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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Reading Program
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, when we celebrate and build awareness of Hispanic and Latino American culture and heritage. During this month-long observance, we take time to honor the contributions, history, and culture of Americans whose ancestors are from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Below are just a few books from our 2027 Reading Program that will help you learn about and celebrate this vital heritage all year long.
Download the 2027 Reading Program Catalog (PDF) for more books in our program. If you are planning to purchase books, please consider buying at bookshop.org/shop/uwfaith to earn 10 percent back for United Women in Faith.
Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity
By Robert Chao Romero (also available in Spanish as Iglesia Mestiza)
Brown Church offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the multifaceted contributions of Latina/o Christianity to theology, social justice, and identity formation in the United States.
Download the free study guide from the General Commission on Religion and Race if you would like to study the book together as a group.
Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, A Sisterhood for the Common Good
By NoNieqa Ramos, a queer Puerto Rican author raised in the Bronx.
Best Believe is a children’s book uplifting women’s history and sharing the stories of women who made important contributions and whose names we might not already know. Available in English and Spanish.
My Side of the River: A Memoir
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez’s memoir about growing up near the U.S.-Mexico border in Tucson, Arizona, after her parents were forced to return to Mexico. The author explores separation, generational trauma, and the toll of the American dream.
The Reel Wish
A youth title written by Yamile Saied Méndez, an Argentinian-American author born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, and a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx authors’ collective. Available in English and Spanish.
