Celebration

CELEBRATION

MESA facilitated all five Heritage Month Programs virtually this year. 95 events were held across Black History Month, Latinx, Native American, Arab, and Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Months. They consisted of a mix of cultural celebrations and educational dialogues to commemorate the history, struggles, triumphs, and contributions each community made to US society. Most events were coordinated by student organizations, while MESA and the Heritage Month Planning Committees focused on high profile speaker events and academic collaborations.

Highlights

Indigenous Environmental Justice with Dr. Kyle Whyte

Conversation with thought leader LaTosha Brown

Janaya Khan discusses the Black Lives Matter Movement

Native Representation with Dr. Adrienne Keene

Latinx Families: Generational Trauma with Prisca Dorcas

The Art of Emotional Resilience with Najwa Zebian

Afro-Latinx Poetry with Ariana Brown

Anti-Asian Racism and Asian American Activism during Covid-19 with Dr. Melissa Borja

Centering Indigenous Hope and Resilience as Decolonial Practices with Dr. Fuifuiliupe Niumeitolu

The Ocean in the School with Dr. Rick Bonus