Celebrations of Latino and Hispanic heritage are set to take place over the next month in Michigan surrounding the independence days of several Latin American nations.

Hispanic Heritage Month, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, honors and uplifts diverse Hispanic and Latino communities throughout the state.

The timing of the period centers around Latin American nations , with five Central American countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua — marking their national independence days Sept. 15, followed by Mexico Sept. 16, Chile Sept. 18 and Belize Sept. 21, the National Museum of the American Latino said.

Michigan is home to about 572,000 Latino residents, 5.7% of the state's population, as of 2022, according to the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan S

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