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Suggested Media: Hispanic Heritage Month

Dr. Jeff Hutchinson, Center for Adolescent Health

We are fortunate to be able to learn from not only our own experiences but also from the experiences of others. Reading, sharing and discussing what we learn about other cultures helps build empathy and understanding. Members of People’s staff developed a reading and video list to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Please note that a culture cannot be reduced to a handful of topics but the suggestions are a starting point encouraging all of us to learn more. To learn more during Hispanic Heritage Month, consider the following:

October 2020 suggested media

A fantastic example of the complexity of Hispanic culture is Grisel Y. Acosta’s, Latina Outsiders: Remaking Latina Identity.

This TED talk: I’m Mexican. Does that change your assumptions about me? by Vanessa Vancour gives another perspective.

This Code Switch episode: The All-Women Mariachi Group That’s Lifting Our Spirits.