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Latinx Heritage Month is back! 🏵 🙌 Join us as we honor the indigenous heritages of South Texas throughout September and October! Oh, and did we mention? This year's events will take place in-person on campus! 😁

To view a full line-up of events, please visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month. 👈

Texas Parents and Educators Demand a Social Studies TEKS First Reading by the SBOE The State Board of Education on August 30, 2022, under pressure from extremists conservative organizations such as Patriot Mobile and the Texas House of Representatives Freedom Caucus and their supporters delayed voting to have a first reading of SB3 aligned Social Studies TEKS. These organizations....

Virtual Latinx Heritage Month continues tomorrow with an exciting keynote address from award-winning visual/media artist and TV/film writer, Lalo Alcaráz! 🎬 Alcaráz, who was the Cultural Consultant on the Oscar-winning Day of the Dead-themed animated Pixar movie Coco, will be speaking on his experiences and his forthcoming graphic history novel, UNIDOS. ✍️

📆 Tuesday, Sept. 21
🕙 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
📍 Zoom (RSVP at the link below!👇)

For more information and to view the full line-up of events, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

Virtual Latinx Heritage Month 2021 starts this week! 🏵 🙌 Join us as we honor the indigenous heritages of South Texas.

The opening ceremony kicks off with a keynote speech from internationally recognized poet, essayist, and playwright, Cherríe Moraga, that you won't want to miss! 💬

📆 Wednesday, Sept. 15
🕙 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom (RSVP at alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈)

Plus, there's more! This month is packed full of free virtual events including panel discussions, keynote speakers, artist workshops, and more! For the full line-up of events, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

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'Chicano art is American art': Actor Cheech Marin's personal collection on display in Colorado Sharing Chicano community, history and art is a full-time passion for Marin, who has been amassing works by Chicano artists, both celebrated and unknown, for more than 30 years.

Aztec renaissance: New research sheds fresh light on intellectual achievements of long-vanished empire Exclusive: David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing system suggests it was one of the most sophisticated scripts that humanity has ever produced

60 Years Ago San Antonio Teenagers Invented the Westside Sound | Texas Highways Also known as Chicano soul, the Westside Sound blends rock ‘n’ roll with San Antonio roots

‘Redbone’: Native American rock band shines in new graphic novel Los Angeles in the 1960s was a mecca for musical talent. Performers from many ethnic backgrounds were finally arriving at the forefront with exciting new styles and sounds.

Netflix to hold panel discussion for Roadrunners on its Selena series NOVEMBER 4, 2020 – As the anticipation grows among Selena Quintanilla fans for the new Netflix show Selena: The Series, the UTSA community is going to get a sneak peek about what it’s like to be part of retelling the life of such an iconic Hispanic figure.

Mark you calendar for this Monday, November 9, 2020 as PAC celebrates First Gen Week!

One of the panelists featured is Dr. Lori Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Mexican American Studies and Coordinator for the Center for Mexican American Studies at Palo Alto College.

Panel: Nevertheless She Persisted
Date: November 9, 2020
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: https://www.alamo.edu/pac/calendar/2020/november/nevertheless-she-persisted/

Hear from a panel of female Student Affairs professionals and PAC Faculty on their personal First Gen journey through completion. These women are proof that you can make it through! Si se puede!

Presenters: Nathalie Riojas, IMPACTO Project Director; Luz A. Hernandez, Coordinator of Student Success; Dr. Lori Rodriguez, Professor Mexican American Studies; Dr. Rose Zambrano, Professor Student Development

PAC : Events : Nevertheless She Persisted | Alamo Colleges Hear from a panel of female Student Affairs professionals and PAC Faculty on their personal First Gen journey through completion. These women are proof that you can make it through! Si se puede! Presenters: Nathalie Riojas, IMPACTO Project Director;  Luz A. Hernandez, Coordinator of Student Success...

What To Watch: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2020 All November long, stream films about the history, present, and future of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

This Saturday! Register today and help support Mexican American Studies in Texas K-12 curriculum.

