{"id":6264,"date":"2021-09-27T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=6264"},"modified":"2021-12-08T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:24:07","slug":"hispanic-heritage-month-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/27\/hispanic-heritage-month-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic heritage month kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Students celebrate and embrace hispanic culture <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Hispanic Heritage Month beginning on Sept. 15, the university hosted its annual kickoff to begin the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. It is a month for Hispanics to celebrate their culture and their heritage. Assistant Director of Student Activities Loreal Robertson shared why it is important to celebrate this month at TAMUK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHispanic Heritage Month is really just celebrating the Hispanic culture. We have a Hispanic serving institution so we need to make sure we are recognizing our students and our faculty and staff who all identify as Mexican or Hispanic,\u201d Robertson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Culture is a big part of a person\u2019s identification. A student who was raised in Mexico shared why culture is so important to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a part of us and we can\u2019t deny where we come from. It\u2019s important to be proud of where you come from. It\u2019s in our blood. My parents had to sacrifice a lot for me to get to where I am right now and that is why I am so proud to be Mexican,\u201d Myrka Gonzalez said in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the month, TAMUK is hosting many events to celebrate. Some of these include the Mariachi Showcase, Tamale Eating Contest, movie night at the Alamo Drafthouse, Hispanic Heritage Luncheon and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While attending the kickoff and enjoying the music, food, games and prizes, students showed their excitement to attend these upcoming events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am really looking forward to the loteria night. Growing up, my family and I would play loteria all the time and so playing loteria is going to remind me of being back at home,\u201d Fatima Bautista said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about upcoming events for Hispanic Heritage Month, contact the office of student activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hispanic Heritage Kickoff\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5la4LQ_lw3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students celebrate and embrace hispanic culture With Hispanic Heritage Month beginning on Sept. 15, the university hosted its annual kickoff to begin the celebration. 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