U.S. Department of Commerce Celebrates: National Hispanic Heritage Month

[Music] even though I try to celebrate my Heritage all year long during Hispanic Heritage Month I make an extra effort to explore activities I can do with my family I live in the US so I try to visit a Hispanic restaurant dance to Spanish music read a book in Spanish with my family or learn about the Hispanic culture with my two young kids during all of this I'm intentional of explaining the significance of these activities with them I celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by preparing Bolivian and Cuban recipes with our family listening to our favorite musicians and discussing a book or poem that we've chosen together I celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing my culture and by showing how proud I am of being from Puerto rgo I celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month every day by playing lightting music promoting my culture and being the best I can be I was born to serve and I am so lucky I can let me know what I can do for you I celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month every day by serving my community by providing the best weather forecast to save lives and property and this is done by communicating hass's weather conditions in my mother tongue caused by hurricanes that affect the United States and also Latin America for me I celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month surrounded by family and friends these are things that I do throughout the year but definitely during Hispanic Heritage Month it's important for us to make sure that the young ones in our family uh our children our nieces our nephews our cousins are embracing to the culture so for me that's supporting small businesses uh that are primarily Hispanic owned supporting Hispanic entrepreneurs through the work that we are doing at the patent and trademark office including opening new Resource Centers at libraries at Hispanic serving institutions that is taking the children of my family to Musical and artart shows embracing them in the culture uh that has gone on for Generations in our family through the ways I celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month is by celebrating AO Mexico Independence Day by attending local lest um I support small Hispanic owned businesses and I also enjoy making a traditional Mexican dishes