Latinx Resource Center Newsletter
Saludos from the LRC Team!
Latinx Resource Center Newsletter, September 21st 

Buenas tardes! Congratulations on making it to yet another week of this semester, you are crushing it and we are so proud of you! Whether you are a new or returning student, we welcome you to connect with the Latinx Resource Center, tu casa at SDSU (your home at SDSU). 

This month, between September 15 to October 15, we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, a month where we get to add to our year-long celebrations centering on the beauty, richness, and complexities of who we are as Latinx communities.

We are excited to share the student-centered programming (faculty and staff are also welcomed to attend). This year’s theme, Unity in Community: Celebrating Our Song of Liberation, recognizes the rich bonds across Latinidad, invites conversations about legacies that harm our cultures, and explores what it means to thrive for Latinx, Chicanx, and Hispanic communities. We celebrate the resistance efforts of our ancestors and communities while honoring the necessary healing and joy our communities deserve.

Join us this month as we honor our stories, the struggles, and triumphs of our community as we continue advancing towards collective liberation! And remember - you, our families, our communities - are to be celebrated 365 days of the year! We are excited to share space, build community through radical joy and celebrate the multiple intersections and diversity of our students! 

Below you will find the calendar of events for the upcoming weeks and you can also find these on the LRC on Instagram, Facebook and check our website for ongoing updates. 

And make sure to visit the LRC website to see the lineup of events being organized campuswide by partner departments, ERGs and student organizations.
Celebrando Nuestras Raíces: Honoring Our Culture, Embracing the Future
Last week to kick off Latin Heritage Month, we were honored to welcome Dra. Norma Elia Cantú, as the celebration's inaugural keynote speaker. Dra. Cantú is a nationally renowned and famed author, Chicana scholar, poet, and the Murchison Professor in the Humanities at Trinity University in San Antonio. Dra. Cantú left us captivated by the amazing storytelling she used to recollect our shared history as Latinx peoples and trans-border cultures that connect us today to our ancestral roots across Latin America. Following Dr. Cantu’s keynote, we had the opportunity to hear from Beatrice Zamora, Dr. Efren Lopez, and Fabrizio Lacarra Lopez, in a spirited panel discussion. The Celebrando Nuestras Raices is co-chaired by the Latinx Resource Center and Office of HSI Affairs, in collaboration with the CNR Planning Committee. 

If you would like to request the recording of this event please reach out to latinxresourcecenter@sdsu.edu for more information.

Events This Week...

We are excited for this collaboration with our sibling Cultural Centers, to elevate and create expanded conversations about Latinidad and the intersectional identities we hold.  

We invite you to take part in the “Black And… LatinX/E” Photo Series to honor the intersections of Black and Latinx heritage? The photo series is a collaboration between Black Resource Center @sdsubrc, Center for Intercultural Relations @sdsucir, and Latinx Resource Center @sdsulrc 

You are welcome to submit up to 10 photos of yourself, your community, and your familia with a caption that shares your story. SDSU students, staff, and faculty are welcomed to participate and submissions will be shared on our IG pages collectively!

To submit, please visit tinyurl.com/afrolatine21

SDSU students, staff, and faculty are welcomed to participate and submissions will be shared on our IG pages collectively! All submissions must be turned in by the deadline of Friday, October 1st at 5pm.
En Confianza @SDSU & Jotería Sin Fronteras Have Restarted!
Thank you to those of you that joined the LRC pillar support groups last week! En Confianza @SDSU, a collaboration with Counseling and Psychological Services, and Joteria Sin Fronteras, a collaboration with Pride Center, meet weekly. Come by, check them out, and build community with other Latinx peers. 
En Confianza @SDSU is a partnership between Counseling and Psychological Services, providing a support group space where you will find a sense of community, companionship, and support. Come as you are! The support group is the 1st of its kind held in Spanglish, Spanish, and English. We meet every Thursday from 3:00 to 4:15 pm via Zoom. See flyer for more details.
Jotería Sin Fronteras is a support group where students who identify within the intersections of LGBTQ+ and Latinx, come together to build community through radical joy, friendships, knowledge, and fun activities. Jotería meets every Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm starting September 16 and is a collaboration between the Latinx Resource Center and Pride Center. See flyer for details.
Job Announcements!
The Office of HSI and Regional Affairs is hiring and has student positions available. 

For more information and to apply go to handshake:


Applications are being accepted immediately. Interviews begin on September 20th. 
Expected Start Date: SEPT 27, 2021
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