Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month
Celebramos nuestra hermosa cultura Latine (we celebrate our rich Latine culture) everyday and we proudly highlight it at MiraCosta College between September 15th-October 15th. The conversations, events, and connections that stem from our heritage month programming are critical to our students鈥� learning, identity formation, and belonging here at the college.
Past Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month events
- Foos in Medicine - Beyond the White Coat: Honoring Roots. Healing Comunidades. Trailblazers in Medicine
- Introduction to Indigenous Healing
- Ponle Nombre al Centro (Name the Center) for Latine Students
- Queering and Debinarizing the Spanish Language
- Only MiraCosta emails will be able to access of Queering and Debinarizing the Spanish Language
- Only MiraCosta emails will be able to access of Queering and Debinarizing the Spanish Language
- De Todo Coraz贸n: Latine Films with Depth
- , some films will be streamable via MiraCosta鈥檚 film streaming databases.
- Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month Kickoff Dance Party & Mercadito
- The Historical Perspective on Chicanx/Latinx Art with Alessandra Moctezuma
- Arte hasta la muerte: Awareness & Advocacy: Paint the Fields with Us!
- Virtual Paint Party with El Comalito Collective
- "A Dream Called Home" by Reyna Grande
- Fat Liberation & Cultura
- Solidarity Sounds and Spaces
- Good Chisme: A Roundtable Discussion on Identity, Language, & Raza
- UCLA Quechua Lecturer: Luz Maria de La Torre (Being an Indigenous Woman in Contemporary Times)
- Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead Celebration on Campus)
- Juntas Tour (Writing and Poetry Practices presented by Yesika Salgado and Karla Cordero)
- Archived 2019 Events
Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month planning committee
The planning committee is composed of students, staff, faculty, and administrators and in collaboration they create, plan, and facilitate the events offered to the campus community. They meet between July-October, and welcome students, staff, and faculty, to join at any time. To join the committee or learn more about how to integrate any of the events into your class, program, or club contact the interim Latine Student Success Specialist, Susy (she/ella), at smorales@miracosta.edu or call her office number at (442) 262-2248.
Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month at the MiraCosta Library
Our is celebrating Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month with an featuring influential Latinx and Chicanx individuals, books, eBooks, films and more. View their and learn more about their .
Contact Information
For more information on Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month events or planning committee contact:
Susy Morales (she/ella)
Interim Specialist, Latine Student Success
smorales@miracosta.edu
442.262.2248
History and Heritage Programming are a service of the Department of Student Equity. For general inquiries about all Student Equity programs and services, please contact us at studentequity@miracosta.edu or call our main office at 760.757.2121 x6900.
