{"id":4955,"date":"2023-09-13T13:46:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2023-09-13T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:47:58","slug":"national-hispanic-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2023\/09\/national-hispanic-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Hispanic Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration and a recognition of contributions to the United States from the Hispanic community. Originated in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson as a weeklong event, it was expanded to a month in 1988 under President Ronald Reagan, starting September 15 and ending October 15 to coincide with national independence days in several Latin American countries. According to Pew Research<\/a>, the United States Hispanic population reached 62.5 million in 2021 which would mean the Hispanic community accounts for about 19% of the United States population<\/a>. Here at Seton Hall University, 21% of the student body<\/a> is Hispanic along with numerous staff members, administrators, and faculty.<\/p>\n

During this month, the Archives and Special Collections Center and the Walsh Gallery would like to showcase collections that highlight Hispanic heritage:<\/p>\n

MSS 0130 – Father Ra\u00fal Comesa\u00f1as Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Father Ra\u00fal Comesa\u00f1as Papers is the first bilingual finding aid created by the Archives. These papers document the life, work, and activities of Father Ra\u00fal Comesa\u00f1as, a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Newark who was born in Cuba and became a civic advocate for Union City, New Jersey. Below is what the collection contains:<\/p>\n

This collection covers materials related to Father Comesa\u00f1as\u2019s run for the 13th Congressional district of New Jersey, his work as a Catholic priest in New Jersey, and his work as president of the Union of Cuban Exiles (U.C.E.). There is also a variety of background information related to Fr. Comesa\u00f1as\u2019s political interests including his role on various boards, his post-secondary education and seminary work, and personal correspondence. There is a significant collection of newspapers, including La Naci\u00f3n Americana, El Clar\u00edn, La Tribuna, and Vanguardia Cat\u00f3lica all of which Fr. Comesa\u00f1as had a role in the publication or editing of. The remainder of the newspapers in the collection cover news in North New Jersey and is published in English and Spanish.<\/em><\/p>\n

The collection covers the years 1943, from paperwork and correspondence of Fr. Comesa\u00f1as\u2019s family prior to arriving in the United States, to 2017, one year before his death.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Esta colecci\u00f3n cubre materiales relacionados a la carrera pol\u00edtica para el trece distrito del Congreso de Nueva Jersey, el trabajo como un Padre de la iglesia cat\u00f3lica, y el trabajo como presidente de la uni\u00f3n de exiles cubanos (U.C.E.) de Padre Comesa\u00f1as. Tambi\u00e9n, hay una variedad de informaci\u00f3n de fondo sobre sus intereses pol\u00edticos incluyendo su papel en mesas directivas, su educaci\u00f3n y trabajo en el seminario, y sus letras personales. Hay una colecci\u00f3n significativa de peri\u00f3dicos, incluyendo La Naci\u00f3n Americana, El Clar\u00edn, La Tribuna, y Vanguardia Cat\u00f3lica, todos en que Padre Comesa\u00f1as ten\u00eda un papel en su publicaci\u00f3n o revisi\u00f3n. El resto de los peri\u00f3dicos cubren noticias del norte de Nueva Jersey y se publican en ingles y espa\u00f1ol.<\/em><\/p>\n

Los documentos cubren los a\u00f1os de 1943, con documentos de la familia de Padre Comesa\u00f1as antes de mudarse al Estados Unidos, al 2017, un a\u00f1o antes de la muerte de Padre Comesa\u00f1as.<\/em><\/p>\n

Make sure to check out this digital exhibit<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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