5th Annual Statewide [Virtual] Summit on Mexican American Studies for Texas The National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies [NACCS]-Tejas Foco 5th Annual Statewide [Virtual] Summit on Mexican American Studies

Join us this morning as Palo Alto College commemorates National Latinx Awareness Day with one solo play “The AIDS Lady” by Anna De Luna.

In recognition of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, Anna De Luna, also known as The AIDS Lady, will be joining us to showcase her one-person performance, in which she engages with the virtual audience with stories of courageous youth and the HIV positive population using a variety of characters.

📆 Thursday, Oct. 15
🕑 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom (Register at bit.ly/36NAFmZ 👈)

Join is tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 5 for this important panel kicking off Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

While San Antonio and Bexar County have recently experienced a domestic violence epidemic with 29 documented deaths by domestic partners in 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated this crisis. Panelists will discuss the warning signs, available resources, and strategies to help end domestic violence.

👥 Participating Panelists:
Marta Peláez, President and CEO, Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
Patricia Castillo, Executive Director, PEACE Initiative
Judith Menchaca, Domestic Violence Survivor

📆 Monday, October 5
🕒 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom (Register at alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month)

Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 30!

Join us as we hear from author Ernesto Todd Mireles. He will discuss his book, Insurgent Aztlán The Liberating Power of Cultural Resistance, in which he reconstructs the relationship between social-political insurgent theory and Xicano literature, film and myth. Pull up a chair, and come join us, and Ernesto, as we continue our Virtual Heritage Month celebration! 🎊

📆 Wednesday, Sept. 30
🕒 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
📍 Zoom (Register at https://bit.ly/305T4Yc)

Tomorrow! Free and open to the public.

The U.S. presidential election is just around the corner, and the Latinx community is expected to be the nation’s largest minority to influence the election. But you can’t participate if you are not registered to vote! Join us as we celebrate National Voter Registration Day with guest speaker Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), who has been on the front lines of the civil rights battles for Latinx communities.

📆 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕒 10:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 To register, and for a full event line-up, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

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The U.S. presidential election is just around the corner, and the Latinx community is expected to be the nation’s largest minority to influence the election. But you can’t participate if you are not registered to vote! Join us as we celebrate National Voter Registration Day with guest speaker Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), who has been on the front lines of the civil rights battles for Latinx communities.

📆 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕒 10:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 To register, and for a full event line-up, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

KSAT 12 & KSAT.com News 4 San Antonio KENS 5 & Kens5.com KABB FOX 29 News, San Antonio Spectrum News San Antonio Univision San Antonio Telemundo 60 San Antonio Domingo Garcia LULAC National President

This Thursday. You don’t want to miss it!

Best known for his work as part of the hilarious comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Cheech Marin is a paradox in the world of entertainment, and he has developed the finest private collection of Chicanx art in the United States. You won’t want to miss him as part of our Virtual Heritage Month celebration!

📆 Thursday, Sept. 17
🕧 12:30–1:30 p.m.
📍 Register ➡️ bit.ly/2RkLR1o

For a full event line-up, please visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month.

KSAT 12 & KSAT.com News 4 San Antonio KENS 5 & Kens5.com KABB FOX 29 News, San Antonio Spectrum News San Antonio

Best known for his work as part of the hilarious comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Cheech Marin is a paradox in the world of entertainment, and he has developed the finest private collection of Chicanx art in the United States. You won’t want to miss him as part of our Virtual Heritage Month celebration!

📆 Thursday, Sept. 17
🕧 12:30–1:30 p.m.
📍 Register ➡️ bit.ly/2RkLR1o

For a full event line-up, please visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month.

