{"id":63538,"date":"2021-09-03T15:54:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T22:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=63538"},"modified":"2021-09-15T11:07:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:07:20","slug":"hispanic-latinaxo-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/hispanic-latinaxo-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Celebrates Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beginning Sept. 15, Northern Arizona University is celebrating Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Heritage Month<\/a> with a collection of events hosted by NAU\u2019s Office of Inclusion. Through these events, NAU strives to honor the culture, history and diversity of individuals in the Latina\/x\/o community.<\/p>\n

Hispanic, Latina\/x\/o Heritage Month was first celebrated in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week and was later expanded to cover a full month, lasting until Oct. 15, in 1988.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing to me about Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Heritage Month is recognizing the contributions of my history, culture and achievements that we have brought to this country,\u201d said Vidal Mendoza<\/strong>, assistant director of Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Initiatives at NAU. \u201cAs a Latina, staying connected with my roots is a huge part of my identity that I own with pride. Unfortunately, identifying as Hispanic or Latina\/o\/x isn\u2019t necessarily looked upon with a smile or admiration. But even so, I am proud of identifying as a Latina, Mexicana or Chicana. I love my brown skin, rich culture and community. The diversity within our people is so vastly different and beautiful all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

The monthlong celebration at NAU is planned by a variety of on-campus groups and partners. and other student clubs and organizations work together to create an inclusive celebration for all Lumberjacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overall goal I have for celebrating Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Heritage Month on campus is for students who identify that way to know they have a community of support here at NAU,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cBeing a predominantly white institution is a huge culture shock for our Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x students, and many find it intimidating. Cultural representation is something I valued as an NAU student, and I am sure many students today still feel the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

All members of the NAU community are invited to attend the events happening across campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will quickly get pulled in by our collectivist nature and familial tendencies, it will be hard to stay away,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cFaculty and staff can get involved by attending our events and encouraging their students to attend. We have a vast array of events that are planned. Some even may be an extra credit opportunity!\u201d<\/p>\n

Schedule of events<\/p>\n

Sept. 15, all day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Media takeover “What does Hispanic\/Latinx Heritage mean to you? @unidosnau on Instagram<\/p>\n

Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Latin Dance Night: Noche De Baile, International Pavilion<\/p>\n

Sept. 22, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loter\u00eda-Bingo Night: Union Fieldhouse Room 135<\/p>\n

Sept. 30, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discovering Modern History with Ethnic Studies: SBS West Room 200<\/p>\n

Oct. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Latinos Tambi\u00e9n Escriben: Cline Library<\/p>\n

Oct. 7, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Latin Gallery Night with Muxes Spotlight: IMQ Center<\/p>\n

Oct. 13, 5-6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet and Greet with NAU President: IMQ Center<\/p>\n

Oct. 16, 1 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAU Football Hispanic Heritage Game: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome<\/p>\n

Purchase game ticket and exclusive “Los Lumberjacks” T-Shirt at loslumberjacks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Masks are recommended at all events.<\/p>\n

Students can continue to get involved by reaching out to the Office of Inclusion: Multicultural & LGBTQ+ Student Services by phone, (928) 523-5656; email, inclusion@nau.edu<\/a>; or by contacting Vidal Mendoza directly at (928) 523-1489 or vidal.mendoza@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beginning Sept. 15, Northern Arizona University is celebrating Hispanic, Latina\/o\/x Heritage Month with a collection of events hosted by NAU\u2019s Office of Inclusion. Through these events, NAU strives to honor the culture, history and diversity of individuals in the Latina\/x\/o community. Hispanic, Latina\/x\/o Heritage Month was first celebrated in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week and…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":63725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","category-happenings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}