Latinx Heritage Month 2022

Latinx Heritage Month 2022 Events:

LSU Loteria Night
Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff
Culinary Exploration
LSU Latin Trivia Night
Ritmo X LSU Around Latin America
LSU Celebration

Latinx Heritage Month 2022 Kickoff

Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the Villard

The Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center and Latinx Students’ Union, extend the invitation to all to join us in kicking-off Latinx Heritage Month. This year’s theme is “Be Proud of Our Past Embrace Our Future.” There will be student performances, faculty and administrative keynotes, a local community dance performance, music, delicious food, giveaways, and good vibes!

This year’s program included:

Opening remarks by Dr. Nicole Beveridge, Director of the ALANA Center.

Nicole Beveridge standing in front of a brown podium with the words "Vassar College" on a maroon board and getting ready to speak into the mic attached to the podium. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Student moderators: Carl Webster ’25, Mateo Tavarez ’26 and Sharon Llanes ’26.

Carl and Mateo standing at the podium looking down with the mic in the center of them as various Latin country flags are displayed behind them. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Sharon Llanes standing next to the mic stand reading from a paper that she is holding in front of her as she speaks into the mic. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Latinx Student’s Union Greeting by LSU’s Executive Board.

Four students standing side by side at the center of the stage. One student is speaking into the mic she is holding with her left hand. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Song Performance by Sofia Nevarez.

Student standing in the front of the Villard singing into a wireless mic that's held in her right hand, wearing a red and green floral design over her black shirt and wearing black pants. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Dance Performance by Sentimiento Andino New York.

Dance group with eight members pictured standing on stage. The women have their backs towards the audience holding large flower wreaths in their hands while wearing blue scarfs, white with pink flower print shirts and blue long skirts. Two men are holding poles with yellow/blue decor, blue shirts and black hats with red and yellow decor. Two men are holding poles with a red flag and gold cross at the top while wearing black shirts, white pants and tan hats. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Spoken Word Performance by Melisa Torres ’23.

Melisa Torres standing at the center of the stage next to the podium with her right hand on the mic attached to the mic stand and her left arm extended out as she looks to her left. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Tribute to Latinx Communities by Dean Luis Inoa.

Dean Luis Inoa standing in the center of the stage behind the mic stand, speaking into the mic with his hands positioned behind his back. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Ritmo Dance Performance by Alysa Chen ’23, David Alberto ’24 and Sofia Nevarez ’24.

Students holding both hands as they perform a salsa dance. The student on the right is wearing a red shirt with black pants and the student on the right is wearing a dark down shirt with brown pants. — Video Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Poem Reading by Óscar Martínez ’25

David, Sofia and Óscar standing side by side behind the podium, Sofia is touching the mic and speaking to Óscar while Óscar is looking at the mic and holding his laptop. David is looking off to his left. — Pictured left to right: David Alberto ’24, Sofia Nevarez ’24 and Óscar Martínez ’25
Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Final Dance Performance by Sentimiento Andino New York.

Four members of the dance group are pictured. A couple is dancing in the center, holding hands while the other couple is standing on opposite sides of the performance set. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Song/instrument performance by Darianna Reyes Marquez ’26.

Darianna standing at the center of the stage, behind two mic stands with one mic positioned at her wooden guitar and the other mic positioned near her face as she sings and plays an acoustic song. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Closing Remarks by Amanda Cora, ALANA Center Program Manager.

Large group of students sitting next to each other in multicolored chairs, some with masks, some unmasked as they watch the program. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

Culinary Exploration—Cooking Demo

Tuesday, September 21st at noon in front of the College Center.

Join us in celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with a special cooking demo by Chef David Cruz, owner of Reconnect Foods! Learn how to make a tortilla from scratch, participate hands-on, and enjoy a food tasting.

Pink food truck with it's back doors open, window open with a large chalk board that's titled. "Latin Heritage Cooking Demo" along with menu, social media info and two tables with Latin patterned table cloths and fruits, vegetables, cooking tools. — Reconnect Foods Truck ~ Latin Heritage Cooking Demo Led by Chef David Cruz
Photo Credit: Amanda Cora

Student and Chef Cruz standing next to each other behind the cooking demo table as the student looks down and chef grabs the oil bottle with his right hand.

Student and Chef Cruz standing next to each other behind the table. The student is looks down at Chef's hand motions while he looks down and explains the next step.

Student wearing gloves standing in front of the table with Chef Cruz standing next to her cooking over an electric pan.

Student and Chef Cruz standing side by side as the chef instructs the student during as they stand behind the table.

Student standing near Chef Cruz as the student holds an ingredient over the table and Chef looks on talking him through the next steps.

Student standing next to Chef Cruz as she grabs the large metal bowl Chef smiles holding his left arm up and looks into the crowd.

Ritmo! Around Latin America

Monday, October 10th at 7 p.m. in Kenyon Studio 2.

Join us for a special night of NEW & FUN Latin dances from various Latin American countries!

Flag banner with various flags and a Latin American patterned banner pictured as they are hung across the front of the Villard walls. — Photo Credit: Stephen Han ’23

LSU GB Meetings

Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

GB meetings specifically dedicated to appreciating and learning from Latinx cultures for the entire month of Latinx Heritage Month.

Loteria card with black beans on top of the card.