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Noted novelist kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
2:59 p.m., Sept. 6, 2006--Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, journalist and noted novelist, will give the keynote address to open Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Delaware at 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, in Multipurpose Rooms A, B and C of the Trabant University Center. A former staff writer for the Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times, Valdes-Rodriguez will focus on Hispanic pride in her address, titled “Exploding Stereotypes: Beyond the Myths.” Valdes-Rodriguez, who grew up in a mixed-race home, is the author of the novels, The Dirty Girls Social Club and Playing with Boys, both of which explore the themes of coping with unfair stereotypes, female bonding and overcoming disappointing relationships. Following her address, Valdes-Rodriguez will sign copies of her books. The free event is open to the public and is cosponsored by UD's Latino Heritage Office, Center for Black Culture, Office of Women's Studies HOLA, La Raza, Chi Upsilon Sigma, Lambda Ph Chi, Lambda Theta Phi, Latin American Studies Program, LGBT and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. For more information on Valdes-Rodriguez's address and other Hispanic Heritage Month events, call (302) 831-0229 or (302) 831-2991 or e-mail [ude-lho@udel.edu]. |
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