{"id":661387,"date":"2018-09-13T17:07:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T21:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/?p=661387"},"modified":"2018-09-13T17:07:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T21:07:45","slug":"nc-state-celebrates-latinx-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/13\/nc-state-celebrates-latinx-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"NC&#160;State Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity invites the campus community to participate in NC State\u2019s 2018 Latinx Heritage Month Celebration. Multicultural Student Affairs will host several programs and has worked with campus partners to host events to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 &#8211; October 15, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The month celebrates the important presence of Latin American immigrants in the U.S. and recognizes the histories that each community carries with them. Additionally, we recognize the unique cultures created by the blending of Latin American heritage and U.S. experiences.<\/p>\n<p>At NC State, we name the celebration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Latinx\">Latinx<\/a> Heritage Month to be inclusive of the experiences and identities of our students, staff, faculty and community. We also take this time to recognize the issues facing our people and the future of what it means to be Latinx.<\/p>\n<p>This year, a committee of students helped decide on a theme that would reflect what they wanted to dedicate the month to. The resulting theme is <b><i>Sue\u00f1os y Cuentos<\/i><\/b>, which centers the sharing of dreams (<i>sue\u00f1os<\/i>) and the folktales (<i>cuentos<\/i>) of our families and continuing traditions while also being NC State community members.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in the celebration by attending any or all of the events below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661396\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-661396\" src=\"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee, 2018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000\">This Year\u2019s Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><b>Poole College of Management Display: Sue\u00f1os y Cuentos<br \/>\n<\/b>Monday, September 17, 2018<br \/>\nNelson Hall, 3rd Floor<br \/>\nAll day<\/p>\n<p><b>Global Film Series: Harvest Empire<br \/>\n<\/b>Tuesday, September 18, 2018<br \/>\nD.H. Hill Library Auditorium<br \/>\n6:30-8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b>Latinx Mental Health Program<\/b><br \/>\nTuesday, September 18, 2018<br \/>\nCounseling Center, Student Health Services, Room 2301<br \/>\n6:30-8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<em>A discussion about the importance of mental health, obstacles to seeking help and continued self-care for the Latinx community.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Dismantling the Immigration Industrial Complex<br \/>\n<\/b>Thursday, September 20, 2018<br \/>\nTalley Student Union, Room 4270<br \/>\n6:00-8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<em>The immigration industrial complex refers to the confluence of interest from private and public sectors to construct the criminalization of undocumented migration. This system works to create laws and policies that exploit and disempower undocumented immigrants as a means for profit. Join the GLBT Center as we host a facilitated discussion led by Youth Organizing Institute to unpack the systemic barriers that exist for immigrant communities and ways grassroots organizers are advocating for change.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>LHM Kick-Off<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Friday, September 21, 2018<br \/>\nTalley Student Union<br \/>\n11:00 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mi Familia Cookout<br \/>\n<\/b>Friday, September 21, 2018<br \/>\nLocation TBD<br \/>\n5:00-7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chat &amp; Chew<br \/>\n<\/b>Monday, September 24, 2018<br \/>\nTalley Student Union, Suite 4261 (Multicultural Student Affairs)<br \/>\n12:00-1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b>Latinx Heritage Month Keynote Speaker: Buzzfeed\u2019s Curly<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Thursday, September 27, 2018<br \/>\nWitherspoon Cinema<br \/>\n6:00-8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<i>Tickets are no longer available for this event<em> due to high demand.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad \/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc: Domestic Violence and Indigenous Women<br \/>\n<\/b>Tuesday, October 9, 2018<br \/>\nLocation TBD<br \/>\n7:00-8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<em>A look at the domestic violence that plagues many Latin American indigenous women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Juntos Reading Night<br \/>\n<\/b>Thursday, October 11, 2018<br \/>\nD.H. Hill Library<br \/>\n7:00-8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b>Caf\u00e9 con Leche: Open Mic Night<\/b><br \/>\nMonday, October 15, 2018<br \/>\n<i>Location to be determined.<\/i><br \/>\n6:00-8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<em>In collaboration with the Women\u2019s Center and Lambda Pi Chi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Salsabor: Mi Familia\u2019s 16th Annual Celebration<\/b><br \/>\nSaturday, October 20, 2018<br \/>\nWitherspoon Student Center, Room 126<br \/>\n7:00-9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the LHM Calendar at <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/lhm\">go.ncsu.edu\/lhm<\/a> for updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:matorres@ncsu.edu\">Marcela Torres-Cervantes<\/a> is assistant director for community outreach and engagement in Multicultural Student Affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000\">Latinx Heritage Month at NC State Welcomes Buzzfeed&#8217;s Curly<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-661402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-1024x706.jpeg\" alt=\"Curly Velasquez\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-1536x1059.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As part of NC State\u2019s 2018 Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Multicultural Student Affairs will welcome one of the lead creators for BuzzFeed\u2019s Latinx division, Curly Velasquez, host of Buzzfeed\u2019s <i>Pero Like<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Correlating to our theme this year of sharing the dreams and folktales of our families and continuing traditions, Curly&#8217;s address will discuss his story, how he got where he is and what it means to be a Latinx innovator.