The Ibero-American Heritage Curriculum Project is an interdisciplinary curriculum development project designed to integrate the study of Ibero-American heritage and culture into classroom instructional programs, kindergarten through grade 12. The project was initiated by the New York State Education Department and involves the Spanish National Commission for the Quincentenary of the Discovery of America, the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission, seven countries, seven states, and Puerto Rico. This proceedings presents papers linking scholarly research to previously identified curriculum themes. Papers and authors are: (1) "The Ibero-American Experience (The Colonial Period: XV-XVIII Centuries)," J. J. Klor de Alva; (2) "The Sephardic Influence and Contributions," J. Z. Appelbaum; (3) "Latin America: The Nineteenth Century," G. H. Gossen; (4) "Portugal," A. Novoa; (5) "The Chilean in California," N. Duchens; (6) "Cuban Americans: History and Process," M. A. Bretos; (7) "Cuban Contributions to America: Past and Present," F. de Varona; (8) "On the Economic Status of Latinos: Opportunities and Challenges for Today and Tomorrow," R. I. Rochin; (9) "Challenges and Opportunities: Four Sides of the Same Coin," S. Nieto; (10) "Commonalities and Diversity in the Latino Experience: A Conceptual Framework for Exploring Latino Challenges and Opportunities," C. E. Cortes; (11) "Influences of the New World in the Historical Development of the Iberian Peninsula in the Modern Age," L. Lopez-Ocon Cabrera; (12) "The Hispanics in the United States," J. M. Muria; (13)"The Latin Communities in the United States," L. F. Estrada; (14) "Puerto Rico in the Ibero-American Heritage Project," J. E. Hernandez-Cruz; and (15) "Interdependence between the United States and Latin America," M. E. Bozzoli de Wille. (SV)