Hispanic Heritage Month

Event List

The Indigenous History of Latin America
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
9:00 p.m. – 10:30p.m.

Leo A. Guthart Culture Center Theater, South Campus Join multicultural motivational speaker, storyteller and poet Bobby González, the indigenous history of Latin America. Sponsored by La Unidad Latina and Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. For more information, please e-mail Jesse Taveras via email

Student Essay Contest Sunday
September 30, 2007

All essays must be a minimum of five pages and must engage a theme/topic related to Latin America or the Caribbean. Essays may be submitted in English or Spanish, and are due by September 30, 2007. Sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department For more information, please contact Professor Kanatsu at (516) 463-5602 or via email.

Selections from the Latino/Hispanic Collection Exhibit
October 1-31, 2007
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)

Special Collections, West Campus Library, 619 Fulton Avenue The Special Collections Library presents a month-long exhibit of their Latino/Hispanic collection featuring local and national artifacts, documents and photographs. Sponsored by the Special Collections Library For more information, please e-mail Geri Solomon via email.

Hispanic Heritage Month Reception
Thursday, October 4, 2007
5:30-7:00 p.m.

Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th floor, South Campus Join members of the Hofstra community and Keynote Speaker Anabella Martinez, Dean of University Advisement, as we begin our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Come to experience a series of reflections, enjoy a light reception, and pick up your Hispanic Heritage Month 2007 calendar! Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs For more information, please contact Pamela Phayme via email or (516) 463-6796.

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Week
October 8-11, 2007
All events begin at 9:00 p.m.

Locations are to be announced. Monday, October 8, 2007: Movie Night “ Frida ” Tuesday, October 9, 2007: Game Night Wednesday, October 10, 2007: Movie Night “ My American Girls ” Thursday, October 11, 2007: Charity Night Join the members of HOLA and IMPACT as they present a special week of events, activities programs exploring elements of Latino/Hispanic culture. Sponsored by Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA) and Integrating Multicultural People and Coming Together (IMPACT) For more information, please e-mail Lisa Young via email.

War, Torture, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Thursday, October 11, 2007
2:20 p.m.

Location is to be announced. Leslie Gill is an associate professor of anthropology at American University in Washington, D.C., and has written a book titled “ The School of the Americas: Military Training and Political Violence in the Americas. ” Sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department For more information, please contact Professor Kanatsu at (516) 463-5602 or via email.

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Monday, October 15, 2007
9:00 p.m.

Location is to be announced. Join the men of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. and the women of Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority, Inc., as they co-sponsor an AIDS awareness program. Sponsored by La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. and Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority, Inc. For more information, please e-mail Jesse Taveras

Dance with Me Salsa Lessons Wednesday
October 17, 2007
Common Hour (11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m.)

Plaza Room East, Mack Student Center, North Campus Want to learn the basic steps of salsa dancing? Let Sol y Sombra Dance Company teach you at this FREE salsa lesson during Common Hour! * Space for this event is limited; students may begin signing up on Monday, October 8, 2007 in the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs in Mack Student Center, Room 242.* Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs For more information, please e-mail Frank Johnson.

Farmingville
Monday, October 22, 2007
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, South Campus Don ’ t think hate crimes could happen in your neighborhood? Come see Carlos Sandoval ’ s award-winning documentary about the violent hate crime against two Mexican migrant workers in Farmingville, Long Island, and the current state of race and community relations. Sponsored by Multicultural Film Series and the Special Collections Library For more information, please contact the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs at (516) 463-6796.

The Gift From My Ancestors
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
9:00 p.m.

Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, South Campus Experience the legendary story of how African people enslaved in America created an original music that allowed them to secretly communicate with one another. Through the art of storytelling, song and dance, a guest speaker provides insight into historical music by revealing secret codes and unleashing the raw, rhythmic sound that has been hidden for centuries. Sponsored by La Unidad Latina and Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. For more information, please e-mail Jesse Taveras.

A Night of Poetry featuring poet Martín Espada
Thursday, October 25, 2007
6:30p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Plaza Rooms, Mack Student Center, North Campus Come out for a night of poetry and dialogue featuring acclaimed professor and poet Martín Espada, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He recently received a 2006 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. You won’t want to miss his dynamic presentation and poetry readings! Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Honors College, and the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs For more information, please e-mail Professor Cindy Bogart.