Latinx Student Panel

PRESENTERS: 
Rene Handley-Arriaza, Current GCC Student
Kylie Shannon, GCC Alumni
Hilda Guzman, Current GCC Student
Katherine Juarez, Current GCC Student

The purpose of the Latinx Student Panel will be to create a discussion about how students identify themselves according to their community or background and what that means to them. It is the hope of this panel that individuals will be able to learn about the variety of backgrounds and intersectionality among the Latinx community. While many individuals in the Latinx community have things in common, they also have differences that make them unique. The discussion is meant to create a relaxed environment for those present to share thoughts and experiences and to grow as individuals.

Thursday, October 13th, 2022

12:30pm-1:30pm

Room: CS 177 (In-person only)

Cultural Diversity Zoom

FLEX AND CPGU APPROVED

ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

These programs are brought to you by Cultural Diversity and sponsored by Student Equity and Achievement.

X Marks the Spot: Queer Latinidad in Community College

Presenter: Rigoberto Marquez, PH.D 

Using and adopting an “x” to describe people of the Latin American diaspora in the U.S. has become a common practice by the politically conscious on social media and in higher education. In this conversation, Dr. Rigoberto Marquez will discuss what the “x” means and represents for many in queer and trans* Latina/ o(x) communities; particularly those of immigrant experience. Dr. Marquez will also provide insight on how allies can adopt this terminology in ways that speak to the experiences of queer and trans*individuals and honors the intent of its use.

 Tuesday, October 11th, 2022

5:30pm-6:30pm

FLEX APPROVED & CPGU PENDING APPROVAL

Presenter Biography: Dr. Rigoberto Marquez is the Director of the Centers for Transformation, Retention, Equity and Empowerment at Cal Poly Pomona and formally the associate director of Stanford’s Centers for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. He is a praxis scholar with a focus on critical studies of race and sexuality in education, community engagement and advocacy, social justice education and public pedagogy. He has held fellowships and visiting professorships at Stanford, Columbia, Mills College, and the University of San Francisco. Dr. Marquez received his PhD from UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies, an M.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park and BA’s in Critical Gender Studies and Sociology from UC San Diego. He is the son of immigrants, the first in his family to go to college, and a proud graduate and transfer student from Santa Monica College.

ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

These programs are brought to you by Cultural Diversity and sponsored by Student Equity and Achievement.

Asian-Latinx Representation & Celebration

PRESENTERS: Linda Doo and Nancy Tiet

Latinidad in the U.S. is often equated with Eurocentric markers of beauty or being of Mexican heritage. Typically, Latinx people are presented as white-adjacent, which has led to the erasure of anyone who does not fit that narrow mold. But Asian Latinx populations are all over Latin America —Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, and the list goes on. The Asian-Latinx community are not just celebrating that they are Asian and proud, but they are also creating spaces to express the love for their culture. They are constantly combating the anti-Asian and internalized racism that still very much exists in professional spaces and within their communities. This talk will focus on Asian- Latindad, their own experiences with anti-Asian racism, their relationships with their cultures, and how that all intersects in their personal lives.

Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:00pm-6:00pm

FLEX APPROVED & CPGU PENDING APPROVAL

ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

These programs are brought to you by Cultural Diversity and sponsored by Student Equity and Achievement.