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The 19th Annual Hispanic
Heritage Awards were held on
Oct. 24 at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts
in Washington, D.C. The awards
are sponsored by the Hispanic
Heritage Foundation (HHF), a
nonprofit organization that
celebrates and promotes Hispanic
pride, culture, accomplishment
and leadership.
This year’s award recipients
included international symphony
conductor Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese,
who received the Arts Award.
Jane L. Delgado, president of
the National Alliance for
Hispanic Health, received the
Education Award. The Leadership
Award was given to U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Carlos
Gutierrez. Soledad O’Brien, co-anchor
of CNN’s American Morning,
received the Vision Award. And
Tab Ramos, a 2005 U.S. Soccer
Hall of Fame Inductee and a
three-time World Cup veteran,
received the Sports Award.
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Hispanic Heritage Awardees
Carlos Gutierrez, Jane Delgado,
Soledad O’Brien, James Brooks-Bruzzese,
and Tab Ramos |
Six young Hispanic leaders were
also honored with 2005’s
National Youth Awards. Melissa
Elvira Matta received the
Community Service Award; Kara
Ashley Culligan received the
Engineering & Mathematics Award;
Joanna Vanessa Leon received the
Journalism Award; David Bejar
received the Academic Excellence
Award; Xavier Del Rosario
received the Sports Award; and
Cristina Valdovinos received the
Healthcare Award.
Presenters for the evening
included Spanglish actress
Shelbie Bruce, Real Women Have
Curves star America Ferrara, CNN
en Español’s Ana Maria Montero,
author Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez,
and supermodel Patircia
Velasquez. In addition to
honoring the 2005 awardees, the
evening celebration featured a
variety of musical and artistic
acts, including performances by
traditional Mexican mariachis,
Lorena Feijoo of the San
Francisco Ballet, and Peruvian-born
guitarist and songwriter Maria
Matto, as well as a contemporary
performance by Campanas de
Americas with Tejano Davis.
“The Hispanic Heritage
Foundation is proud to celebrate
the tremendous accomplishments
of these creative and committed
individuals,” said foundation
Chair Pedro Jose Greer Jr.
“These are Hispanics who have
reached for their dreams and
unselfishly opened doors for so
many others in the process. We
are humbled and proud to honor
these remarkable men and women
who carry on the rich tradition
of our past honorees.”
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Hispanic
Heritage National Youth Awardees |
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