The RCC Diversity Programming Board is proud to present two special events this month! Join us as we celebrate the significant impact and enriching culture of Hispanic and Latinx heritage in the United States.
Event details are below as well as in the Save the Date section of the Rogue Report. Add these events to your calendar so you don’t miss them. Click More Info under the event date on the Rogue Report and then Add to Calendar on the event details page. We hope to see you!
The Creation of Hispanics
Tuesday, October 10
12 p.m.
ZOOM Link
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, join us for a fun dive into the “construction” of one of America’s largest ethnic groups. Through this educational, comedic performance, we’ll explore a more complicated view of the beauty, complexity, similarities and, most importantly, the differences that are too often homogenized into the terms “Latino/a” “Latinx” and “Hispanic.”
Faculty: Please consider offering extra credit for attendance of DPB events! 2023-2024 ILO — Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Global Consciousness — students will recognize and identify equity, diversity, inclusion and global consciousness as it applies to people and the world today.
Fiesta Latina & ASG Club Days
Let’s Celebrate!
We’re closing out Hispanic Heritage Month with Fiesta Latina and Club Days! Join us for music, crafts, club intros and FREE LUNCH. Help us celebrate Latinx culture and RCC’s student clubs! Try your luck at “El Premio Justo” (The Price is Right)! All are welcome!
Tuesday, October 17
Redwood Campus
Student Center
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Wednesday, October 18
Riverside Campus
Higher Education Center
Room 127
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
About Hispanic Heritage Month
Why is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated from September 15th to October 15th? The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. The date range is significant because it commemorates the independence days of several Latin American countries—including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua—on September 15th. It also includes independence days for Mexico on September 16th, and Chile on September 18th. Many Americans believe what we celebrate on Cinco de Mayo is Mexican independence, but that day actually commemorates Mexico’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. See the resources below to learn more!
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
- National Museum of the American Latino (Smithsonian)
- Why and How We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Smithsonian Learning Lab)
- Five Hispanic Leaders Who Changed Labor History (US Department of Labor)
- What’s In a Name? Hispanic, Latino and More Explained (Luz Media)
- The Roots of Cinco de Mayo: The Battle of Puebla (Library of Congress)
For more information, email Lucia Bartscher at lbartscher@roguecc.edu.