Voting Rights for Chinese Americans (secondary)
- Zitkála-Šá (“Red Bird”)- Lessonsabout this Native American activist, educator, and writer
(secondary)
- Afro-Latina- Lesson and Video (secondary)
- Women’s History Activities- Lessons (K-12)
- Women Scientists- (K-12)
- Stacey’s Extraordinary Words- Read a-loud of Stacey Abrams children’s book (elementary)
- Women at Work- Explores the lives of women during WWII (secondary)
VIDEOS- History behind Women's History- 2 min video
- Afro-Latina- Lesson and Video (secondary)
- Women in Aeronautics-4.5 min video
- Without a Whisper- 27 min video- hidden history of the influence of Native Women on the Women’s Rights Movement
- Some memorable words - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 3 min video
ARTICLES
- Annie Lee Cooper and Oprah’s video portrayal
- Clarice Phelps -First African American to help discover an element on the periodic table and video.
May - Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
CVUSD BOARD RESOLUTION
WEBSITES
FOR EDUCATORS
VIDEOS
ARTICLESJune- Pride Month
Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States which marks the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory practices and laws agains LGBTQ+ Americans. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals have had and continue to have currently and historically, locally, nationally, and internationally.
Pride Month Resources
CVUSD Board Resolution
Websites
Reports/Data
For Educators
Videos
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