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Organized by Student Affairs, the Office of AHANA Student Programs, and the
Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee
Events are Open to Everyone!
Sept. 15th • Latin Food Night
Location & Time: Tuesday 4:30-8:00pm @ Lower, McElroy, and Stuart.
Description: Enjoy tasty Latin Food along with great music and programming provided by BC Dinning Services. Free Salsa Lessons in McElroy at 7pm.
Sept. 19th • HHM Opening Dinner Location & Time: Saturday 6pm Yawkey Center, Murray Function Rm.
Sponsored by: Latinos at Boston College (L@BC), OASP, Latin American Studies Program, OLAA, the Oscar Romero Scholarship Committee
Description: Keynote Speaker: Mr. Angel Martinez Loredo, accomplished multicultural affairs expert, trainer, educator, and political analyst, presents the community with a vibrant and motivating lecture that encourages the audience to become leaders and answer the societal responsibility challenge.
Sept. 20th • Organization of Latin American Affairs’ First General Meeting
Location & Time: Sunday 7pm Cabaret Room, Vanderslice
Sponsored by: The Organization of Latin American Affairs (OLAA)
Description: Learn about OLAA’s new goals and initiatives and how to get involved, meet the membership and eat tasty Latin Food!
Sept. 22nd • ‘I Speak English': The Immigrant Experience
Location & Time: Tuesday 7:30 pm Higgins 300
Sponsored by: OLAA, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, CVSA
Description: How difficult is it for immigrants to adapt? This panel of BC faculty, administrators, staff and students addresses the individual experiences of old immigrants and recent immigrants in America and attempts to compare and contrast the experiences of the variety of waves of immigrants during distinct points in history.
Sept 24th • From the Closet to the Classroom Intersections: Latino Masculine Gender and Sexuality
Location & Time: Thursday 7pm Fulton 511
Sponsored by: GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC) and OLAA
Description: This panel will explore GLBTQ identity featuring BC faculty who specialize in gender, sexuality, and Boston College students that can speak about their personal experiences as GLBTQ Latino/as. Light refreshments will be provided.
Sept 30th • Latinos and U.S. Catholicism: Present Contributions and Future Possibilities.
Location & Time: Wednesday 7:30pm Fulton 511
Sponsored by: the Theology Department, the Church of the 21st Century, New School of Theology and Ministry, and the Oscar Romero Scholarship Committee.
Description: BC Professors Hosffman Ospino, Nancy Pineda-Madrid, and Roberto-Goizueta speak on the present and future of Hispanics in Catholism, Spanish spirituality, and U.S. Latino/Latino Theology.
Oct. 6th • Service Learning South of the Border: Boston College Service and Immersion Trips
Location & Time: Tuesday 7:30pm Higgins 300
Sponsored by: Volunteer and Service Learning Center, Pedro Arrupe Program, UGBC
Description: Faculty panel about the role that service trips play or should they play on student formation. They discuss the positive and negatives of their experiences and take a critical perspective on the way these trips can be productive and destructive. Also a part of Jesuit Heritage Week
Oct. 8th • Bilingual Education & the Minority Drop Out Rate: Myths and Realities
Location & Time: Thursday 7:30pm Higgins 300
Sponsored by: Lynch School of Education, PRA, and OLAA
Description: At 21 percent, the national Latino high school dropout rate is more than twice the national average at 10 percent. On a different note, thirty years after its introduction, bilingual education is still generating controversy. Learn from a panel of current high school students, teachers, college professors, and the first Latino city counselor, as they discuss the Latino Drop out rate and its affect on the future of America and bilingual education and how immigrant students are caught in the middle of this raging debate.
Oct. 13th • Latinos in Corporate America
Location & Time: Tuesday 3-6pm Fulton Honors Commons Library
Sponsored by: Carroll School of Management, AHANA Management Academy (AMA), and OLAA
Description: Panel discussion of the status of Latinos in the corporate environment. Latino professionals with backgrounds in consulting, law, finance, and accounting, will be present representing their firms, including Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Kaplan, Aerotek E&E, Wellington Management, Violy and Company, Goldman Sachs, Google, JP Morgan, amongst others. There will be a NETWORKING reception after the panel discussion. Free Latin food! Dress: Business Casual.