KSAT 12 & KSAT.com News 4 San Antonio KENS 5 & Kens5.com KABB FOX 29 News, San Antonio Spectrum News San Antonio

✨ Next week, we are kicking off Virtual Heritage Month with Cristela Alonzo, a stand-up comedian who made TV history in 2014 by becoming the first Latina to create, write and star in a network TV sitcom named "Cristela." Alonzo was also the first Latina to star in a Disney Pixar movie when she starred as Cruz Ramirez in "Cars 3." Her first stand-up special, "Lower Classy," is currently streaming on Netflix.🎤🚘

📆 Tuesday, Sept. 15
🕑 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
📍 Register at https://bit.ly/3hlLnCK

For a full event line-up, please visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month

KSAT 12 & KSAT.com News 4 San Antonio KENS 5 & Kens5.com KABB FOX 29 News, San Antonio Spectrum News San Antonio

Join us for Palo Alto College's Heritage Month 2020 Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Cristela Alonzo!

Full calendar and registration links here: https://www.alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month

About Cristela Alonzo:

A native of San Juan, Texas, Cristela Alonzo made history in 2014 when she became the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own network sitcom Cristela for ABC. During that same year, she split her time between Los Angeles and New York to serve as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show The View. In 2017 Alonzo made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the part of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3. Her first stand-up special, Lower Classy, is currently streaming on Netflix. Alonzo’s memoir, Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up, was released in October of 2019 by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Luis Alonzo also has a podcast titled To Be Continued, which can be streamed on all major podcasting platforms.

Aside from comedy, Alonzo focuses on advocacy work, fighting for issues that range from immigration, universal healthcare and advocating on behalf of lower income communities with numerous organizations including Special Olympics Texas, People for the United Way, Planned Parenthood, LUPE (La Union del Pueblo Entero), and serves as advisory board member for Define American.

“I am a first-generation American born to an undocumented mother that taught me to love this country. I believe it is my duty to give back and fight so that everyone can get the same thing my family got: a chance.” – Cristela Alonzo

Palo Alto College Heritage Month 2020 kicks off next Tuesday with keynote speaker Cristela Alonzo!

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Column-Celebrating-heritage-at-Palo-Alto-College-15551265.php

Column: Celebrating heritage at Palo Alto College Palo Alto College kicks off its month-long 2020 Heritage Month celebration on Sept. 15, and it includes a series of free virtual events and special guests.

Who Are You Calling Latinx? “Latinx” is the most recent chapter in the saga of trying to label a population that has pushed back against every previous attempt to name it.

Please visit the Palo Alto College Heritage Month 2020 calendar of events website which includes event registration links: https://www.alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month. (Some event links are forthcoming.) All events will be remote via Zoom.

As always, all events are free and open to the public. Registrants do not have to be affiliated with PAC or ACD.

Additionally, there will PAC swag giveaways at events and the first 20 PAC students to register for events will receive a meal voucher.

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Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: Cristela Alonzo
Tuesday, Sept. 15
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

A native of San Juan, Texas, Cristela Alonzo is comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. This made her the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own U.S. primetime comedy. She’s served as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show The View. In 2017 Cristela made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the part of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3. Her first stand-up special, Lower Classy, is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Keynote Speaker: Cheech Marin
Thursday, Sept. 17
12:30–1:30 p.m.

Best known as one half of the hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred duo Cheech and Chong, Cheech Marin is a paradox in the world of entertainment. Cheech is an actor, director, writer, musician, Chicanx art collector, art exhibitor, and humanitarian – a man who has enough talent, humor, and intelligence to do just about anything. As an ardent Chicanx art supporter and collector, Cheech Marin has developed the finest private collection of Chicanx art in the United States.

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Constitution Day/National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 22
10:30–11:30 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United American Citizens (LULAC)

A son of Mexican immigrants, Domingo Garcia, is a self-made success earning his way to the Statehouse of Texas as an elected lawmaker, and subsequently becoming the youngest Mayor Pro-Tem of Dallas. He’s worked to protect young, undocumented immigrant students known as “Dreamers” as an author of Texas’ laws, making Texas the first state in the nation to protect immigrant students. He served as an editorial columnist and broadcast commentator, as well as a highly successful trial lawyer for thirty years. Garcia is the current National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) since 2018 and has been on the fr s battles for Latinx communities.

