Hispanic heritage

2. We’re here to Celebrate the Hispanic Heritage within our TD Bank Family! Please sit back, relax, and enjoy this presentation about some of our own!

3. First, Lets take a look at some of the beautiful countries from which the term Hispanic Heritage is derived. Argentina

4. El Salvador

5. Uruguay

6. Ecuador

7. Peru

9. Nicaraqua

10. Panama

11. Honduras

12. Belize

13. Bolivia

14. Mexico

15. Spain

16. Brazil

17. Costa Rica

18. Colombia

19. Venezuela

20. Puerto Rico

21. Hispanic American Accomplishments THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY THE MEDAL OF HONOR HAS BEEN AWARDED 38 TIMES TO AMERICANS OF HISPANIC HERITAGE

22. MORE THAN 88,000 HISPANIC AMERICANS SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

23. DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SEVERAL HISPANICS SERVED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S “ROUGH RIDERS”

24. General RICHARD E. CAVAZOS (Retired), U.S. Army First Hispanic Four Star General in the U.S.Army

25. APPROXIMATELY 80,000 HISPANICS SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND 13 WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR

26. Ellen Ochoa, The first Hispanic female Astronaut

27. APPROXIMATELY 250,000-500,000 HISPANICS SERVED DURING WWII

28. Dr. Lauro Cavazos was appointed Secretary of Education by President Ronald Reagan, the first Hispanic named to the Presidential cabinet in 1988.

29. LucreziaBoriBori, the first Hispanic opera diva in the United States, made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1912.

30. Nilo CruzIn 2003, Cruz, Cuban-born, was the first Hispanic playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for his drama, “Anna in the Tropics,” which chronicled the lives of Cuban-Americans working in a 1920s cigar factory. Cesar PelliPelli, an Argentine-American, was the first U.S. Hispanic to be named to the American Institute of Architects 10 Most Influential Living Architects. José Salas At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Salas became the first Hispanic named to the U.S. Olympic team. He was a boxer.

31. Hispanic Cultural Influence

32. Musica

33. Deportes

34. T.V. and Movies

35. Dance

36. Art

37. And best of all the FOOD!!! Please enjoy this “Taste of Hispania” provided by your local USTS Diversity Committee members

38. Thank you for helping us to Celebrate “Hispanic Heritage”! We appreciate your participation and we appreciate you! USTS Diversity Committee