Santa Clara University

Co-sponsored by the University Council on Inclusive Excellence and the University Library.

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Spicy Bronco, Latin Dance Party
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
The Bronco

MEChA-El Frente hosts a dance party that turns The Bronco into an exciting Latin Dance Party with music from all around Latin America.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Music at Noon
DUO AMARANTO
Recital Hall 
Duo Amaranto performs traditional and contemporary music of Latin America. Their canvas stretches from Brazilian sambas to Nueva Cancion Chilena, Argentine Bombo and music of the Andes.  Though the Duo performs internationally as a matter of routine,
they have been particularly generous with the Bay Area, Contributing their talents to benefits ranging from Davies Symphony Hall children’s programs, to the Santa Clara Arts and Wine Festival, to   Berkeley’s LA Pena Cultural center.
http://www.rafaelmanriquez.com/rafaelandingrid.html

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Félix Gutiérrez and Claudia Núñez
"Voices for Justice: 200 years of Latino newspaper in the U.S."
Chicano/Latino Heritage Month

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Wiegand Room (Arts & Sciences Building)

   The bicentennial of Latino newspapers in the United States will be recognized by Santa Clara University with a preview film screening, exhibit and presentation that bring to life the people and stories in the "forgotten pages" of U.S. Latino newspapers since 1808.

   The program includes a preview screening of the documentary "Voices for Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the U.S.", an exhibit showcasing key Latino newspapers and the stories they have reported over the past 200 years, and a PowerPoint presentation by Félix F. Gutiérrez, Professor of Journalism, Communication and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, a Latino media journalist and scholar for more than 40 years.

   "For more than 200 years Latino newspapers have been Voices for Justice in a nation that promises justice, but does not always deliver it to all within its borders," Gutiérrez said.  "The progam will show how newspapers advocated independence and freedom across the hemisphere, spoke against Yanqui violence after the U.S. took the Southwest from México, helped newcomers become Americanos, encouraged young Latinos to advance themselves in the 1930s and 40s, were advocates for Chicano and other liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s, and are a growing force in U.S. as other media declare bankruptcy."

Félix Gutiérrez is a Professor of Journalism and Communication in the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and an Affiliate Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity.  A former Senior Vice President of the Freedom Forum and the Newseum, his responsibilities during 12 years in philanthropy included journalism education and professional grants and programs, establishing and supervising Pacific Coast Center programs in Oakland and San Francisco, and researching diversity exhibits for the Newseum to open in Washington, D.C. in 2008.

Claudia Núñez, a reporter for La Opinión newspaper in Los Angeles, documented the struggles of Oaxacan villagers who were lured to San Jose and Los Angeles by false promises of well-paying jobs, then ended up as virtual slaves in small restaurants and taquerias. Her reports on human trafficking challenged the Latino community to acknowledge exploitation from within.

Co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost, the Latino Faculty Group, the Communication Department, and MEChA.