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Latino Heritage celebration programs set
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| Jade Esteban Estrada plays seven characters in the family dramedy ‘Tortilla Heaven,’ written by Celeste Angela Estrada. Photo by Nando Rodriguez |
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| Palante Siempre Palante! The Young Lords |
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5 p.m., Sept. 15, 2006--Celebrate Latino Heritage Month at UD with movies, shows, festivals and lectures from September-November. Sponsored by UD's Office of Latino and Latin American Heritage, the events are free and open to the public.
Upcoming events include:
- Tortilla Heaven at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, in Mitchell Hall. A one-man show starring Comedy Central's Jade Esteban Estrada, Tortilla Heaven is a hilarious yet real story of three generations of a bilingual Mexican-American family;
- “Latinos in Islam: Rediscovering Our Roots” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, in 120 Smith Hall. Brother Abu Sa'id Hernan Guadalupe will discuss why Latinos find a close relationship with and embrace Islam today;
- Comida Latina--Latin Food Festival on Thursday, Oct. 5, in all campus dining halls. The festival features foods from several countries, including Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico and Spain;
- Palante Siempre Palante! The Young Lords, at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, in 123 Memorial Hall. Using archival footage, photographs and music, the film documents the Young Lords Organization, a group of young Puerto Ricans in Chicago and New York City in the 1960s-70s. The film follows their activities, philosophy, eventual demise and its legacy as an inspirational resource for students and activists today. A discussion about Latino identity and political activism will follow the film;
- “Identity Construction Among U.S. Latinas and Latinos,” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, in 127 Memorial Hall. This panel will focus on how U.S.-born Latinas and Latinos negotiate their identities while navigating the ethnic and mainstream worlds in American society; and
- Salsa Magic Fiesta, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, in Multipurpose Rooms A and B. Celebrate Latino Heritage Month and Halloween with HOLA. "Salsa Magic" returns to campus again for four hours of nonstop entertainment, including dance lessons, salsa performances, contests and a dance party featuring Latin music, reggaeton and hip-hop. Dress in costume for a chance to win prizes.
The events are co-sponsored 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, call (302) 831-0229 or (302) 831-2991, e-mail [ud-lho@udel.edu] or visit [www.udel.edu/LHO/].
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