Events
Hispanic Heritage Month-Open Mic Friday
PVCC's Intercultural Center (soon to be named by students) invites all staff, faculty, and students to celebrate 1st Gen Friday's: Hispanic Heritage Month-Open Mic Friday
September 16th at 4-6:30pm in KSC1000B.
Salsa & Merengue Dance Class
September 19, 2022
Salsa & Merengue Dance Class on Monday, September 19th from 12-12:50pm in the KSC Dining Area.
RipplePHX's Loteria
PVCC's Intercultural Center welcomes RipplePHX's Loteria to our campus on Wednesday, September 21st from 12-2pm in the KSC Student Union. Come join us for some fun, prizes, and free HIV testing.
Sugar Skull Building
Sugar Skull Workshop & Altar Overview, Day of the Dead
Dates: Tuesday, October 18th, 12pm to 6pm and Wednesday, October 19th, 9am to 3pm
Location: Buxton Library
Description: Learn about the Day of the Dead cultural celebration and view a sample ofrenda housed within the Buxton Library. Guest speaker, Carmen Cornejo, will give a 5-10 minute overview of the Day of the Dead celebration, every 30 minutes, and provide context on the significance of the altar. After the altar overview, students will be able to learn about sugar skulls, and decorate a skull to take home, or put on the library's altar.
Contact Sami Lange via email samantha.lange@paradisevalley.
Let's Talk of Tacos, and More!
A conversation with Dr. David Rubi about Let's Talk of Tacos, and More!:The Diversity in Mexican Cuisine (date TBD).
Spare Parts
Spare Parts Documentary Screening on Friday, October 14th at 6:30-8:30pm in KSC 1000A.
Zarco Guerro - famous Mask maker
Birrieria Tijuana on Greenway and 32nd St.
Red Eagle/El Porvenir Tortilla
Cultivo Network
Books:
Bless Me Ultima By Rudolfo Anaya
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Movies:
Real Women Have Curves
Like water for chocolate
Mi Familia
Selena
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Artist:
Ken Gonzales-Day
Musicians:
John "Jellybean" Benitez
Mariachi Rubor - only all-female mariachi group
Author:
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
TV Show:
I Love Lucy (yes, there is misogyny and racial stereotyping. But, it can't be forgotten that Desi Arnaz was probably the first powerful Latinx person in Hollywood).
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Research Guide Share in this special annual tribute by learning and celebrating the generations of Hispanic and Latino Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.
