Photo courtesy of Jared Zimmerman, Wikipedia El Día de los Muertos, also referred to as the Day of the Dead, is often wrongly considered “Mexican Halloween.” Although Halloween and Day of the Dead share similar characteristics, they are two completely different holidays with completely different meanings. The Day of the […]
Tag: heritage
Latin@ Heritage Month continues with DIY piñata event
Photo by Kate Klinger To continue celebrating Latin@ Heritage Month, students came out to J. Lee’s to customize their own piñatas on Thursday night. The DIY craft night was put together by the Office of Equity and Diversity Programs and the Association of Latinos Moving Ahead (ALMA). ALMA has hosted […]
Filmmaker Speaks at Latin@ Heritage Month Banquet
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Jesus Nebot, a Spanish award-winning filmmaker and transformational speaker, called for immigration reform at the Latin@ Heritage Month banquet at the Trustees Pavilion on Wednesday. Jesus Nebot’s speech dissected misconceptions about Latin immigrants and addressed illegal immigrant crime rates and undocumented employment. He also proposed a solution […]