Hispanic Heritage Month

"National Hispanic Heritage Month... (September 15–October 15) in which the people of the United States honour the achievements of Hispanics. The celebration was first authorized in 1968, when the U.S. Congress adopted a resolution asking the president of the United States annually to issue a proclamation designating a week in September including September 15 and 16 as “National Hispanic Heritage Week.” In 1988 Congress expanded the celebration to a 31-day period beginning September 15. The resolution calls “on the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” Hispanic Heritage Month coincides with the celebrations of Independence Day in many Latin American countries—including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (September 15), Mexico (September 16), and Chile (September 18)—as well as with Día de la Raza (October 12) and Columbus Day (originally October 12 in the United States but now commemorated there on the second Monday in October)."

Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). National Hispanic Heritage Month. Britannica Academic. Retrieved September 5, 2023, from https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/National-Hispanic-Heritage-Month/433582

Events during Hispanic Heritage Month 2023

Documentary: Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet
Friday, September 15
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall

Latino Poetry Slam
Tuesday, September 19
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall

Salsa/Afro Latin Dance with Fanny Olaya (Buffalo State alumna)
Thursday, September 21
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall

Documentary: The Garifuna Journey    
Tuesday, September 26
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall

Mayan Archeoastronomy
Wednesday, September 27
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, Science and Mathematics Complex

Hispanic-Themed Student-Faculty Mixer
Thursday, September 28
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Modern and Classical Languages Department, Buckham Hall B234

Mayan Archeoastronomy
Friday, September 29
1:00–1:50 p.m.
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, Science and Mathematics Complex

Latin@ Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, October 12
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall

Experiencia Latina (a collaboration between the Music and Modern and Classical Languages departments)
Thursday, October 12
7:30–8:30 p.m.
Ciminelli Recital Hall, Rockwell Hall

Thanks to funding made available by the Faculty-Student Association, these events are organized by the Buffalo State English Department, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Modern and Classical Languages Department, Music Department, and Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium.

For further information about these events, please contact Marko Miletich, assistant professor of modern and classical languages.