Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2023
Latine: Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America
Check out the Coastline Latinx / Hispanic Resources and use the Library to enjoy excellent films that celebrate the cultures, contributions, and talents of Latino/as this month and all year long! The college pays for your free access to streaming films through the Kanopy database.
Download Hispanic Heritage Month Zoom Backgrounds for your online classes, meetings, and events.
There are three simple yet important aspects to the cultural celebration of Dia de los Muertos:
- It is a beautiful way to memorialize and remember those we've lost who were important to us in our lives.
- The celebration is also a recognition that we will all travel this journey.
- All life is to be valued, celebrated, nurtured and respected.
Within our community, especially now as we collectively experience deep loss and mourning, this celebration offers an opportunity for shared healing and a profound understanding of our interconnectedness and resilience while also offering a spiritual restoration.
Come learn about the history of Dia de los Muertos and how to build an altar. Here are a few questions to ask:
- Describe the person in three words.
- What was that person's passion?
- Where was that person most happy?
- What did that person enjoy doing most?
- Identify three material objects that, when you see any of them, you think of that person. (Can be animate or inanimate.)
- What were that person's favorite foods/drinks?
- What is/are your favorite memories of that person?
- Where/how did you meet?
- What place reminds you of that person?
- When you think of that person now, what do you see first?
Materials needed:
- colored tissue paper - goldenrod, orange and fuschia
- pipe cleaners - goldenrod, orange, fuschia and/or black
- a small box to be used as an altar
- either one large (to fit in the box) copy of a photo or a few smaller ones of who you're honoring
- small items that represent the person/people being honored
Coastline College is excited to host an installation of Lowrider bicycles, and model Lowrider cars in the lobby of the Fountain Valley Student Services Center. Local artists granted Coastline the opportunity to display their art for Hispanic/LatinE/LatinX History Month. These creations are enactments of cultural citizenship, community cultural wealth, and the politics of race and mobility as UCLA Department of Chicana/o and Central Americans Studies Professor, Dr. Genevieve Carpio, highlights in her recent research on the topic.
Lowriders serve as a cultural praxis of resistance and agency by claiming the streets, parks, and parking lots as sites of belonging in urban and suburban spaces that have historically been structured around whiteness. It is also a form of Chicanx expressive culture that enables a reimagining of the city through lowrider/rasquache aesthetics and performance. The artwork used on Lowriders provides examples of Chicanx history represented just as murals often do. Lowrider history can also be connected to the early twentieth-century history (pre-WWII) of fiestas Patrias in Southern California where Mexican immigrant and Mexican American communities would take to the streets through parades during Mexican Independence Day as well as Cinco de Mayo often decorating vehicles with symbols of Mexican culture and history. We can also see the worldwide impact of lowrider culture through contemporary examples in Japan. Many of the folks in local lowrider clubs have strong ties to the communities and are involved in fundraising and drives for food and school supplies along with mentoring local youth. These community-focused efforts are demonstrative of the importance of community and the ethic of care.
For more information or questions contact studentequity@coastline.edu.
Past Events
Latinx Heritage Month Tabling
Join faculty and staff as we kick off Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. Come meet the staff and learn about our events for the month. *Paletas for the first 70 students who stop by!
Make your own Mexican Folk Art: Alebrijes
Alebrijes (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈβɾixes]) are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical (fantasy/mythical) creatures. Alebrijes have come to represent the beauty, mystery, and magic of Mexico. Join us in making your own Albrijes from modeling clay and learn more about the history.
FIESTA: A Celebration of Culture and History
Join us in a cultural celebration filled with food, music, and dancing as we honor and celebrate Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month. Bring your dancing shoes, as we learn Afro-Cuban dance moves with Kati Hernandez.
Venimos A Triunfar! We came to be triumphant!
Through Poetry, storytelling and Humor Yosimar Reyes brings us a fresh perspective on the lives of undocumented immigrants. In his presentation Reyes explores the importance of undocumented immigrants being agents of their own stories. This presentation is engaging and insightful as it allows us to think of this community as more than two dimensional but also as creators of their own futures.
Show me the Money! Financial Aid Support Workshop
Do you identify yourself as Latinx? Come join our workshop to learn about all the grants you may be eligible for and other resources Coastline has to offer. All students are welcomed. For more information, visit Coastline | Financial Aid.
ASG Movie Night: Encanto
Are you ready for an unforgettable journey filled with heart, music, and family? Bring your friends and family to enjoy this heartwarming story and the film's toe-tapping songs. Refreshments will be provided. Don't miss this chance to experience the magic of "Encanto" together!