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Author Talk/Plática with Ernesto Todd Mireles
Wednesday, Sept. 30
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

In his book, Insurgent Aztlán: The Liberating Power of Cultural Resistance (2020 International Latino Book Award Winner - Best Political/Current Affairs), Ernesto Todd Mireles reconstructs the relationship between social-political insurgent theory and Xicano literature, film and myth. He makes a solid case for addressing the decades-long decline of Mexican American identity within itself and among sectors of American society by asserting the influential role of culture and history, in the preservation and political advancement of a people.

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National Poetry Day/ Eleven Rivers Review Student Poetry Reading
Thursday, Oct. 1
11 a.m.–Noon
Zoom [link TBD]
In honor of National Poetry Day, Palo Alto College will host a student poetry reading. While the event will feature Eleven Rivers Review (11RR) student contributors, all students are welcome to join and read their poetry. The Eleven Rivers Review is PAC’s award-winning student literary and arts journal. The 11RR is produced each spring entirely by PAC student writers, artists, and editors. The publication offers students an opportunity to share their creative tal able skills for their portfolios.

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Panel Discussion/Plática: "Crisis within a Crisis: Domestic Violence During the Coronavirus Pandemic"
Monday, Oct. 5
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

While San Antonio and Bexar County have recently experienced a domestic violence epidemic with 29 documented deaths by domestic partners in 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated this crisis. Panelists will discuss the warning signs, available resources, and strategies to help end domestic violence.

Participating Panelists:

Marta Peláez, President and CEO, Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
Patricia Castillo, Executive Director, PEACE Initiative
Judith Menchaca, Domestic Violence Survivor

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Indigenous Peoples' Day/Día de la Raza
Monday, Oct. 12

While Columbus Day traditionally honors the significance of Europeans “discovering” the Americas, Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the heritage and contributions of Indigenous/Native Americans who inhabited these lands long before the arrival of Europeans.

Decolonial/Health-Conscious Cooking Demonstration
Monday, Oct. 12
Noon–12:30 p.m.
Zoom [link TBD]

This demonstration will feature a recipe from the cookbook Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing (2015 International Latino Book Award for Best Cookbook) by Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel.

Panel Discussion/Plática: "Indigenous/Xicanx Healing Practices During Times of Crisis"
Monday, Oct. 12
12:30-1:30 p.m.

During this time of collective physical, emotional, and financial crisis, ethnic minorities including Indigenous and Latinx/Chicanx communities are being negatively affected at a significantly higher rate. This panel will address the impact of this collective crisis on these communities and provide healing strategies for wellness through Indigenous/Xicanx cultural-based methods focused on mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

Participating Panelists:

Dr. Manuel Zamarripa, Director and Co-founder, Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology
Jessica Tlazotiani Zamarripa, Activist, Organizer and Co-founder, Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology
Jane Madrigal, Artist, Educator and Healer

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National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
Performance: "The AIDS Lady" Solo Play by Anna De Luna
Thursday, Oct. 15
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The AIDS Lady, a one-person performance by Anna De Luna, will explore various characters while engaging audience members with stories of courageous youth and the HIV positive population she serves. The original piece uses theatre as a tool to raise awareness of the issue of HIV/AIDS – as Ms. De Luna will perform a rapid HIV test on herself to encourage others to get tested.

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Smithsonian National Postal Museum Virtual Exhibition
Sept. 15-Oct. 15

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: People, Places, Events on Stamps

Celebrando la Herencia Hispana: Gente, Lugares y Eventos en Sellos Postales

Please visit the Palo Alto College Heritage Month 2020 calendar of events website which includes event registration links: https://www.alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month. (Some event links are forthcoming.) All events will be remote via Zoom.

As always, all events are free and open to the public. Registrants do not have to be affiliated with PAC or ACD.

Additionally, there will PAC swag giveaways at events and the first 20 PAC students to register for events will receive a meal voucher.

