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Hispanic Serving Institution Week

HSI week kicks-off with the second annual Adams State Theatre Ghostlight Project. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Theatre Building. Led by Dr. John Taylor and inspired by the tradition of leaving a “ghost light” on in a darkened theatre, campus and community members will make or renew a pledge […]

An e-book written by our own Dr. Marco Polo

Marco Polo has written about the bi-national social support and the stories of Mexican agricultural migrants in Oregon. Unfortunately, the file is too big to link to the blog page (unless someone knows how to do it.  I have a copy if you would like to read it. “Experiencias de Apoyo Social Binacional e Historias […]

Collaboration with other LatinX groups with an app. Chevere!

Perhaps this will motivate us to reach out to students: Palante Latinx has a section on the app with Latinx-specific call-to-actions like subscribing to podcasts, supporting POC businesses, and attending events like film festivals. You can download the app and subscribe to Palante Latinx here:http://bit.ly/2FHu8cf Magnify Progress and I would love to collaborate with students groups […]

An article that is especially pertinent….

Because of where we work and live, this article struck home.  Keep reading, because it gets most interesting (to me at least) after the first several paragraphs. The Next Populist Revolution will be Latino. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/the-next-populist-revolution-will-be-latino/565730/

Alamosa 1968: The Historic First U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

On Friday/Saturday July 27-28, Adams State University will host a 50th reunion celebration to commemorate the historic 1968 Alamosa Olympic Marathon Trials. Here’s the complete, never-before-fully-told story of that event. https://www.rrca.org/news-articles/news-archives/2018/07/26/alamosa-1968-the-historic-first-u.s.-olympic-marathon-trials

National Day of Action Against ICE

Is anyone interested in this? On July 31st, it is all of our duties to expose how ICE is working in our cities. We can not let ICE target our communities without check. ICE doesn’t operate alone.  We will demand that our cities, counties, companies, and all institutions end their cooperation with ICE. We will not allow […]

Opportunity for LatinX Compañeros

  2018 Black, Latinx, & Native American Male Summit Friday, October 19, 2018 8am-3pm (  Breakfast and Lunch provided) Colorado State University Pueblo 2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO, 81008 CALL for Proposals We also invite you to bring your students. Student cost is $10 per student for the whole day of events.  The four-year college graduation […]

What does LatinX mean?

Identity labels constantly change because society and identities themselves are in constant flux.  “LatinX” is an inclusive, gender-neutral term that refers to people of Spanish-speaking Latin American descent.  It is meant to replace Latino/a, or Latin@, but is often used interchangeably with “Hispanic” or “Chicana/o” (though Chicana/o refers only to people of Mexican descent, not […]

¡Bienvenidos!

The Adams State LatinX * Caucus meets regularly to discuss  issues involving  the LatinX community and acts to promote diversity on campus.**  If you would like to be added to our email list, please contact Mari Centeno at LMCENTENO@adams.edu *See the post about what “LatinX” means **See our Mission Statement

Resiliency

Author: Neal Palles, MSW, LCSW, Applied Sport Psychology graduate student Twitter: @NealPalles Growing high in the mountains of the western United States is the bristlecone pine (pictured). The tree looks gnarled and old, often growing out of a small crevice in the rock, in a place that is harsh, winds can be high, and snow accumulates […]

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