Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Month and Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) recognizes the contributions of Latinx Americans to the United States and celebrates Latinx American heritage and culture. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. These five countries all declared independence on September 15, 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile, and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21 respectively.
EVENTS
September 15 - October 15, 2021
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El Grito Portland
IME Carne Asada Social
GLU Movie Night - Abuelita Social
SAA Stories y Pan Dulce
IME Wokeshop
GE* Heritage Month Dinner |
More information and RSVP forms in our LinkTree!
IME’s LinkTree
Learn about our Gente Latina Unida (GLU) student affinity group!
Resources on Latinx culture:
Want to learn more about the differences between Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx? Check out this video.
There are many wonderful films that capture and celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture. Here is a list of ones we highly recommend:
Selena
Walkout
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)
Instructions Not Included
Blood In and Blood Out
El Norte
Mi Familia
La Bestia
Stand and Deliver
Sin Nombre
La Bamba
American Me
Real Women Have Curves
McFarland, USA
The 33
Machuca
Voces Inocentes
Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate)
Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement is located in room 324 of Templeton Campus Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 126
email multicultural@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7051
fax 503-768-7301
Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement
Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 126
Portland OR 97219