National Hispanic Heritage Week started in 1968 and in 1988 was expanded to 30 days, September 15-October 15. The dates of Hispanic Heritage Month were selected to include the Independence Day celebrations of seven Latin American countries, as well as to incorporate Día de la Raza.
From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month commemorates the culture and history of Hispanic and Latinx Americans. At the University of Miami, students, and faculty and staff members prepare programs to encourage learning, dialogue, and celebrations. The following is a list of events that the sponsors hope will encourage learning, dialogue, and celebrating among all members of the University community.
Event Title | Date | Time | Organization(s) | Location |
Opening Ceremony | HHM Culture Pop Up | September 15th | 3:00pm | Unity/ALAS/LLC | Lakeside Patio |
Salsa Craze 80's Retro Social | September 16th | 8:00-11:30pm | Salsa Craze | Shalala Student Center East Ballroom |
Movie Screening: Remember Me: Coco | September 22nd | 9:00-11:00pm | ALAS/CAC/LLC | Cosford Cinema |
Fanzone Experience | University of Miami vs. Middle Tennessee State Football | September 24th | 3:30pm | CAT5/LLC/ALAS | Hard Rock Stadium |
MSA Real Talk | Hispanic Heritage | September 27th | 6:00pm | Unity/LLC/BSLC | LSV Study Lounge |
Teaching Kitchen | September 27th | 5:00pm | FEC/UM Dining | Hecht Stanford Dining Hall |
Taste of Cuba | September 28th | 4:30pm | FEC/UM Dining | Mahoney Pearson AND Hecht Stanford Dining Halls |
If We Want to Win: A Latine Vision for a New American Democracy | Conversation and book signing | September 29th | 6:00-7:30 pm | UMIA-Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas | Lakeside Pavilion |
National Gandhi Day of Service | October 1st | 9:00am | Butler Center/ALAS/LLC | Butler Center |
Salsa Workshop | October 5th | 5:00-6:30 pm | FEC/Salsa Craze | Lakeside Patio Stage |
Indigenous and Latinx Dance: Pride, Resilience, and Healing | October 6th | 12:30pm | Latin American Studies | Dooly Memorial 104 |
HHM Closing Ceremony | October 10th | 7:00 pm | ALAS/LLC | Lakeside Patio and Stage |
If you are a member of the UM community and have events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, please complete this survey form below to have your events added to the HHM calendar.
If you are interested in being a part of the committee and would like to help plan one of the events, or you would like information on becoming a sponsor, please contact MSA at (305) 284-2855 or msa@miami.edu.
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