2022 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THEME
“UNIDOS: INCLUSIVITY FOR A STRONGER NATION”
SEPTEMBER 15 to OCTOBER 15
Monday, September 26 - Saturday, October 15
Adams Library Porch
Adams Library and Disability Services are collaborating on a Bilingual StoryWalk featuring the book We are All Connected. It is a bilingual picture book written by Gabi Garcia and illustrated by Natalia Jimenez Osorio. Come to the front porch of Adams Library throughout the month to enjoy this experience with the whole family.
Thursday, October 13
4:30 p.m.
Gaige 202
Come for an informal conversation with a group of Latino Spanish teachers and RIC alumni about opportunities and challenges for Latinos pursuing (or considering) a career in World Languages education.
Maria Sanjuro Takacs, Spanish Teacher at Barrington Middle School
Smaylin Reyes, Spanish Teacher and MLL support at Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
Armando Monge, Spanish Teacher at La Salle Academy
Throughout the month of October
See what the Latin American Student Organization was doing in the 1970s! Follow @riclibrary and @ric.laso on social media for analysis and highlights from The Anchor's earliest coverage of LASO. This series was made possible by Adams Library Digital Initiatives and its ongoing project to digitize and publish back issues of The Anchor. To view the entire Anchor archive online, visit: https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/the_anchor/
Wednesday, September 21, 10:00 a.m.
Gaige 200
Join us in person to meet the historian and author of "Latino History in Rhode Island", Marta V. Martinez, and learn about Rhode Island Latino History and Cultures. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Student Activities
Wednesday, September 21, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Gaige 200
Angela Gonzalez, the muralist known as AGONZA, is a Providence-born artist whose work explores issues of race, immigration, and identity. Her murals can be seen all across Providence. Her art and message has been featured in the Providence Journal and RI Monthly. In 2021, AGONZA made history as the first-ever artist to paint an exterior mural in a Providence public housing development. AGONZA has been a social worker since 2014 and has served on the board of directors at The Avenue Concept since 2019. Recently, she was awarded a public art residency with the Providence Housing Authority. Join us for a presentation and Q&A with this visionary artist!
Tuesday, September 27, 10:00 a.m.
Gaige 200
Sussy Santana is a poet, performer, and cultural organizer born in the Dominican Republic. She is the author of Pelo bueno y otros poemas (2010), RADIO ESL(2012), and Poemas Domésticos (2018). This event will be in Spanish.
With Prof. Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann
Wednesday, September 28, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Gaige 200
Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann (they or she pronouns) is a scholar of Caribbean literature, history, and decolonial theory and the author of Writing the Caribbean in Magazine Time (Rutgers University Press, 2021). Katerina’s essays on literary magazines, literary infrastructure, and Caribbean textual and intellectual circulation also appear in MLN, Small Axe, South Atlantic Quarterly, The Global South, The Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, Continents manuscrits, and Inti. Katerina is also a member of the Aimé Césaire research group of the Francophone manuscripts team at the École normale supérieure in Paris and a translator of contemporary Cuban literature. Currently, Katerina is an associate professor of Spanish and the Interim Director of El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut.
Friday, September 30
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom
An opportunity to revisit your alma mater and get involved with the LatinX Alumni Affinity group. Enjoy appetizers, live music, and networking.
Saturday, October 1
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Rhode Island College’s annual Homecoming and Family Weekend signature event. Show your RIC spirit while you explore our Marketplace featuring local artisans and crafters. Check out our Kidzone with pumpkin painting, inflatables, and crafts. And new this year, we're introducing our Taste of RI lunch - a menu honoring the unique flavors of our state, and celebrating Rhode Island College's recent designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Monday, October 3, 2022
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Gaige Hall 200
Carrie Salazar (Librarian at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University) will discuss the contents of a specialized art library, the difficulties of building an inclusive collection, and the research practices of artists who produce and utilize the collection.