Latino Leadership Network (LLN) Newsletter | Hispanic Heritage Month

Office of the Governor / Office of Financial Management sent this bulletin at 09/15/2025 03:30 PM PDT

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Hasta La Raiz

Honoring Our Ancestors By Remembering Our Roots

Hispanic Heritage Month one-page flyer

Hispanic Heritage Month Lunch and Learn description details.

We are excited to announce the many events scheduled thru the end of October to celebrate our community.

Latine individuals represent communities that span from the North, Central, South American continents, and Caribbean islands that were colonized by the Spanish Empire. Our heritage not only reflects the Spanish colonizers but equally reflects the indigenous heritage and traditions of the people who existed prior to colonization and continue to exist. This heritage is inextricably connected with the Black community through our survival and flourishing despite these systems. Our identities are varied and based on family histories, traditions, and shared experiences. As our self understanding and discovery grow, we expect that our definitions and appreciation of identities will also grow and progress.

We celebrate the Independence of:

•Costa Rica (Sept. 15)

•El Salvador (Sept. 15)

•Nicaragua (Sept. 15)

•Honduras (Sept. 15

•Mexico (Sept. 16)

•Chile (Sept. 18)

While LLN uses the term “Latino”, we use the term for anyone who identifies as Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latine, Latinx, Latin@, Chicano, or other similar identifiers.

View the recording of our September HHM special guests "Trio Guadalevin" September Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff: A Musical Portrait of Washington's Latine Communities Past and Present

Join us in downtown Olympia on September 27th for Lula Fest from 1:00 - 8:00

Lula Fest Flyer

Visit us at our LLN table.

Volunteers Needed: email us at lln@ofm.wa.gov or our Events Coordinator Jose Romo-Ramirez

LULA FEST 2025 Event Page –

LulaFest Information

HHM Lunch and Learn Events: Register in advance

All sessions are from 11:45 – 1:15

September 18th – October 23rd

September 18th Herminia Esqueda – El Poder De Nuestra Historia
September 25th – Nancy Aguilar (CHA)- ¿Cómo andamos?
October 2nd : Abel Rocha and His Songs of the People (Spanish)
October 9th : Estefania Martinez: Decolonizing Our Identity
October 16th: Alma Navarrete: EAP Culturally Aligned Health Supports
October 23rd : Juan Garza, Adelaida Rodriguez, Susana Gerard - Dia De Los Muertos Panel

The Power of Story Herminia Esqueda Sept. 18th

Abel Rocha Spanish Presentation October 2nd 11:45 - 1:15

Alma Navarrete EAP Culturally Aligned Health Supports Thru EAP Oct. 16th

Dia De Los Muertos Panel October 23rd 11:45 - 1:15

Joing Us for our October

Hispanic Heritage Month

General Meeting

October 14, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Special Guest: The Dolores Huerta Foundation

Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 996 2578 6625 |

Passcode: 791987 | Phone Number: 253-215-8782.

Dolores Huerta Foundation Oct. 14th 3 pm

Note:

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