Students celebrate Hispanic heritage
Students have an opportunity to immerse themselves in Hispanic culture during Hispanic Heritage Month.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Today
What: Open House sponsored by The Latin American & Caribbean Studies Institute
Where: 290 Hull St.
When: 3 to 5 p.m.
Live music by La Rondalla and performances by UGA Capoeira.
Sunday
What: “The Line in the Sand”
Where: Town and Gown Theater
When: 4 p.m.
“The Line in the Sand” is a collection of monologues and photographs about the U.S.-Mexico border migration.
“The many activities that will take place over the next month will provide the UGA and Athens communities with a good sense of just how culturally diverse – and important – the Latin American region truly is,” said Paul Duncan, assistant director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute.
Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on Monday and ends Oct. 15, marks the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The celebration began with Hispanic Heritage Week in September 1968 and was expanded to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. More than 20 programs will be offered by he University to celebrate and explore the different facets of Hispanic culture.
“Even though I am kind of disconnected from my Cuban family in Miami, I try to do things everyday to keep up the traditions, like cooking arroz con pollo – rice and chicken,” said Jenny Kissler, a junior Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Spanish major from Miami.
Many of the programs, such as Thursday’s play “Yo Soy Latina,” explore the complexities of cultural identity across the Latin American region and in the United States.
“We live in a global society, so understanding these things help us come together as a global community,” said Sandra Goolsby, administrative assistant in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.
For a full list of events, visit www.uga.edu/news.
