University Libraries Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Each September and October, the University of Cincinnati celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events to build awareness and understanding of Hispanic culture. Hispanic Heritage Month officially begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin-American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16 and Chile on September 18.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, University Libraries hosted an exhibit on Langsam Library’s 4th floor featuring films and books from their collection of Hispanic resources available throughout University Libraries. Below are highlights from the exhibit:

Videos

• Hispanics: The Changing Role of Women
  
• Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America
• Like Water for Chocolate

Books

• Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Roger Bruns
• How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
• Latinos in Ethnic Enclaves: Immigrant Workers and the Competition for Jobs by Stephanie Bohon
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Gargia Marquez
• The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo
• The Mothers’ Poems by Gabriela Mistral
• We Came all the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? by Achy Obejas

The videos and books included in the exhibit are available via the Library Catalog.

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