Syracuse University presents its Latine Heritage Month 2023 celebration Friday, Sept. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 15. Led by Multicultural Affairs, students, faculty and staff have opportunities to learn about the history, culture and contributions of Americans whose ancestry can be traced to over 20 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Alongside campus partners, celebrations include performances, networking, sporting events and more.
This year, the naming has shifted from “Latinx” to “Latine.” Latine is a gender-neutral form of the word Latino, created by gender non-binary and feminist communities in Spanish-speaking countries. The objective of the term is to remove gender from Spanish, by replacing it with the gender-neutral Spanish letter E, which can already be found in words like estudiante.
Please access the full schedule of events below:
Sept. 15: Latine Heritage Month Information Fair
Sept. 15: Latine Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
Sept. 15: “Futurismo Latino” Exhibit Opening Event
Sept. 16: Torneo de Fútbol
Sept. 21: Café con Leche: Salsa Workshop
Sept. 26: Café con Leche: Exploring AfroLatinidad
Sept. 28: Latine Game Night
Sept. 29: Point of Contact Exhibit and Artist Talk: “The Border is a Weapon”
Oct. 3: Café con Leche: Queer & Latine
Oct. 5: Orange After Dark: Latine Trivia
Oct. 6: Fiesta Latina
Oct. 12: Orange After Dark: Latine Grocery Bingo
Oct. 19: Latine Heritage Month and Fifth Annual LGBTQ+ History Month Potash Collaborative Keynote: Salina EsTitties
Join us this Latine Heritage Month (LHM) for our Café con Leche Series. This series allows students, student organizations, programs and departments to engage in conversation with members of the Syracuse community. The series covers issues affecting Latine folks and other racial, ethnic and cultural communities in topics ranging from education, identity and more.
Join us and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in our Café con Leche discussion series at 119 Euclid on Exploring AfroLatinidad, inviting our campus community to discuss what it means to be Afro-Latine. Co-hosted by 119 Euclid, Dominican Student Association and La LUCHA.
Join us this Latine Heritage Month for a Latine Game Night. We’ll be playing dominoes, lotería, and juego de la oca! Come over to the Center for International Services for games and desserts.
“The Border Is a Weapon” is a multimedia art exhibit featuring work by a collective of Laredo, Texas artists representing the different realities of a region united by culture, history, its people and being divided by the Río Grande. The show is a reflection on life at the border. Curated by Gil Rocha of the Laredo Center for the Arts.
“Queer &” is a discussion series that explores the intersection of queerness with different social identities and structures, helping us expand our understanding of what it means to be queer in the world.
Join us in our Café con Leche discussion series in the Intercultural Collective, inviting our campus community to discuss what it means to be both queer and Latine.
Join Orange After Dark for a Latine History Month-themed trivia event. Test your knowledge and win awesome prizes!
Required to Attend: Valid Syracuse University I.D. No ticket needed.
Accommodation Requests: Please email oad@syr.edu by Sept. 28, 2023.