*******

Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: Cristela Alonzo
Tuesday, Sept. 15
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

A native of San Juan, Texas, Cristela Alonzo is comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. This made her the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own U.S. primetime comedy. She’s served as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show The View. In 2017 Cristela made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the part of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3. Her first stand-up special, Lower Classy, is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Keynote Speaker: Cheech Marin
Thursday, Sept. 17
12:30–1:30 p.m.

Best known as one half of the hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred duo Cheech and Chong, Cheech Marin is a paradox in the world of entertainment. Cheech is an actor, director, writer, musician, Chicanx art collector, art exhibitor, and humanitarian – a man who has enough talent, humor, and intelligence to do just about anything. As an ardent Chicanx art supporter and collector, Cheech Marin has developed the finest private collection of Chicanx art in the United States.

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Constitution Day/National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 22
10:30–11:30 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United American Citizens (LULAC)

A son of Mexican immigrants, Domingo Garcia, is a self-made success earning his way to the Statehouse of Texas as an elected lawmaker, and subsequently becoming the youngest Mayor Pro-Tem of Dallas. He’s worked to protect young, undocumented immigrant students known as “Dreamers” as an author of Texas’ laws, making Texas the first state in the nation to protect immigrant students. He served as an editorial columnist and broadcast commentator, as well as a highly successful trial lawyer for thirty years. Garcia is the current National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) since 2018 and has been on the fr s battles for Latinx communities.

*******

Author Talk/Plática with Ernesto Todd Mireles
Wednesday, Sept. 30
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

In his book, Insurgent Aztlán The Liberating Power of Cultural Resistance (2020 International Latino Book Award Winner - Best Political/Current Affairs), Ernesto Todd Mireles reconstructs the relationship between social-political insurgent theory and Xicano literature, film and myth. He makes a solid case for addressing the decades-long decline of Mexican American identity within itself and among sectors of American society by asserting the influential role of culture and history, in the preservation and political advancement of a people.

*******

National Poetry Day/ Eleven Rivers Review Student Poetry Reading
Thursday, Oct. 1
11 a.m.–Noon
Zoom [link TBD]
In honor of National Poetry Day, Palo Alto College will host a student poetry reading. While the event will feature Eleven Rivers Review (11RR) student contributors, all students are welcome to join and read their poetry. The Eleven Rivers Review is PAC’s award-winning student literary and arts journal. The 11RR is produced each spring entirely by PAC student writers, artists, and editors. The publication offers students an opportunity to share their creative tal able skills for their portfolios.


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Panel Discussion/Plática: "Crisis within a Crisis: Domestic Violence Crisis During the Coronavirus Pandemic"
Monday, Oct. 5
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

While San Antonio and Bexar County have recently experienced a domestic violence epidemic with 29 documented deaths by domestic partners in 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated this crisis. Panelists will discuss the warning signs, available resources, and strategies to help end domestic violence.

Participating Panelists:

Marta Peláez, President and CEO, Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
Patricia Castillo, Executive Director, PEACE Initiative
Judith Menchaca, Domestic Violence Survivor

*******

Indigenous Peoples' Day/Día de la Raza
Monday, Oct. 12

While Columbus Day traditionally honors the significance of Europeans “discovering” the Americas, Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the heritage and contributions of indigenous/Native Americans who inhabited these lands long before the arrival of Europeans.

Decolonial/Health-Conscious Cooking Demonstration
Monday, Oct. 12
Noon–12:30 p.m.
Zoom [link TBD]

This demonstration will feature a recipe from the cookbook Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing (2015 International Latino Book Award for Best Cookbook) by Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel.

Panel Discussion/Plática: "Indigenous/Xicanx Healing Practices During Times of Crisis"
Monday, Oct. 12
12:30-1:30 p.m.

