So excited about that quinceañera project!

Yes! Celebration discourses!

Even death is turned into a party/celebration.

Cinco de Mayo, anyone?

Yes, definitely Cinco de Mayo.

Also came from an assimilation of religious celebrations and not celebrated in all Latinx countries

Great point, Johanna.

Exactly flattening of difference

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Or cheapening the narrative by trivializing it. Thinking about when KFC made that ad where the shadow was the closed fist symbol used for BLM. Very interesting point Ariana

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel as though Hispanic Heritage month truly focuses on Mexican culture and celebrations.

@cindy :O

Agreed Johanna

Same with Lupita Nyong’o.

Completely

So many dialects that are very specific down to a village.

Ariana is now able to share screen

And many believe Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence

Mexico has at least 60 different Indigenous languages. They are separate languages—not dialects. They are dialects in each language. Miguel Villeagas is a trilingual Mixteco rapper who raps in Mixteco, Spanish, andEnglish. He has a rap called Mixteco es un language no un dialecto.

^^^ Lynn!

Yes great clarification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXkVw4Y8A8

Exactly, Juan! Such a great point.

When I was I studying in Mexico they had mentioned over 200 Mexican languages. Not sure if that has changed or gotten smaller.

Link to Ina Isu (Miguel Villegas) video of his trilingual rap on this point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXkVw4Y8A8

Dia de los Muertos got joined by all Saints day and is celebrated around the same time

The number of languages in Mexico keep growing as they get reclassified…there are a lot. We have identified 26 different Indigenous language from Mexico and Guatemala in the state of Oregon.

Hondurans don't celebrate it

I agree that specifically in Mexican media, this white image of Mexicans is strongly portrayed. There is a very big colorist culture in Mexico which excludes/pushes away darker skinned or more ethnic looking Mexicans from media. Even when they are showed, especially in dramas, they are portrayed as “lower class.”

How do we decenter “Hispanic Heritage Month” in our own universities through curriculum, classes, longer term projects

I thought the idea of Hispanic Heritage was truly suppose to embrace that many Latinx countries celebrate their independence on that week of September

At least Mexico and Central America

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https://latinoroots.uoregon.edu/

Important to also pay attention to who we are citing and also teaching. Great point.

Especially graduate classes. I believe my first term in grad school I only read White men.

These are such great conversations. I am so glad I had the chance to tune in this evening. I have to get going now, though. I appreciate all the work you all are doing!! And yes, Dr. Valdivia— we need to diversify and intersectionalize ALL subjects!

Yes, this idea that Hispanic/latinx/etc is an elective rather than core curriculum needs to be revamped.

Yassss Cindy!

Great point Audrey.

Thanks to all for an insightful conversation

Thank you Chris and everyone in the panel!

Thank you. Very insightful and helpful conversation.

Thank you !

Thank you for sharing all these points.

Thanks for coming, everyone!

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