UC Celebration Of National Hispanic Heritage Month To Feature Award-Winning Author And Educator

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Read highlights of the Oct. 7 Arturo Arias reading and book-signing.

Arturo Arias and his novels, After the Bombs and Rattlesnake, as well as the film that he co-wrote, El Norte, will highlight celebrations of National Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Cincinnati. Arias, director of Latin American Studies at the University of Redlands, will hold a reading from 11 a.m.-noon Friday, Oct. 7, in the MainStreet Cinema, followed by a book-signing in the UC Bookstore in Tangeman University Center (TUC). His film, El Norte, will be featured in the MainStreet Cinema on Oct. 7 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month at UC, the UC Bookstore will feature a special display of Arias’ books and other Hispanic authors beginning on Sept. 15.  Some of UC’s students will also be referring to Arias’ books in their literature classes.

Here are additional highlights of National Hispanic Heritage Month at UC:

Sept. 15-Oct. 15
Langsam Library Display – “Cine Hispánico at University Libraries," on display in Langsam Library's fourth floor, features Hispanic movies from the library's collection. The titles on display include movies from several genres (drama, romance, and comedy) and time periods (modern to classic). Highlighted movies include The Motorcycle Diaries, Flamingo, Buena Vista Social Club, All About My Mother and Tango.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15
UC Bookstore Display – The UC Bookstore will celebrate National Hispanic Month with a special display that features Hispanic authors, including Arturo Arias, UC Professor Armando Romero, UC Associate Professor Enrique Giordano, Celia Cruz, Sandra Cisneros, Gloria Anzaldua, Nicolas Kanellos, Alma Guillermoprieto, Esmerelda Santiago, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Robert Gonzalez Echevarria, Carlos Eire, Maria Amparo Escandon, Mario Bosquez, Margarite Fernandez Olmos and Harold Augenbraum, Rota Arditti and Nicasio Urbina.

Thursday, Sept. 22

4-6 p.m. Hispanic Student Welcome – Students can meet and network with university administrators, faculty and other students in the Max Kade German Cultural Center on the seventh floor of the Old Chemistry building. The event is sponsored by Ethnic Programs and Services.

Tuesday, Oct. 4

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Seminar (Registration fee) – Understanding the Hispanic Market: Business Opportunity or Matter of Survival?  The seminar by LaVERDAD Marketing & Media, sponsored by the College of Business, requires reservations. Click here to find registration fees and to register by phone or online.

5 p.m. Movie: A Day Without a Mexican – MTV award-winning director Sergio Arau and acclaimed actress Yareli Arizmendi are the husband-wife duo and co-creators of this film, which illustrates the impact of Mexicans and Mexican Americans on California’s economy as well as the growing cultural presence and power of Latinos in America. The film in MainStreet Cinema will be followed by a special guest lecture by the movie’s co-creators. Both events are free and open to the public.

7 p.m. Guest Lecture – Sergio Arau and Yareli Arizmendi’s lecture event in MainStreet Cinema explores topical news items from a Latino point of view, with commentary examining what it’s like to be Latino in post 9/11 America.

Thursday, Oct. 6

5-7 p.m. Mick & Mack’s Wine-Tasting – Mick & Mack’s Contemporary Café, located in Tangeman University Center (TUC) will feature the wines of Spain and Portugal at its traditional monthly wine-tasting, as well as feature a display of books by author Arturo Arias. Cost: $10 per person.

Friday, Oct. 7 Reading and Book-signing – Author Arturo Arias will hold a reading from 11 a.m.-noon in the MainStreet Cinema, followed by a book-signing in the TUC Bookstore. His film, El Norte, will be featured in the MainStreet Cinema from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Arias’ book, After the Bombs, is a coming of age war novel set in 1954 Guatemala. His spy novel Rattlesnake is set in the 1950s. El Norte, the film he co-wrote, is the story of a brother and sister who are forced to leave Guatemala to live as illegal aliens in Los Angeles.

Saturday, Oct. 8

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Family Day (free movies and craft making) – Children can watch Dora the Explorer movies in the MainStreet Cinema (TUC) (10 a.m. and noon), create their own works of art as they’re guided by the College of Design, Architecture, Art,and Planning’s UC art education students(11:30 a.m.), or make a birdhouse or picture frame at the Home Depot Kids Workshop in TUC Food Court (11:30 a.m.). The Catskeller Game Room will open for Family Day at 11:30 a.m. Morning snacks will have bananas provided by Chiquita.

Oct. 10-12

Latin Film Festival, MainStreet Cinema, TUC – All films are free and open to the public.
Monday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. – War Takes (Tomas De Guerra): The film is a personal diary of the directors as they spend four years following the lives of the everyday citizens living in the political chaos of Colombia.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. – School (Escuela): This documentary by Hannah Weyer follows the struggle of Mexican-merican migrants to educate their children as they move from job to job.
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. – The Blonds (Los Rubios): Filmmaker Albertina Carri investigates the history of her parents’ 1977 disappearance in Argentina, which occurred when she was four years old.

Thursday, Oct. 13

Noon-1 p.m. – International Health Care: Shoulder to Shoulder (Hombro a Hombro)
Tina Weitkamp, associate professor and director of international affairs for the UC College of Nursing, will lead an informational session on this outreach program in Honduras. The session is free, open to the public and will be held in Room 427 TUC.

UC’s National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is sponsored by the College of Business, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, College of Nursing, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, Office of Admissions, Center for Access and Transition, Club Hispano, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Institute for Global Studies and Affairs, Latinos En Accion, MainStreet, Ethnic Programs and Services, Office of Equal Opportunity, Student Activities and Leadership Development, University Ombuds, Latin American Studies, UC Bookstore, University Libraries, UC Women’s Center and Women’s Studies.