VARCom’s President, Danny Vargas, Shares Thoughts on This Year’s Hispanic Heritage Month

Herndon, VA – Danny Vargas, President/Founder of VARCom Solutions and Chairman of the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, shares his thoughts on Hispanic Heritage Month 2020, which ended on October 15th. His viewpoints were included in various media pieces and with several entities. Fox News kicked off their four-part commemoration of the month with a profile segment on Mr. Vargas, found here – https://video.foxnews.com/v/6192223526001
“Hispanic Heritage Month in the year 2020, bears a uniquely significant importance. The global pandemic has shone a light on vital role of Latinos in our economy and society, representing a disproportionate number of essential workers as well as COVID-19 cases. The crucial national dialogue on racial/ethnic justice has also highlighted the inequities Latinos continue to face in today’s America. This is especially disturbing since Hispanics have been present in what is present day USA for over 500 years (long before the establishment of the first British settlement in Jamestown, VA in 1607), helping to build, shape and defend this nation and having a positive impact in every aspect of our culture. Far too many people mistakenly assume that Hispanics are mostly recent immigrant who do not have longstanding ties to the nation. Sadly, the misperceptions of Latino influence and impact have manifested themselves not only in inequality, but also in violence. That is why it is so important to correct the record, to fill in the missing pages in our history books and tell the indispensable stories of Latino contributions in a new national museum. I have been honored to chair the nonprofit working to advance the creation of a new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. The efforts to pass the enabling legislation in Congress have been underway since 2011. This year, on July 27th, the bill passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives and is now being considered in the U.S. Senate. We now stand at the precipice of enshrining an enduring institution that will provide a more complete and accurate picture of the history of our great country and all the communities who sacrificed to build her and simultaneously inspire countless future generations to come”, Vargas stated.
Danny was invited to speak at several events commemorating the month-long observance by corporations, government agencies and more. Examples included Amazon Web Services, Beam-Suntory, Bloomberg Industry Group, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Energy, DLA Piper, Fairfax County Public Schools, FedEx, George Washington University, JetBlue, MasterCard, Pratt & Whitney, Small Business Administration, and more. Here are his remarks to the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e863hPPWNeg
Vargas appeared in numerous other media outlets. A few examples include the following:
Panel on WJLA/ABC 7 – https://wjla.com/news/local/hispanic-americans-express-concerns-encourages-community-to-vote
Feature on WPIX New York – https://www.pix11.com/news/morning/national-museum-of-the-american-latino-one-step-closer-to-reality
Profile on TICO TunedIn – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTbF34UhJss
Discussion on Latin Business Today – https://www.latinbusinesstoday.com/nuestra-historia-exploring-the-latino-contribution-to-american-history-video/
Mr. Vargas is active in numerous other community service efforts. He is the Secretary of the Virginia State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Vice Chair of Leadership Fairfax and serves on various boards and commissions, including, Virginia FREE, GO Virginia’s Northern Virginia Regional Council, and more. He is also a former Chairman of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, former Chairman of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, former Northern Virginia Transportation Commissioner, and a former candidate to the Virginia House of Delegates.
About VARCom Solutions:
VARCom Solutions is an award-winning, nationally recognized, full-service marketing communications and professional services firm based in the Washington D.C. region. VARCom’s broad range of services to public, private and nonprofit clients includes strategic communications, public relations and outreach services, management consulting, and technology solutions. VARCom Solutions is an SBA 8(a)-certified, Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business. For more information on VARCom Solutions visit www.varcom.com or follow its on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/varcomsolutions