CHC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Publish Date: Oct. 12, 2021

Crafton employees and students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month September 16 through October 15. Events and activities highlighted Hispanic culture and recognized the contributions of Hispanic Americans.

CHC faculty and staff discussed the critical role of stories and food recipes in helping preserve Hispanic culture, including languages, spiritual and religious customs, and histories. The celebrations began with an opening ceremony welcoming staff, faculty, and students and providing an overview of the planned events. Always a favorite, the legendary Mexican Bingo game of Loteria provided fun, laughs, and prizes. The library hosted an in-person hands-on Zine workshop (short for magazine) to teach attendees how to fold, collate, bind, and publish their own creations. Additional activities included a demonstration of the making of traditional popsicles, followed by a quick intro to sugar skull crafting intertwined with an open discussion of one of the most celebrated Hispanic traditions, rituals about the Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), at an open discussion including altars and processions.