During this time of collective physical, emotional, and financial crisis, ethnic minorities including Indigenous and Latinx/Chicanx communities are being negatively affected at a significantly higher rate. This panel will address the impact of this collective crisis on these communities and provide healing strategies for wellness through Indigenous/Xicanx cultural-based methods focused on mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

Participating Panelists:

Dr. Manuel Zamarripa, Director and Co-founder, Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology
Jessica Tlazotiani Zamarripa, Activist, Organizer and Co-founder, Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology
Jane Madrigal, Artist, Educator and Healer

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National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
Performance: "The AIDS Lady" Solo Play by Anna De Luna
Thursday, Oct. 15
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The AIDS Lady, a one-person performance by Anna De Luna, will explore various characters while engaging audience members with stories of courageous youth and the HIV positive population she serves. The original piece uses theatre as a tool to raise awareness of the issue of HIV/AIDS – as Ms. De Luna will perform a rapid HIV test on herself to encourage others to get tested.

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Smithsonian National Postal Museum Virtual Exhibition
Sept. 15-Oct. 15

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: People, Places, Events on Stamps

Celebrando la Herencia Hispana: Gente, Lugares y Eventos en Sellos Postales

PAC : Heritage Month | Alamo Colleges Palo Alto College celebrates Heritage Month and pays tribute to the heritages of South Texas.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-participants-discuss-movement/

https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/famed-chicano-author-rudolfo-anaya-dies-at-age-82/5777286/?fbclid=IwAR0NC6GjTTlMoMqh8apLSBovCpdUHMV6Id1MfM_DfPqtBYKh8yktUE_LGss #.Xvt9-4FGrCA.facebook

Famed Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya dies at age 82 KOB 4 has confirmed that author Rudolfo Anaya has died. 

Please read the important message below from our friends at SAC too. Cut and paste the message to share:

We need your support:

For almost two years, SAC students have been leading the effort to rid SAC of the Ranger mascot through holding teach-ins, presentations, meetings, and so much more. They have met with our SAC President Dr. Robert Vela multiple times, and he now understands that the mascot must go. For much of its nearly 200-year history, the Texas Rangers organization, from which the SAC mascot took its name in 1926, created terror for Tejanos, Texas Indians, and Black people and were responsible for many deaths of innocent People of Color. The seminal work of Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez, _The Injustice Never Leaves You_ and the more recent book by Doug Swason, _Cult of Glory_, capture this racialized violence. This Slate article also captures some of that history: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/05/texas-finally-begins-to-grapple-with-its-ugly-history-of-border-violence-against-mexican-americans.html

If you are a SAC faculty, staff, student; alumni; or San Antonio community member who understands why SAC should rid itself of the Ranger, please visit this website
https://sacweb03.sac.alamo.edu/eMascot/MascotFeedback
and vote "No" before July 8th, 5pm.

Please consider leaving a public comment or speaking during the College Council meeting on 7/14. Thank you!

In Solidarity, SAC MAS Program

Ayala: San Antonio College closer to shedding racist vestiges in its mascot It had been a longstanding demand by members of its Latino faculty and its Mexican American Studies students, who’d organized to educate their peers on the mascot’s history.

‘We’re Important, Too’: Why We Must Teach Mexican-American Studies Mexican-American Studies students want to see public education curriculum standards change to include Mexican-American leaders.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution | Documentary about Black Panther Party | Independent Lens | PBS Stanley Nelson tells the story of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which sought to transform a system of racial oppression.

Selena is the subject of new UTSA course this fall The course will analyze her career, her social and cultural impact, and her legacy.

A very relevant documentary on the student protests and walkouts as part of the Chicanx Civil Rights Movement.

https://youtu.be/xY6cytReBm8

Chicano! - Taking Back the Schools.mp4

Forced Sterilization of Mexican-Americans: When U.S. Lawmakers Took a Page from the N**i Playbook Some believed they could 'improve' the American population by controlled breeding.

Don't Forget The Chicanos Who Served In Vietnam In Vietnam, Chicanos died at twice the rate of their counterparts.

Octavio Quintanilla – Poet, Teacher, San Antonio Poet Laureate 2018-20 – Arts Alive San Antonio Octavio Quintanilla – Poet, Teacher, San Antonio Poet Laureate 2018-20 May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Interview Express By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor– How and when did you know that you wanted to write poetry and make it your life’s calling?I knew I had a creative impulse when I was very young, mayb...