Oct. 13th • The Tapestry of American History Through Native Eyes: An Alternate Perspective
Location & Time: Higgins 300 Tuesday 7pm
Sponsored by: Arts and Social Responsibility Project, Society of Native American Peoples, OLAA, ALC, CASA.
Description: Bobby González, Native American/Latino motivational lecturer, storyteller and poet based in New York City, steps into the world of the Indigenous Peoples who encountered Columbus and subsequent 'explorers.' The American Holocaust was a great tragedy from which all peoples can draw important lessons. Followed by a vigil.
*Candlelight Vigil * Quad
An outdoor evening memorial service will provide an opportunity for members of the campus community and public to reflect on the genocide of millions of Native American Peoples, the theft of their lands, and the relentless assault on their culture. In addition, it is a vigil of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism and oppression, which Americans Native Americans continue to experience.
Oct. 16th • 1st Annual Latin Soul Arts Festival
Location & Time: O’Neil Plaza
Sponsored by: Office of Student Affairs, OASP and HHM Committee
Description: An exploration of Latin Arts and culture at Boston College, the Latin Soul Arts Festival will explore Latin Arts through a day packed with food, kids activities, competitive and folkloric dance showcases, a band showcase, a major theater production, poetry and spoken word performances, more than six art exhibitions and demonstrations, a Hispanic book fair, prominent speakers, and a concert by our very own premier Jazz Ensemble, BC bOp!. The festival is free and welcomes everyone including undergraduate and graduate students, BC employees and their families, alumni and the greater Boston Community.
Oct. 16th • FINALMENTE 7:00 - 11:30 pm.
HHM Closing Celebration & KICK OFF event for the 30th Yr. Anniversary Celebration of the AHANA Acronym
7:00 - 7:45 p.m. Reception
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. BC bOp! Concert
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. Speaking Program
9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Friday Night Live
10:30 - 11:30 p.m. Social and Dessert!
Hispanic Heritage Month’s Latin Soul Film Festival
Sponsored by: Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee
Description: 10 films will play throughout the month on BC Cable Channel 46. For movie descriptions, please visit the website. Film times below.
Noon, 4:00pm, 8:00pm & 11:00pm
September
THE LOST CITY: 9/15 - 9/17
SIN NOMBRE: 9/18 - 9/20
INNOCENT VOICES: 9/21 - 9/23
BUS 174: 9/24 - 9/26
MARIA FULL OF GRACE: 9/27 - 9/29
October
UNDER THE SAME MOON: 9/30 - 10/2
PRICE OF SUGAR: 10/3 - 10/5
NINE QUEENS: 10/6 - 10/8
AMORES PERROS: 10/9 - 10/11
QUINCEANERA: 10/12 - 10/14
For all questions, please contact the co-chairs of the HHM Planning Committee
Bryan Leyva, A&S ’10 (
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Eduardo Dorado, A&S ‘09 (
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HHM Planning Committee Members:
Joana Maynard (OASP), Dean Jean Yoder (SPO), Adaline Mirabal (LTL), Neudy Nunez (Residential Life)
 Jeans Santana, A&S ’10, Nadia Lazo, A&S ’10, Angelica Rocha, CSOM ’11, Luis Almonte, CSOM ’11, Marlena Papavaritis, A&S ’11, David Gonzalez, CSOM ’11, Emanuel Cabrera, CSOM ‘11 Esteban Gomez, CSOM ’12, Paola Chavez, A&S ’12, Stephanie Gonzalez, A&S ‘12
Art Exhibitions
Alive "The Legacy"
O’Neil Library Oct. 1 - Oct. 15
O’Neil Plaza Oct. 16
A collection of traditional and contemporary paintings, sculptures and video art from five professional internationally renowned Latino Artists
In the Heights- Latin Quarter
Devlin Hall Oct. 1 - Oct. 15
Outside O’Neil Library Oct. 16
A faculty, alumni, and student exhibition featuring art that relate to culture, nationality, ethnicity and identity.
