The NDSU Office of Multicultural Programs is set to host a variety of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Some scheduled events include:
Tuesday, Sept. 20
“Dominicans and Race at Home and in the U.S.”
Kristen Fellows, assistant professor of anthropology
12:30 p.m., Memorial Union Century Theater
Tuesday, Sept. 27
“Create the Cause: A Workshop Exploring Social Issues and Identity”
6 p.m., Memorial Union Gallery
Wednesday, Sept. 28
“U.S. Border Patrol: Operations, Funding and Structure”
Mike Prichard, public affairs officer, U.S. Border Patrol
11 a.m., Memorial Union Rose room
Wednesday, Oct. 5
“Studying Abroad in Mexico”
Panel discussion featuring faculty and students
11 a.m., Memorial Union Hidatsa room
Thursday, Oct. 6
“Indian Conquistadors: Native Peoples’ Participation in the Conquest of Mexico”
Bradley Benton, assistant professor of history
11 a.m., Memorial Union Century Theater
“Margarita Maza de Juarez: Embodiment of Strength and National Pride and Wife of Mexico’s First Indigenous President Benito Juarez”
Yolanda Arauza, associate professor of American multicultural studies and history, Minnesota State University Moorhead
2 p.m., Memorial Union Century Theater
Saturday, Oct. 8
“International Student Night”
Talent show, food and cultural booths sponsored by the International Student Association
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom
Monday, Oct. 10
“Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration”
Hosted by NDSU, Fargo’s Native American Commission and MSUM
Noon to 9 p.m., The Stage at Island Park, Fargo
Tuesday, Oct. 11
“Vestiges of a Spanish Empire: Comparing Frontier Identities and Cultures of the U.S. Southwest and the Argentinian Pampas”
Health Wing, assistant professor of modern languages
11 a.m., Memorial Union Prairie room
Friday Oct. 14
“Mega Rumba”
Salsa lessons and Hispanic dance to follow
5 p.m., Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom
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