Latinx Heritage Month celebrates Latinx communities from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Illinois State University has different events every year in celebration of the Latinx culture.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: “The collision of two worlds: A transformative journey through academia” with Oscar Nuñez Enríquez.
This series will take place Friday, Sept. 26, at noon in Williams Hall Room 307. In this lecture, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology & Recreation Oscar Nuñez will dive into experiences in the academic world that challenged his beliefs and way of thinking.
Sanctuary and Accompaniment in Moments of Crisis with Gina Perez
This event will take place on Monday, September 29, from 6-8 p.m. at the Center for the Visual Arts, Room 145. Comparative American Studies (CAS) Program and Latin American Studies at Oberlin College, Gina Perez will explore the ways community activists in Northeast Ohio, including activists, service providers, and faith leaders, support histories of faith-based and secular organizations in responding to immigrant precarity, especially among Latino/a communities in the state.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: “La Llorona: Understanding cultural demonization” with Michelle Peña
On Thursday, Oct. 3, at noon in Williams Hall Room 307. English PhD student Michelle Peña will talk about La Llorona (a legend in Latino Culture) through feminist and inclusive perspectives and how this figure has shaped perceptions of women in Chicana and Mexican culture.
Maroon Momence: Cultural exchanges and interracial legacies in the riverine wetlands of Kankakee, Illinois, with Jesse Mumm
This speaker event will take place Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6-8 p.m. at the Center for the Visual Arts, Room 145. Cultural Anthropologist Jesse Mumm, from DePaul University, will explore the indigenous, Black and Latino histories in Kankakee County.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: “The story of a sword: The politics of indigeneity in Venezuela” with Gabriel Torrealba
On Thursday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in Williams Hall Room 314, Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and Anthropology Gabriel Torrealba will be exploring the political practices and meanings around the intersection between native and nationalism in relation to Venezuela.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: “The paradox of secrecy: Pottery in the Archaeology of Colonial Panama,” with Ana Navas Mendez
This presentation will take place on Thursday Oct. 23, at 5 p.m., and it will be held in Williams Hall, Room 314. Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and Anthropology, Navas Mendez, will explore colonial Panamanian ceramics.
Día de los Muertos celebration
This will be an event held Saturday Nov. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at McLean County Museum of History. This is a community celebration honoring ancestors and traditions of Día de los Muertos.
CAUSA Workshop Series
These workshops will provide strategies to support undocumented students. The first session will discuss the challenges undocumented students face in higher education on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Bone Student Center. The second session will discuss student rights applicable in various contexts, particularly in interactions with law enforcement or immigration officials Thursday, Oct. 16, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Student Service Building, Room 130. The third and last session will explore campus resources and holistic supports on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Student Services Building, Room 130.