National
Themes for Commemorative Months
To get a printed calendar of
events for the Black, Women’s, Asian, Hispanic or American Indian Heritage
Months, please call the Smithsonian Institution at 202 357-2700. To view the calendars online, click on http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/.
Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. To view the 2008 Presidential Proclamation,
click on http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/print/20080116-3.html. You can also read the I Have a Dream speech
by going to the I Have a Dream
file. The 2007 national theme is
“Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off!”
African-American
History Month: Celebrated in
February; 2009 National Theme: “Quest for Black
Citizenship in the
Women’s History Month: Celebrated in March. 2008 National Theme – Women’s Art: Women’s
Vision. Useful websites: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/women.html
and, http://www.nwhp.org/whm/themes/themes.html. To view the 2008 White House Proclamation,
go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080310-6.html
. To read the 2008 Census Fact
Sheet, click on http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011179.html.
History of Women’s History Month, see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensintro1.html. Additional information related to women, see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html.
Days of Remembrance/Jewish
Heritage Month: normally
celebrated in May. To view 2008 White
House Proclamation, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/04/print/20080429-6.html.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage
Month: Celebrated in May. 2008
National Theme: Leadership, Diversity, Harmony; Gateway to Success. To
view the 2008 White House Proclamation, click on http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/04/print/20080429-10.html. For a history of this celebration, go to the AsianMonthHistory file. To view the Census Bureau’s Facts on the
Asian/Pacific Islander Population for 2008, go to http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011602.html. To view the Census Bureau’s American
Community Survey 2004, click on http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/acs-05.pdf. History of Asian/Pacific Heritage Month, see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianintro1.html. For additional information about
Asians/Pacific Americans, see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html.
Gay and Lesbian
Pride Month: Celebrated
in June.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrated from September 15-October 15. To view the 2008 White House Proclamation, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/09/print/20080912-14.html. 2008 National Theme: Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation. For the Census Bureau’s Facts for Features for the 2008 Hispanic Heritage Month, go to http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/012245.html. To review a list of resources on Hispanics prepared by the Census Bureau, go to http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic.html, http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWhispML1.html, and http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/. Top 10 Law Schools for Hispanics, go to http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=45426. Top 10 Business Schools for Hispanics, go to http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=25205,
Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics, go to http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=25204. For a listing of 2006 events at the Smithsonian Institution, go to http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/, as well as the Calendar of Events directory at http://www.latinvip.com. To view the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2004, click on http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/acs-03.pdf. History of Hispanic Heritage Month, see http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/heritage/hhhispan.htm.
National American Indian Heritage Month: Celebrated in November. 2007 National Theme: A Native Prescription: Balancing Mind, Body, & Spirit. For a Census Bureau’s Facts for Features for the 2007 statistics, click on http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010849.html. For tribal listings and other information from the Census Bureau, click on http://www.ihs.gov/PublicAffairs/Heritage/index.cfm. For additional information, go to the Press and Public Affairs directory at http://www.ihs.gov/. To view the 2007 White House Proclamation, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071031-2.html#. To get additional information on the History of National American Indian Heritage Month, see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmorigins1.html.
Veterans. To get information on veterans issues, see: http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.htm and http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.htm. To view the 2007 White House Proclamation, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071031-6.html..
Disability Employment Awareness
Month: Celebrated in
October. 2008 National Theme: People with Disabilities – America’s People, America’s
Strength, America’s Talent. To view the 2008 White House Proclamation, see
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/10/print/20081001-12.html.
The Census Bureau issued a 2008 Facts for Feature publication on the
anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which can be viewed at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011953.html.