From Barrio to Scene: A Photodocumentary on Gentrification
Devlin Hall Oct. 1- Oct. 15
O’Neil Plaza Oct. 16
Showcasing the work of 5 Latino Photographers.
Eagles Abroad: Student Photography
Gasson Hall Rotunda Oct. 16
Sponsored by Office of International Students and Scholars and Office of International Programs
Photography by BC students of their experiences when living or studying in Latin America and Spain.
Off the Heights- South-of-the-Border Service and Immersion Trips
Higgins Atrium 300 Oct. 6 4pm-10pm
Sponsored by the Pedro Arrupe Immersion Program and the Volunteer and Service Learning Center
Photography that provides a glimpse into the work done by BC Students who participate in service and immersion trips to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Strength in Unity - Check out three fantastic Murals located on O’Neil Plaza. Sponsored by the Art and Social Responsibility Project.
Mural One: Weaving the Fabric of Diversity
Mural two: One Puzzle, Many cultures Cosponsored by the AHANA Caucus of ALC
Mural three: Challenging the Future a Square at a Time
Book Fairs and Exhibits
Hispanic Book Fair –Sponsored by Boston College Libraries
Promoting Hispanic literacy and provide role models for the youth in the community.
O’ Neil Plaza Oct. 16th
Hispanic Heritage Month Book Sale – Sept. 15- Oct. 15. Great fiction books for sale at the BC Bookstore from their Hispanic Heritage Month end cap promotion.
INSIDE THE GLASS - Literature Exhibits
Check out the unique glass exhibits on various themes inside BC Libraries.
"Con la pluma en la mano,…": Major Latin American Literary Figures Oct. 1-Oct. 15
Visit the O’Neil Library, displaying great Latino Noble Prize winners such as Gabriela Mistral, Miguel Angel Asturias, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez y Octavio Paz, and many other popular writers.
Hispanic and Latino Heritage in Children's Books Sept 15- Oct. 15
Visit the Educational Resource Center, highlighting books for children and curriculum materials.
Jesuit Missionaries in the Colonial Americas - an exhibit in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month" Sept 15- Oct. 15
Visit the Burns Library’s Ford Tower (entry), showcasing items from the Jesuitana collections - catechisms, grammars, histories, etc.
The Work of Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta Sept 15- Oct. 15
Visit the Bapst Art Library, highlighting the work of Ana Mendieta, an American sculptor, performance artist, video artist and painter.
Latin Soul Arts Festival Schedule of Events
11:00-11:15 Welcoming Remarks.
11:00-12:30 Performance
12:30-1:15 Poetry and Pastries
Poetry from OLAA’s Sabor Art & Literary Magazine
1:15-2:15 Dance Showcase*
2:15-3:15 SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
3:15-4:15 Band Showcase
4:15-5:00 Dance Showcase*
5:00-6:15 A Stage of our Own
Cosponsored by Women’s Resource Center, Women’s Studies Program, and Women’s Issues Council of UGBC, Women of Color Caucus
7:00 Closing Ceremony- Gasson 100
BC bOp! Jazz Ensemble Concert
9:30-1:00 30th Year Celebration of the AHANA Acronym Block Party- Sponsored by Nights on the Heights Murray Function Room.
Kids Activities
12:00-4:00 Arts & Crafts O’Neil Plaza
Face Painting, sidewalk chalk, coloring contest, T-shirt design, caricatures, and more
12:00-6:00 Hispanic Book Fair- Sponsored by University Libraries –Gasson 100
2:00-3:00 Reading and Book Signing. Gasson 100
3:00-4:00 Children’s Story Hour
For pre-school and elementary students. Gasson Honors Library
Art Demonstrations
Ceramics, Sidewalk Chalk, Collaborative Art, and More!
Spin the Wheel, doodle a poem, chalk the walk, and have a blast!
Pots ‘N’ Pieces for Purchase
Pottery, jewelry, stationery, scarves, hand bags, and more.
O’Neil Plaza 12pm-6pm
Art for Sale
All of the student art exhibits will have work for sale. Prices vary.
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