HCC to Present Latinx Fiesta on Oct. 2 for Hispanic Heritage Month

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) will continue its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a Latinx Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

The annual event will run from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the second floor of the HCC Campus Center, featuring food, music, and crafts. HCC faculty, staff, and students representing some 20 South American, Latin American, and Caribbean countries will have tables highlighting their individual cultures.

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationally each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 to recognize the cultural and historical influences of Hispanic Americans. On the HCC campus, starting this year, it is being called Latinx Heritage Month.

HCC will conclude its celebration of Latinx Heritage Month on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with “The Intersections of Deaf and Cultural Identities: Puerto Rican Experiences,” a panel presentation also supporting Deaf Awareness Month, at 11 a.m. in the Leslie Phillips Theater.