CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
To celebrate the heritage of the many peoples that make up this great state of Vermont, we will be creating a series of heritage blogs to focus on a different group each month.
Throughout 2022, we will update ManchesterVermont.com with 7 separate blogs highlighting different cultures. In learning our history, we create a better future.
February – Black History Month
March – Women’s History Month
April – Arab American Heritage Month
May – Asian American Heritage Month
June – LGBTQ+ Month
Sept 15-Oct 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month
November – National Native American Heritage Month
Celebrating Diversity in Southern Vermont: Native American Heritage Month
This is our last, but not at all the least, important heritage blog we will be publishing for 2022. This concludes our 7-part series, “Celebrating Diversity in Southern Vermont”. If you haven’t been following the series or missed any of the previous blog posts,...
Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month
Sept. 15 — through Oct. 15: Hispanic Heritage Month honors both Hispanic and Latino/a or Latinx cultures. (Latinx: pronounced Latin-Ex, a term recently gaining popularity that offers a gender-neutral alternative.) It began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson, who...
The Arts, our History and Diversity
The Arts, our History, and Diversity Manchester and its surrounding area is home to many wonderful organizations that are always working to give back and support the local community. The numerous programs which lend a helping hand, have made Manchester a wonderful...
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
LGBTQ+ Communities Heritage BlogCELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT - LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month Nationally Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, aka the Stonewall Riots. At the time, the New York liquor authority routinely denied...
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Nationally: May is AAPI Heritage Month– a celebration of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are...
Arab American History Month
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT: ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month begins by understanding that the term "Arab" is a cultural and linguistic term. "Arab" is not a race, nor a religion. It refers to people who speak Arabic...
Women’s History Month
Celebrating Diversity in Southern Vermont Women’s History Month We are thrilled to celebrate the many Vermont women who have made a difference - both locally and beyond. It's impossible to share every story, but here are a few of our favorites worth noting. In Vermont...
Black History Month
Celebrating Diversity in Southern Vermont - Black History Month Welcome to part one (of a seven-part blog series) entitled, “Celebrating Diversity in Southern Vermont”. This month, we are celebrating Black History Month. Black History is American History; it honors...
