Cultural Events
Hispanic Heritage Month
This month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively.
To celebrate this month, start at the National Hispanic Heritage Month website where they have exhibits on:
- Social Media
- Blog posts from the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center
- Blog posts related to National Hispanic Heritage Month from the Library of Congress' blog: 4 Corners of the World: International Collections
- Library of Congress Pinterest board
- National Archives Pinterest board
- National Gallery of Art Pinterest board: Works by Hispanic Artists
- Smithsonian Institution Pinterest board
- Art & Architecture
- Artists Rule: How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- An Evening of Collective Art-making with Chicano Artist Mario Torero (Library of Congress)
- The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain (National Gallery of Art)
- Artwork by Chicano Movement “Artivist” Mario Torero (Library of Congress)
- Documents of 20th-century Latin American and Latino Art: A Digital Archive and Publications Project (Site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Carol M. Highsmith Archive, photographs of Cuba (Library of Congress)
- The Cubist Paintings of Diego Rivera: Memory, Politics, Place (National Gallery of Art)
- El Greco Online Tour (Spanish, 1541-1614) (National Gallery of Art)
- Folk Arts of the Spanish Southwest from the Index of American Design (National Gallery of Art)
- Francisco de Goya Online Tour (Spanish, 1746-1828) (National Gallery of Art)
- Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life (National Endowment for the Humanities, New York Botanical Garden)
- Mesilla, New Mexico: History and Architecture of a Border Town (National Park Service)
- National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service)
- Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-1906 (National Gallery of Art)
- Spanish Missions (Library of Congress, National Park Service and Historic American Buildings Survey)
- Spanish Painting in the Seventeenth Century Online Tour (National Gallery of Art)
- Era of Exploration
- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage (Library of Congress)
- 1562 Map of America by Diego Gutiérrez (Library of Congress)
- English Exploration of the Americas: Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake (Library of Congress)
- Exploring the Early Americas (Library of Congress)
- Humboldt in the New World (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- The Road to Santa Fe: A Virtual Excursion (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Culture & Ethnography
- Altered Altars: The Changing Traditions of Día de los Muertos (Smithsonian Institution)
- American Latino Heritage Projects (National Park Service)
- Caribbean Americans (Smithsonian Institution)
- A Celebration of Mexico (Library of Congress)
- Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Collection (Library of Congress)
- Crack the Cascarón: A Texan Mexican Easter Tradition Continues (Smithsonian Institution)
- La Cultura Cura: How Latinos Are Reclaiming Their Ancestral Diets (Smithsonian Institution)
- The Cultures and History of the Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
- Documenting Ethnobiology in Mexico and Central America, Gettysburg College (Site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Ethnography and Folklore: Alan Lomax Collection (Library of Congress)
- GeoPACHA: Geospatial Platform for Andean Colonial History, Culture, and Archaeology (Site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities)
- The Latino Experience (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Lowell Folklife Project Collection (Library of Congress)
- Mexican & Mexican American Traditions (Smithsonian Institution)
- New Mexico Folklife Project (Library of Congress)
- Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier (Library of Congress)
- The Portuguese in the United States (Library of Congress)
- The United States of Mestizo (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (Smithsonian Institution)
- Economics
- Records Relating to the Mexican Labor ("Bracero") Program, 1950 – 1964 (National Archives)
- Government, Politics & Law
- Hispanic Americans in Congress (Library of Congress)
- Hispanic Americans in Congress (U.S. House of Representatives)
- Mexican Border Crossing Records (National Archives)
- Platt Amendment 1903 (National Archives)
- Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor -- Legal opinions, writings and confirmation documents (Law Library of Congress)
- Poetry & Literature
- Cuarderno de Ortographia, The first book published in New Mexico in 1834 (Library of Congress)
- Six Hispanic Literary Giants: Sonnet Masters of the Spanish Golden Age (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers (Library of Congress)
- History
- Aerial Photograph of Missiles in Cuba, 1962 (National Archives)
- Anthony Acevedo donates artifacts to the Holocaust Museum (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Facebook)
