Cervantes Society hosts 20th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
The Cervantes Society of the Courts of the State of New York hosted its 20th annual Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremony at the Kings County Supreme Court in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday.
“More than 55 million Americans today, some 17 percent of our population, are of Hispanic heritage,” administrative Judge Lawrence Knipel said. “People of Hispanic heritage are woven into every fabric of our society. The life of our city, our state and our nation is greatly invigorated and enriched by both Hispanic people and Hispanic cultures. This is what we are here to celebrate today.”
As it was the 20th anniversary of the event, Major Luz G. Bryan, president of the Cervantes Society, took a moment to thank the court’s administration who helped to initially host the event as well as the current administrators who have been so supportive.
“I appreciate the support and the initiatives that the administrators of the Brooklyn Supreme Court have done throughout the decades,” Bryan said. “The current administrators, Judge D’Emic, Judge Knipel, Chief Clerk Charles Small, Chief Clerk Daniel Alessandrino and Deputy Chief Clerk Donna Farrell. Throughout the years they have given us support and inspiration and we appreciate that.”