Hispanic Heritage Month Figures
Across
- 3. Male activist for farmer's rights
- 9. Two time Grammy nominee and famous actress
- 10. The first Hispanic person to serve on the Supreme Court
- 12. His journalistic integrity and fearless pursuit of the truth have earned him a spot in Time’s Most Influential People
- 13. Beloved singer killed in 1995, sings "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
- 15. The first Hispanic woman to travel to space
- 16. received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama
- 17. The youngest person elected to the House of Representatives
Down
- 1. Active in the liberation movements of Puerto Rico and Cuba, founding Las dos Antillas, a cultural and political group that worked for the islands’ independence
- 2. Helped desegregate California school by becoming the first Hispanic child at an all white school
- 4. Won an Oscar for her role in West Side Story
- 5. Civil rights activist, fourth governor of New Mexico, and the first Hispanic person to serve as a U.S. senator
- 6. Puerto Rican baseball player that is remembered for his humanitarian work, died in a plane crash
- 7. formed the World Central Kitchen (WCK) to provide hot meals to those affected by natural disasters
- 8. The first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
- 11. A farmers rights activist and helped create the National Farm Workers Association
- 14. The third Latina to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Lead Actress