Latino Student and Staff Social

Monday, September 10
5:00 pm, Trabant Multipurpose Room C

All undergraduate and graduate students of Latino Heritage are invited to attend the Latino Student and Staff Social. This is an exciting opportunity to meet and mingle with other students, as well as faculty and staff of Latino heritage, which will feature a welcome by Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez.
 Refreshments will be served.

Latino Heritage Month Opening Ceremony

“Making History and Fighting for Those Who Cannot Fight”

Featuring Dolores Huerta
Tuesday, September 18, 2007   5:00 pm
Trabant Multipurpose Roms A/B

Buenos Aires Exhibit,
“Crisis in Buenos Aires: Women Bearing Witness”

Tuesday, September 25    7:00 pm
Location: Perkins Ewing Room

Join us for a multimedia presentation of the book Crisis in Buenos Aires: Women Bearing Witness by Drs. Gladys Ilarregui and Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz.  Consisting of poetry, photography, and essays about the Argentine crisis of 2001, this book is based on the Latin American Studies project entitled “Buenos Aires: A Tale of Two Cities.”

Louis Redding Lecture:
A Conversation with Michael Olivas

Michael A. Olivas is the William B. Bates Professor of Law and founder/director of the University of Houston's Law Center's Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance. Olivas' most recent book, “Colored Men” and “Hombres Aquí”, is a study of Supreme Court case, Hernandez v. Texas. This historic 1954 Supreme Court civil rights case preceded the Brown v. Board of Education decision by just days.
Brown v. Board of Education made racial segregation in public schools illegal, but in Hernandez v. Texas the court recognized, for the first time, that Mexican Americans constituted a separate group that was entitled to recognition and protection under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Comida Latina – Latin Food Festival

Thursday, October 4
Dinner Only; All Campus Dining Halls

One aspect of diversity within the Latino community is their cuisine. To celebrate this diversity, the festival features foods from several countries including: Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Spain.

Guallando

Thursday, October 4    7:00 pm
Trabant MPR

Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Incorporated and HOLA invite you to enjoy performances showcasing the diverse cultures that exist throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Fiesta Latina

Thursday, November 8, 2007    8 pm
Perkins Rodney Room

Celebrate Latino heritage by dancing the night away to live Latin music featuring Orquesta La Insaciable.  Refreshments will be served.

Estamos Aquí: Documentary

Sunday, November 11 7:30 pm
Trabant Theater

Georgetown, Delaware, a small and traditional White farming community, becomes home to thousands of predominantly Guatemalan immigrants, fleeing from the aftermath of a brutal civil war and escalating poverty in their homeland in search of opportunity and employment. Their struggles, and those of the community at large, shed light on the challenges facing millions of Latin Americans who have come to this country in search of the "American Dream."

Walk Out: Film

Tuesday, November 13   6:00 pm
Purnell Room 115

This film is the true story of Chicano students, from five East Los Angeles high schools, protesting the injustices and inequalities of the public school system.