North Carolina's Latin American Heritage: Resources for Youth

Explore the following links to resources for Hispanic youth in North Carolina: 

• Exploring the Remains of Fort San Juan
  A collection of links--articles, video, and podcast--about Fort San Juan from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources blog.
  https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2013/07/27/exploring-the-remains-of-fort-san-juan
• Juntos 
  Help Latino students and their families gain knowledge, skills, and resources to ensure high school graduation and broaden post-secondary career and academic opportunities. https://juntos.dasa.ncsu.edu/
• Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Books for Children and Adolescents
  These reading lists feature books for children and adolescents that are written by Hispanic-American authors and/or focus on Hispanic and Latino heritage. These books are too good to be limited to Hispanic Heritage Month. These books should be read and enjoyed year round.
  11 Picture Books Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
  Books About Latinos Who Made a Difference
  Latinx Characters and Social/Cultural Themes
• Hola Charlotte

Hola Charlotte is the largest Hispanic Heritage celebration in Charlotte, highlighting Latin American culture and all its diversity. https://holacharlottefestival.com/

• Latino Immigration
  General Information about North Carolina's growing Latino population.
  https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/latino-immigration
• School Readiness Services for Hispanic Children
• "Se hacen puentes al andar" : a resource for parents, caregivers, and loved ones of Latino LGBTQ+ youth
  Gonzalez, Maru (author.). Connaughton-Espino, Tania (author.). Reese, Bianka M (author.). North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, (issuing body.). 
• Two Worlds: Pre-history, Contact, and the Lost Colony
  With the arrival of European explorers in the 1500s, two worlds collided in North Carolina. Peoples that had lived here for thousands of years — in a land that had existed for millions — were changed forever, and the stage was set for a new era that would link the peoples and cultures of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
  https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/two-worlds-prehistory