The arrival of the fall semester means it’s time for Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) at Del Mar College (DMC). Chock full of cultural explorations and lively activities, HHM at the College includes timely lectures on related topics as well as a film screening and a cooking demonstration to name a few offerings during the four-week observation.
The national celebration’s origins date back to the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration, which launched Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968, according to The Library of Congress. President Ronald Reagan expanded the celebration to a 30-day period after it was enacted into law in 1988.
FREE public events taking place in the Coles Classroom Building on the DMC Heritage Campus (101 Baldwin Blvd.) between Sept. 16 and Oct. 15 have been organized by the College’s Mexican American Studies (MAS) Program and the DMC chapter of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. Full details about each event are available on the Viking News “Events” page at vikingnews.delmar.edu/event-calendar/.
Questions? Contact the DMC Department of Social Sciences at 361-698-1228 or email Dr. Isabel Araiza at iaraiza2@delmar.edu.