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Vietnam Veteran Arnie Cardenas celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. He and his brothers had crowds dancing in the street 60 years ago.

Over the past month, the Center for Minority Veterans hosted a five-part webinar series commemorating the contribution of Hispanic/Latino Veterans

If you’ve ever wondered about a VA career, learn about our culture from our team in Puerto Rico as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

As I reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month, I have begun to look back on the advances made by my community over the last several decades and my own experiences. My community still faces challenges.

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at VA, we use this opportunity to reinforce our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Today, we begin our annual celebration of  National Hispanic Heritage [...]

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Moises Montanez, a Puerto Rican Army Veteran who owns ALTA Quality Builders.

Public Affairs Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs

A first-generation Hispanic-American draws pride from a hometown hero.

National Hispanic American Heritage Month honors and remembers all the [...]

VA’s Office of Academic Affiliations celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrates VA’s programs supporting Hispanic minorities.

National Hispanic Heritage Month honors those who have positively influenced and enriched the U.S. and society. For the Fuentes family, that means celebrating the nine brothers who served in the military. Brothers Alfonso, David, Enrique, Ezequiel, Ismael, Marcos, Richard and Rudy all served in the Marine Corps, while Israel served in the Air Force.

Here at VA, we take time during this 31-day period to praise those men and women of Hispanic descent who didn’t just enjoy America’s freedoms, they chose to take up arms to defend those freedoms.