TAMIU Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Concludes

Texas A&M International University's  (TAMIU) month-long observance of Hispanic Heritage Month  will conclude Friday, Oct. 14 with a lecture focused on the bracero program.

From 11:30 a.m -12:30 p.m., the International Leadership Series will present The Bracero Program: Guestworkers or Deportable Labor?, with  Dr. Andrew Hazelton, TAMIU associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences, department of Humanities in Academic Innovation Center (AIC) 126.  The lecture is hosted by the University's offices of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement  and International Engagement. The lecture is free of charge and open to all. 

TAMIU Hispanic Heritage Month events have been  the result of a collaboration between TAMIU SOLE, the student organization Campus Activities Board, the TAMIU Office for International Engagement, and the TAMIU Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee (TIDE). 

The Celebration kicked off with a traditional “Grito” Sept. 15, where the TAMIU community and Laredo came together to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Over 500 participants gathered for traditional Mexican food and performances by the TAMIU Mariachi Internacional and TAMIU Ballet Folklórico.  

Dr. Peter Haruna, TAMIU professor of Public Administration and TIDE co-chair, said TAMIU has encouraged the community-at-large to participate in its Hispanic Heritage Month offerings.

"TIDE is excited to welcome the TAMIU community and the public to participate in enrichment activities celebrating the socio-economic, cultural and intellectual contributions of Hispanic people to our society," Dr. Haruna said, "Each year, our campus Diversity, Equity and Inclusion partners work diligently to curate a calendar of events appropriate for each of the heritage months we observe, and Hispanic Heritage Month is no exception. We invite the public to attend our events and activities while sharing their thoughts and ideas with us on what it means to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month."

For more information, please contact TAMIU's Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information Services at 956.326.2180, email prmis@tamiu.edu or visit offices located in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, room 268.

University office hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

For more diversity initiatives, visit TAMIU's dedicated Diversity and Inclusion site at www.tamiu.edu/diversity