- Aztecs and the Making of Colonial Mexico (Site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Baseball Brotherhood (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument -- Fort Matanzas (National Park Service)
- Chamizal National Memorial – English | Spanish (National Park Service)
- Chronicling America Collection – Spanish language Newspapers
- De Lôme Letter, 1898 (National Archives)
- Digitized Spanish Mission Records from Tumacacori National Historical Park 1684 – 1848 (National Park Service)
- The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire (Smithsonian Institution)
- Hispanic American Records on Historypin (National Archives)
- New Mexico, New Spain, Old Cultures: Historic Spanish‐Language Newspapers in Chronicling America (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- Mexican Border Crossing Records (National Archives)
- The Mexican Revolution and the United States in the Collections of the Library of Congress English version
- Version en español
- Military Resources: Mexican War, 1846-1848 (National Archives)
- National Archives on Flickr
- Platt Amendment, 1903 (National Archives)
- Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age (Library of Congress)
- Rare Spanish Manuscript Map Showing the Western Borders of the Louisiana Purchase Arrives at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
- The Red that Colored the World (National Endowment for the Humanities)
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (National Park Service)
- School Desegregation and Civil Rights Stories: Orange County, California (National Archives)
- The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures (Library of Congress)
- Telling All Americans' Stories: American Latino Heritage (National Park Service)
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (National Archives)
- The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition (National Archives)
- The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Library of Congress)
- Music & Performic Arts
- Alberto Nepomuceno Collection (Library of Congress)
- California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties (Library of Congress)
- A Dance of Devotion: The Matachines of Bernalillo, New Mexico (Smithsonian Institution)
- Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection (Library of Congress)
- Inter-American Music Festival Foundation papers (Library of Congress)
- Laurindo Almeida Papers (Library of Congress)
- Lauro Ayestarán Collection (Library of Congress)
- Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo Collection (Library of Congress)
- Gershwin Prize: Emilio and Gloria Estefan to Receive 2019 Award
- Nuestra Música: Latino Chicago (Smithsonian Institution)
- Library of Congress Collections
- About the Hispanic, Portuguese, and Caribbean Collections: Overview and Researcher's Guide
- Collections Overviews - American Studies: Hispanic American Studies
- Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
- Hispanic and Portuguese Collections: An Illustrated Guide
- Ladino Books in the Library of Congress (Finding Aid)
- Latinx and Chicanx in STEM
- National Archives Guide
- National Park Services Guides
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (National Park Service)
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- Hispanics and the Civil War -- Guide
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
- Travel Itineraries
• Spanish Colonial Missions of the Southwest
• Travel America's Diverse Cultures: Hispanic Heritage Sites
• Travel El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail
Fitness & Wellness
- Stay tuned for updates and workout tips to do at home.
- Eating healthy at home
- YMCA Yoga 360 - Beginner Flow
- YMCA 360 - Weekday Winddown
- Fitness Blender - Total Body Stretching Workout for Stress Relief and Better Sleep
Beginner Flow
Clubs & Orgs
Clubs & Orgs are meeting virtually this semester. To find information about specific groups, please visit MyTCC or the Clubs & Organization section of our website.
The Last Lecture Series
Our series was inspired by a talk Professor Randy Pausch delivered at Carnegie Mellon University entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." In this talk Pausch discussed everything he wanted his children to know after his pancreatic cancer had taken his life. It included stories of his childhood, lessons he wanted his children to learn, and things he wanted his children to know about him. He repeatedly stressed that one should have fun in everything one does, and that one should live life to its fullest because one never knows when it might be taken. In honor of Randy Pausch we initiated our own Last Lecture Series here at TCC to continue his legacy. This is an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical "final talk", i.e., "what wisdom would they try to impart to the world if they knew it was their last chance?" This is a very exciting opportunity for students to learn more about their instructors'/administrator’s interests and/or thoughts on a subject they care deeply about.
| Speaker | Date Posted | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Sheri Rowland | Fri. April 10 | Watch Here |
| Dean Anthony Jones | Tues. April 28 | Watch Here |