Learn Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
As the missy of a Mexican immigrant, sharing Latino civilization amongst my wider community is a daily constituent of life. From practicing Mexican folk dances amongst classmates to introducing neighbors to our favorite traditional foods, my menage unit of measurement is e'er grateful to portion our experiences equally Latinos inwards the U.S. That's why I've been excited to assistance amongst Google's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month — a fourth dimension to reverberate on in addition to celebrate the contributions Latinos brand to our fellowship in addition to our country.
Latino Heritage in addition to Cultures collection
To boot off Hispanic Heritage Month, Google Arts & Culture published a dedicated collection of artifacts, archives in addition to stories of Latino Heritage in addition to Cultures from across the Americas. You tin explore influences of Latino fine art in addition to facial expression from ancient civilizations similar the Aztec in addition to the Inca from today’s modern street fine art inwards Puerto Rico, Argentina, in addition to the United States. In total, the collection includes 55 institutions from xi countries, 14K artifacts in addition to artworks, 117 expertly curated exhibits, in addition to 180+ virtual tours of heritage in addition to cultural sites. See some highlights inwards our video:
HOLA celebrations at Google
We also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month across Google’s campuses, where members in addition to allies of HOLA, the Hispanic Googler Network, promoted Latino culture, leadership in addition to civic engagement. On September 16, fifty Googlers from across the populace gathered inwards Washington, D.C., for a three-day Leadership Summit. There, nosotros met amongst organizations similar Voto Latino, brainstorming ideas on how to leave of absence the vote; advised local organizations similar the Latin American Youth Career Center in addition to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation using digital tools inwards the classroom; in addition to mentored students from the Georgetown Scholarship Program pursuing careers inwards technology.
HOLA members continued the HHM festivities inwards their habitation offices. Googlers inwards Mountain View hosted the stone band Maná, who spoke nigh their involvement inwards social goodness in addition to music. And simply before this week, nosotros welcomed Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who discussed the importance of access to Latino mentors, the value of immigrants inwards the American workforce, in addition to the necessity of applied scientific discipline for 21st century careers. You tin regard some of our HOLA members on our Instagram account.
Members of HOLA host Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez inwards award of Hispanic Heritage Month
Support for Latino students in addition to families
At Google, nosotros empathize that various in addition to inclusive environments are essential to edifice products in addition to solutions that function for everyone. That’s why nosotros invest inwards increasing educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds to pursue futures inwards technology. This calendar month Google.org is committing $1 meg to local Silicon Valley organizations to assistance unopen these gaps inwards educational success for Latino students in addition to families.
Across the U.S., Latino students aren’t existence adequately prepared for college experiences or college degree math. In our ain backyard, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, 73 pct of Hispanic high schoolhouse juniors create non regard math standards — compared to 34 pct overall. So we’re providing Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) $750,000 to back upward its function narrowing the achievement gap through its student-focused programs, schoolhouse district policy support, in addition to collaborations amongst concern communities to convey conception into the classroom. Googlers are already active volunteers amongst SVEF’s summertime intervention program, Elevate Math.
Google.org has also committed $250,000 to the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV), which aims to increase high schoolhouse in addition to college graduation rates for Latino students. Over the course of instruction of the side yesteryear side ii years, HFSV volition ship Spanish-speaking Parent Education Academies that volition give parents of low-income, Latino students who are at-risk of falling off track. These workshops volition ensure Latino parents are knowledgeable nigh the local didactics scheme in addition to how best to back upward their children to give academic results in addition to fulfilling careers.
As Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 comes to a close, nosotros expect forwards to continuing our back upward of the Latino community — at Google in addition to beyond!
Latino Heritage in addition to Cultures collection
To boot off Hispanic Heritage Month, Google Arts & Culture published a dedicated collection of artifacts, archives in addition to stories of Latino Heritage in addition to Cultures from across the Americas. You tin explore influences of Latino fine art in addition to facial expression from ancient civilizations similar the Aztec in addition to the Inca from today’s modern street fine art inwards Puerto Rico, Argentina, in addition to the United States. In total, the collection includes 55 institutions from xi countries, 14K artifacts in addition to artworks, 117 expertly curated exhibits, in addition to 180+ virtual tours of heritage in addition to cultural sites. See some highlights inwards our video:
HOLA celebrations at Google
We also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month across Google’s campuses, where members in addition to allies of HOLA, the Hispanic Googler Network, promoted Latino culture, leadership in addition to civic engagement. On September 16, fifty Googlers from across the populace gathered inwards Washington, D.C., for a three-day Leadership Summit. There, nosotros met amongst organizations similar Voto Latino, brainstorming ideas on how to leave of absence the vote; advised local organizations similar the Latin American Youth Career Center in addition to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation using digital tools inwards the classroom; in addition to mentored students from the Georgetown Scholarship Program pursuing careers inwards technology.
HOLA members continued the HHM festivities inwards their habitation offices. Googlers inwards Mountain View hosted the stone band Maná, who spoke nigh their involvement inwards social goodness in addition to music. And simply before this week, nosotros welcomed Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who discussed the importance of access to Latino mentors, the value of immigrants inwards the American workforce, in addition to the necessity of applied scientific discipline for 21st century careers. You tin regard some of our HOLA members on our Instagram account.
Support for Latino students in addition to families
At Google, nosotros empathize that various in addition to inclusive environments are essential to edifice products in addition to solutions that function for everyone. That’s why nosotros invest inwards increasing educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds to pursue futures inwards technology. This calendar month Google.org is committing $1 meg to local Silicon Valley organizations to assistance unopen these gaps inwards educational success for Latino students in addition to families.
Across the U.S., Latino students aren’t existence adequately prepared for college experiences or college degree math. In our ain backyard, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, 73 pct of Hispanic high schoolhouse juniors create non regard math standards — compared to 34 pct overall. So we’re providing Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) $750,000 to back upward its function narrowing the achievement gap through its student-focused programs, schoolhouse district policy support, in addition to collaborations amongst concern communities to convey conception into the classroom. Googlers are already active volunteers amongst SVEF’s summertime intervention program, Elevate Math.
Google.org has also committed $250,000 to the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV), which aims to increase high schoolhouse in addition to college graduation rates for Latino students. Over the course of instruction of the side yesteryear side ii years, HFSV volition ship Spanish-speaking Parent Education Academies that volition give parents of low-income, Latino students who are at-risk of falling off track. These workshops volition ensure Latino parents are knowledgeable nigh the local didactics scheme in addition to how best to back upward their children to give academic results in addition to fulfilling careers.
As Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 comes to a close, nosotros expect forwards to continuing our back upward of the Latino community — at Google in addition to beyond!