2022 NHHM Events
Be Heard: Latino Experiences in Indiana
Thursday, September 1st-Thursday, September 29th |8AM-12AM Hicks Undergraduate Library, 504 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Free and Open to the Public
“Be Heard: Latino Experiences in Indiana” offers a glimpse into the stories of individuals of varying cultural backgrounds who recall what it has been like to be Latino in the Hoosier State throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The stories reflect on the Latinos’ cultures as well as on their contributions to local communities or to the state of Indiana.
“Be Heard: Latino Experiences in Indiana” is made possible by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Co-Sponsored with Hicks Undergraduate Library or Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies
National Hispanic Heritage Month Reception
Thursday, September 15th| 5:30PM-7:00 PM | HICKS Undergraduate Library, 504 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Free and Open to the Public
Celebrate the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month with the Latino Cultural Center and view the Be Heard: Latino Experiences in Indiana exhibit. Join us to hear from Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, curator at the Indiana Historical Society.
Food and beverages will be served.
Co-sponsored with HICKS Undergraduate Libraries and Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies
An Evening with Katya Echazarreta, First Mexican Born Female Astronaut
Monday, September 26th| 6:00PM-7:00PM | Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Free and Open to the Public
Katya was born in Mexico and her family moved to the US when she was about 7 years old. Growing up in the US was difficult at first due to the language barrier, but she worked hard and was a fluent English speaker within two years. Her mother instilled a strong work ethic in her since childhood and always encouraged her to follow her passions.
Bridges Not Borders: Belonging & Acceptance for Latinos in the Midwest with Dr. Sujey Vega
Monday, October 3rd | 6:15PM-7:15PM | Krannert Auditorium
National immigration debates have thrust both opponents of immigration and immigrant rights supporters into the news. But what happens once the rallies end and the banners come down? What is daily life like for Latinos who have been presented nationally as ‘terrorists, drug smugglers, alien gangs, and violent criminals’? Latino Heartland offers an ethnography of the Latino and non-Latino residents of a small Indiana town, showing how the national debate pitted neighbor against neighbor—and the strategies used to combat such animosity.
Sujey Vega is a daughter of immigrant parents. As the first in her family to earn a PhD, Dr. Vega's always wanted to honor the lives of immigrant Latina/o communities by exploring how they navigate living and belonging in the United States while still committed to ethnic cultural identities. As director of the Community Collaborative Initiatives (CCI) program at ASU, Dr. Vega is also committed to working with community organizations to co-construct meaningful change. Trained in applied anthropology and American Studies, Sujey has carried a strong sense of advocacy throughout her personal and professional life. She has one book published, several chapters in notable edited volumes, articles in respected academic journals, and is working on her second book on Latino Mormons.
Co-sponsored with Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies and American Studies
Chinese Mexicans and Mexicanidad with Dr. Freddy Gonzalez
Thursday, October 6th | 6PM-7:15PM | Lawson Room 1142, 305 N. University St., West Lafayettte, IN 47906
Free and Open to the Public
Art Workshop with Eitlejorg Museum Visiting Artist Emily Guerrero
Thursday, October 13th| 3:00PM-5:00PM | NAECC, 903 Fifth Street
Free and Open to the Public
Emily Guerrero (Mexica Indigenous) is a storyteller and folk artist who embodies her ancestral traditions and encourages and inspires audiences to expand their knowledge of diverse cultures. Her performances, installation arts, and workshops of various age audiences offer insights to the diverse montage of the multicultural communities. As founder of “Mexica-Arts”, Guerrero is a dedicated and passionate advocate of cultural arts.
Join us as Guerrero leads an interactive workshop focused on folk art. She is the Eiteljorg Museum’s featured Artist-in-Residence for October.
An Evening of Poetry and Reflection with Julian Randall
Thursday, October 13th| 6:00PM-7:00PM | Fowler Hall, Stuart Hall
Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, CantoMundo, Callaloo, BOAAT and the Watering Hole. Julian is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. Julian is the winner of the 2019 Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award from the Publishing Triangle.
His writing has been published in New York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, and POETRY, and anthologized in Black Boy Joy (which debuted at #1 on the NYT Best Seller list), Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed and Furious Flower.
He has essays in The Atlantic, Vibe Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other venues. He holds an MFA in Poetry from Ole Miss.
He is the author of Refuse (Pitt, 2018), winner of the 2017 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and a finalist for a 2019 NAACP Image Award, as well as the middle grade novel Pilar Ramirez And The Escape from Zafa (Holt, Winter 2022), and The Dead Don’t Need Reminding: Essays (Bold Type Books, Spring 2023).
Co-sponsored with Black Cultural Center & Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Center