September is designated Tejano Heritage month

September has been designated Tejano Heritage month by the State of Texas, Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, says Rudi Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, founder of Texas Tejano.com has been producing, publishing, promoting, and marketing Tejano printed matter, electronic media, educational materials as well as creating a traveling exhibit that has been displayed at elementary, junior high and high schools, colleges and universities, and historical societies, museums and libraries across the state.

“The last two years have proven that what we are creating with Tejano Heritage Month is something that the public wants,” Rodriguez says.

“We are at a time in history where everyone, especially in the Hispanic population, wants to know what their heritage is and where their roots originate. Tejano heritage is something that has long been ignored and we have felt that it is something that needs to be recognized, appreciated and embraced."

Rodriguez also points out that, "That is the purpose of Tejano Heritage Month; it is a chance to celebrate what our Tejano forefathers accomplished at the dawn of our great state and what we, as present-day Tejanos, continue to accomplish.”

This year’s Tejano Heritage Month festivities include the 3rd Annual Texas Tejano Breakfast to be held on the grounds of the State Capitol in Austin. In San Antonio, the Breakfast will once again be held on the grounds of Palo Alto College.

The 2nd Annual Tejano Vigil will again be held inside the Alamo. A brand new, epic Tejano history exhibit will be displayed on the campus of UTSA and a Tejano Symposium will again be held at Alamo Hall.

The premiere of a series of Tejano portraits commissioned by Texas Tejano.com will hang inside the Alamo Shrine. The debut of the Senior Oral History Project will take place at the main branch of the San Antonio Public Library.

There will also be an exciting and educational program of awards for elementary, middle and high school students, says Rodriguez.

Rodriguez notes that "Texas Tejano.com and ALMA are also proud to have partnered this year with Wells Fargo Bank, H-E-B Groceries, Inc., the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Capitol Visitors Center and the San Antonio Express-News."

He added, "NEWS 4 WOAI-TV, Texas Public Radio, the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs and Office of Community Initiatives, the Witte Museum, the Alamo and San Antonio Public Library will also partner with Texas Tejano.com."

More information about Texas Tejano.com can be found at www.texastejano.com.