University Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Students and faculty at The University of Findlay are recognizing
Hispanic Heritage Month, which officially runs from Sept. 15 through
Oct. 15, with community interaction, displays and a social gathering
for UF students.
Julia Perez-Gamboa, Ph.D., associate professor of
Spanish, created a display of typical Peruvian clothing in Shafer
Library on campus. A reflection of the multicultural and multilingual
country of approximately 27 million people, the display features
clothing from each of Peru’s three regions: coastal cities, Andean
highlands and Amazon jungle. Clothing will be on display through Oct.
27.
A display has also been created on the main floor of
the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. Rosita Harper, assistant
professor of English as an international language, created the display,
which showcases a variety of items used in daily Hispanic life. Some of
the items include sugar skulls, used during Day of the Dead
celebrations; a traditional wedding pillow and bouquet; typical Mexican
games played by families; and cascarones, or Easter egg shells, which
are hollowed, dyed and filled with confetti to be broken on a person’s
head for good luck. The display can be viewed through Oct. 15.
For UF students, the UF Spanish Club is planning a
Hispanic film and dinner night for Spanish Club members and
Spanish-speaking UF students. The movie “Motorcycle Diaries” will be
shown to the group at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Alumni Memorial
Union.
In early September, Harper gave a Hispanic Heritage
Month presentation to employees of Marathon Oil Co. as part of the
company’s diversity programming.
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