To celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our Faculty, Staff, & Students, we will be posting Virtual Bookshelves for United States Heritage Months. All books listed are fully available as eBooks through the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library and Howard University Libraries. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any comments or suggestions.
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Month |
Heritage Celebrated |
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January |
None to date | |
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February |
African American History Month | |
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March |
National National Women’s History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month | |
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April |
March 13 to April 15 is National Deaf History Month | |
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May |
Asian Pacific American Heritage, Older Americans Month and Jewish American Heritage Month | |
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June |
Gay Lesbian Pride Month | |
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July |
None to date | |
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August |
None to date | |
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September |
National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) | |
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October |
National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Italian American Heritage Month | |
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November |
National American Indian Heritage Month | |
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December |
None to date; are two international commemorations |
