The people of the Spanish-speaking world whose indigenous, African, and European roots made them America's oldest and largest minority — and its fastest-growing future.
Hispanic and Latino Americans — the more than sixty-two million people of Spanish-speaking heritage whose presence in North America predates the United States itself, the Spanish missions of Florida, New Mexico, and California established a century and a half before the Declaration of Independence making Hispanic Americans not immigrants to an existing nation but the original settlers of a continent whose northern reaches Spain claimed, colonized, and culturally transformed before the first English ship reached Jamestown. The Hispanic and Latino American world — whose extraordinary diversity encompasses the Mexican Americans of the Southwest whose ancestors never crossed a border but had the border cross them when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo transferred half of Mexico to the United States in 1848, the Puerto Ricans of New York and Chicago whose American citizenship since 1917 has not resolved the colonial status of their island, the Cuban Americans of Miami whose exile community built a city and shaped American foreign policy with a political intensity born of revolution and loss, the Dominican, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Colombian, and Venezuelan communities whose immigration waves each carry the specific histories of their homelands' struggles into the American mosaic, and whose collective cultural contributions of Spanish language, Catholic and evangelical faith traditions, the cuisine of corn and chile and sofrito, the music of salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and mariachi, and the familismo of multigenerational households whose care networks sustain communities across the economic spectrum — make Hispanic and Latino Americans the living bridge between the Anglo and Latin worlds whose meeting point is the United States itself. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that ancient and vital legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in America. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse US population.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt will be made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
