Freelance Reporter
CSU Bakersfield continues celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month and events on campus are scheduled through Oct. 12.
Hispanic Heritage Month started on Sept. 15 at CSUB and had students lined up at the student union patio for free Fuego Tacos. A Mariachi band played during the event creating a festive atmosphere for the attendees.
A round table discussion on Sept. 26 featured “What DACA Means For Our Students.”
Oct. 2 features Loteria Lunes from 12-1 p.m. in the Stockdale Room.
Oct. 3 will be “Talking to Action: Art Pedagogy and the Activism in the Americas” at 5:30 p.m. in Visual Arts 103.
Oct. 7 the Doré Theatre will hold the Hispanic Excellence Scholarship Fund and Reception at 6:30 p.m.
CSUB will wrap up the festivities on Oct. 12 with a cultural celebration in the Stockdale room at 11 a.m.
Hispanic Heritage Month gives all CSUB cultures an opportunity to reflect on how Hispanics and Latinos have shaped the United States as we know it. CSUB students will have the opportunity to experience everything from food, music and discussions relating to the culture.
CSUB and the Bakersfield community has a large Hispanic population. CSUB Coordinator Afaf Aldhulay said CSUB’s Hispanic population was taken into consideration when planning the events.
Hispanic Heritage Month has already seen some hardships, such as the DACA decision. These troubled times are nothing new for Hispanics in the United States.
In the past, Hispanics have faced challenges such as labor issues and segregation.
“The struggles and the sacrifices others have made allow the conditions for people like me to strive,” said CSUB political science professor Dirk Michael Horn.
Students at CSUB have many thoughts about what Hispanic heritage means to them personally. Melissa Garcia, a freshman liberal studies major said,
“I feel that Hispanic music is what carries the culture.”
Freshman philosophy major Teresa Aiello said that Hispanic Heritage Month can clear stereotypes and allow people to experience other cultures.
