World Paella Day
Friday, Sept. 20th 12-2pm, Fireside Pit
All over the world, people are celebrating Spain’s national dish! Join the cooking workshop.
National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen
Opening Reception: El Día de los Muertos, 6-8 pm
Friday, Sept. 20th, meet at 4 pm, Naperville Train Station [train departure 4:18pm]. Sponsored by FUSE, LAM, and Cultural Events
Hispanic Contributions to the United States
Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 12:45-1:30 pm, Goldspon 20
Why should we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? Learn about eye-opening, historical facts you wish you were taught. Join Prof. Sánchez for history you need to know. Students and faculty will attend a film screening. Film TBA
A Conversation with Puerto Rican Author Marisel Vera, from Chicago’s Humboldt Park
Known for her novel The Taste of Sugar. She will discuss her new novel and the writing process. Date: TBA https://www.mariselvera.com/
Life & Games with International Spanish Speaking Exchange Students
Tuesday, October 8th, 11:45-1:00 pm, Smith Hall
Exchange students from Spain, Guatemala and Argentina share their stories and games with NCC Spanish learners.
Aurora First Fridays
Friday, October 4, 5:00 pm departure from Wentz Concert Hall
NCC Van, 12 seats available. Arrive early
Latino Film Festival at NCC
1.Thursday, Sept 26th, 3:30-5:30 Drama Roma [Mexico, USA] Mexico in the 1970s, disparity in social classes, women’s emancipation, Indigenous vs middle class. Opening film. Food and refreshments served. Smith Hall
2.Friday, Sept. 27th, 4:00-5:00 Documentary Living on a dollar a day [USA, Guatemala]. Topic: Poverty in rural Guatemala and US college students. Smith Hall
3. Thursday, October 1st, 1:45-3:45 pm Drama Chinas [Spain]
Topic: Chinese-Spanish Identity and belonging. Smith Hall
Available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 1:00 p.m. on October 5. Available until Oct. 7 for free.
*See the Chicago Cervantes Institute’s calendar for free online films during Hispanic Heritage Month.
*Sponsored by the Spanish Program and Spanish student organizations

Cuentos de Eva Luna
by
Isabel Allende
Latin American Writers: Thirty Stories
by
Gabriella Ibieta (Editor)
El Zorro: Comienzo la leyenda
by
Isabel Allende
Macho Camacho's Beat
by
Luiz Rafael Sanchez
Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and Performance
by
Maria Teresa Marrero and Caridad Svich (Editors)
¡Chicana Power! Contested histories of feminism in the Chicano movement
by
Maylei Blackwell
Chicano Manifesto
by
Armando Rendon
Latin American and Caribbean Art: MOMA at el Museo
by
Miriam Basilio; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Staff (Contribution by); Fatima Bercht; Deborah Cullen; Gary Garrels; Luis Enriq Perez-Oramas
Message to Aztlán: Selected Writings of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
by
Rodolfo Gonzales
Occupied America; the Chicano's Struggle Toward Liberation
by
Rodolfo Acuña
Immanent Visitor: Selected Poems
by
Jaime Saenz
Replenished Ethnicity: Mexican Americans, Immigration, and Identity
by
Tomas R. Jimenez
Anteparadise
by
Raul Zurita
Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems
by
Jose E. Limon
Borges, between history and eternity
by
Hernan Diaz
Reescribir la Violencia: Narrativas de la Memoria en la Literatura Femenina Colombiana Contemporánea
by
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Latina/o Hope
by
Lourdes Diaz Soto (Editor)
Buenas noches, American culture Latina/o aesthetics of night
by
Maria DeGuzman
Triangulations: Narrative Strategies for Navigating Latino Identity
by
David J. Vasquez
Writing Revolution in Latin America : From Martí to García Márquez to Bolaño
by
Juan E. De Castro
Latining America: Black-Brown Passages and the Coloring of Latino/a Studies
by
Claudia Milian
Latinx Shakespeares: Staging U.S. Intracultural Theater
by
Carla Della Gatta
Cuban America
Andres Reads and Writes
The Kid Who Lies: El Chico Que Miente
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