Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

Villanova Celebrates Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

JOIN US FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

HORA DEL CAFECITO

HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS AND LALSA

12:15 p.m.

Law School Commons

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

LASO BLOCK PARTY

HOSTED BY LASO

SPONSORED BY CAT

5-9 p.m.

The Oreo and Cafe Nova

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

MISA EN ESPANOL

HOSTED BY HISPANIC/LATINE MINISTRY

3 p.m.

Corr Hall Chapel

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SPEAKER: SAUL FLORES: "THE WALK OF IMMIGRANTS"

HOSTED BY VILLANOVA ATHLETICS, BIPOC, RESIDENCE LIFE

6 p.m.

Bartley Hall, Room 1011

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

MISA EN ESPANOL

HOSTED BY HISPANIC/LATINE MINISTRY

3 p.m.

Corr Hall Chapel

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HISPANIC/LATINE? 

HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS

SPONSORED BY THE HISPANIC SOCIETY, LASO, SHPE, THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, LSU, LTA, BIPOC

6 p.m.

Dougherty Hall West Lounge

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

LATINES IN STEM

SPONSORED BY MSNO, SHPE 

6:30-8 p.m.

Old Falvey, Room 105

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BBQ

HOSTED BY THE HISPANIC SOCIETY

5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Villas at Bryn Mawr

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

MISA EN ESPANOL

HOSTED BY HISPANIC/LATINE MINISTRY

3 p.m.

Corr Hall Chapel

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

HISTORY OF PUERTO RICANS IN PHILADELPHIA

 

HOSTED BY HISPANIC/LATINE MINISTRY (OFFICE OF MISSION AND MINISTRY) 

COSPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, CENTER FOR THE COMMON GOOD, ALBERT LEPAGE CENTER FOR HISTORY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM, FALVEY LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE EDUCATION AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

5-6 p.m.: Los Bomberos De La Calle, Plena Comparsa Group to lead a percussion and dance procession from the Riley Ellipse to the Mullen Center

6-7:30 p.m.: Lecture from Dr. Vázquez-Hernández, author of Before the Wave: Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, 1910-1945, followed by a panel discussion with Johnny Irizarry and Carmen Febo-San Miguel, former Executive Directors of Taller Puertorriqueño and moderated by the current Executive Director, Nasheli Ortiz González in the Topper Theatre

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Reception and Art Exhibit by Johnny Irizarry in the lobby of the Mullen Center

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

HORA DEL CAFECITO

HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS

Noon

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

CAPOEIRA WORKSHOP

HOSTED BY STUDENT PERFORMING ARTS, BRASA, SOCIAL DOC CLASS

7 p.m.

Garey Hall, Room 10A

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

BOMBA DANCE WORKSHOP

HOSTED BY STUDENT PERFORMING ARTS, SOCIAL DOC CLASS, BIPOC

Time TBD

Curley Exchange

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

DOCUMENTARY: "SERAN DUENAS DE LA TIERRA" 

SPONSORED BY THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND THE DEPARMENT OF SPANISH

COSPONSORED BY LAS, THE FARMWORKER CLINIC AT CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW, PEACE AND JUSTICE, GEOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

6 p.m.

Connelly Center Cinema

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

SPEAKER: DR. IRMA LETICIA ROBLES MORENO: "PERUVIAN GRUPO CULTURAL YUYACHKANI: WEAVING SHARED MEMORY LANDSCAPES THROUGH THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE"

SPONSORED BY FALVEY LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM 

4-5:30 p.m.

Speakers' Corner, Falvey Library 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

HOSTED BY THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES; COSPONSORED BY LAS AND CULTURAL STUDIES

4:30-6 p.m.

Connelly Center

A NOTE ABOUT 'LATINE'

What is in a label? Latine, Latinx, Hispanic,? Growing up in rural Illinois in the 1960s I learned that the Fierros family’s ethnicity was known as Mexican-American because we are Mexican descendants (US Census, 2010).  Since that time the term for our family’s ethnic group name has changed due to a desire to create a common pan-ethnic term that ties peoples together based on characteristics such as language, country of origin, ancestry, country of birth, as determined by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (OMB, 1997). Individuals from Spanish-speaking countries from North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America are considered Hispanic or Latino based on OMB standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity.  But these two terms are viewed by many as either generic or sexist. Which term to use can depend on personal preference, cultural awareness, and the context in which it’s being used.  For example, I have been known as Mexican-American, Chicano, Hispanic, Latino, Latin@, Latinx, and Latine. To learn more about origin of these terms please visit the New York Public Library’s explanation of how we have gone from Hispanic to Latine!

—Dr. Edward García Fierros, Associate Professor of Educational Research, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in CLAS