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update: Tickets no longer available due to high demand.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity invites the campus community to participate in NC State\u2019s 2018 Latinx Heritage Month Celebration. Multicultural Student Affairs will host several programs and has worked with campus partners to host events to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 - October 15, 2018.\n\nThe month celebrates the important presence of Latin American immigrants in the U.S. and recognizes the histories that each community carries with them. Additionally, we recognize the unique cultures created by the blending of Latin American heritage and U.S. experiences.\n\nAt NC State, we name the celebration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Latinx\">Latinx<\/a> Heritage Month to be inclusive of the experiences and identities of our students, staff, faculty and community. We also take this time to recognize the issues facing our people and the future of what it means to be Latinx.\n\nThis year, a committee of students helped decide on a theme that would reflect what they wanted to dedicate the month to. The resulting theme is <b><i>Sue\u00f1os y Cuentos<\/i><\/b>, which centers the sharing of dreams (<i>sue\u00f1os<\/i>) and the folktales (<i>cuentos<\/i>) of our families and continuing traditions while also being NC State community members.\n\nJoin us in the celebration by attending any or all of the events below.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_661396\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-661396\" src=\"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LHM_Commitee_2018-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee, 2018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" \/> Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee, 2018[\/caption]\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000\">This Year\u2019s Highlights<\/h2>\n<b>Poole College of Management Display: Sue\u00f1os y Cuentos\n<\/b>Monday, September 17, 2018\nNelson Hall, 3rd Floor\nAll day\n\n<b>Global Film Series: Harvest Empire\n<\/b>Tuesday, September 18, 2018\nD.H. Hill Library Auditorium\n6:30-8:30 p.m.\n\n<b>Latinx Mental Health Program<\/b>\nTuesday, September 18, 2018\nCounseling Center, Student Health Services, Room 2301\n6:30-8:30 p.m.\n<em>A discussion about the importance of mental health, obstacles to seeking help and continued self-care for the Latinx community.<\/em>\n\n<b>Dismantling the Immigration Industrial Complex\n<\/b>Thursday, September 20, 2018\nTalley Student Union, Room 4270\n6:00-8:00 p.m.\n<em>The immigration industrial complex refers to the confluence of interest from private and public sectors to construct the criminalization of undocumented migration. This system works to create laws and policies that exploit and disempower undocumented immigrants as a means for profit. Join the GLBT Center as we host a facilitated discussion led by Youth Organizing Institute to unpack the systemic barriers that exist for immigrant communities and ways grassroots organizers are advocating for change.<\/em>\n\n<b>LHM Kick-Off<\/b><b>\n<\/b>Friday, September 21, 2018\nTalley Student Union\n11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.\n\n<b>Mi Familia Cookout\n<\/b>Friday, September 21, 2018\nLocation TBD\n5:00-7:00 p.m.\n\n<b>Chat &amp; Chew\n<\/b>Monday, September 24, 2018\nTalley Student Union, Suite 4261 (Multicultural Student Affairs)\n12:00-1:00 p.m.\n\n<b>Latinx Heritage Month Keynote Speaker: Buzzfeed\u2019s Curly<\/b><b>\n<\/b>Thursday, September 27, 2018\nWitherspoon Cinema\n6:00-8:30 p.m.\n<i>Tickets are no longer available for this event<em> due to high demand.<\/em>\n<\/i>\n\n<b>Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad \/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc: Domestic Violence and Indigenous Women\n<\/b>Tuesday, October 9, 2018\nLocation TBD\n7:00-8:00 p.m.\n<em>A look at the domestic violence that plagues many Latin American indigenous women.<\/em>\n\n<b>Juntos Reading Night\n<\/b>Thursday, October 11, 2018\nD.H. Hill Library\n7:00-8:30 p.m.\n\n<b>Caf\u00e9 con Leche: Open Mic Night<\/b>\nMonday, October 15, 2018\n<i>Location to be determined.<\/i>\n6:00-8:00 p.m.\n<em>In collaboration with the Women\u2019s Center and Lambda Pi Chi.<\/em>\n\n<b>Salsabor: Mi Familia\u2019s 16th Annual Celebration<\/b>\nSaturday, October 20, 2018\nWitherspoon Student Center, Room 126\n7:00-9:00 p.m.\n<ul>\n \t<li>See the LHM Calendar at <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/lhm\">go.ncsu.edu\/lhm<\/a> for updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em><a href=\"mailto:matorres@ncsu.edu\">Marcela Torres-Cervantes<\/a> is assistant director for community outreach and engagement in Multicultural Student Affairs.<\/em>\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000\">Latinx Heritage Month at NC State Welcomes Buzzfeed's Curly<\/h2>\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-661402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Curly-1024x706.jpeg\" alt=\"Curly Velasquez\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" \/>\n\nAs part of NC State\u2019s 2018 Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Multicultural Student Affairs will welcome one of the lead creators for BuzzFeed\u2019s Latinx division, Curly Velasquez, host of Buzzfeed\u2019s <i>Pero Like<\/i>.\n\nCorrelating to our theme this year of sharing the dreams and folktales of our families and continuing traditions, Curly's address will discuss his story, how he got where he is and what it means to be a Latinx innovator.\n\n<em>Update: Tickets no longer available due to high demand.\n<\/em>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity invites the campus community to participate in NC State\u2019s 2018 Latinx Heritage Month Celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":661391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,17,847,18],"tags":[1775,1776,1777,1082,1053,1716,1591,64,1778,659,1774],"class_list":["post-661387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-digest","category-feature","category-news","category-newswire","category-oeo-news","tag-buzzfeed","tag-curly-velasquez","tag-juntos","tag-latinx","tag-marcela-torres-cervantes","tag-mental-health","tag-mi-familia","tag-multicultural-student-affairs","tag-open-mic","tag-salsabor","tag-suenos-y-cuentos"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}