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Lowrider Love: An Exploration of Hispanic Heritage through Art, Cars and Culture

Student Stories, November 13, 2024November 12, 2024

“Dulce Vida,” a multimedia art exhibit in the C33 Gallery, was created by three Latina…

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WHEN MUSIC AND MATHEMATICS COLLIDE

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2023January 8, 2024

LUIS NASSER | THE MUSIC PHYSICIST. Hipster Columbia professor creates challenging music. Born in Mexico…

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JOHNNY RODRÍGUEZ: ‘Latinx just generalizes all Latinos and Latinas’

Chicago Talks, March 1, 2023January 27, 2023

PUERTO RICAN CHICAGO native Johnny Rodríguez, 60, lives in Logan Square and works as a…

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MELISSA MAGAÑA: ‘Latinx, ‘it makes sense to be inclusive’

Chicago Talks, February 24, 2023January 27, 2023

CHICAGO BORN AND raised, Melissa Magaña is a 29-year-old Latina who lives in Brighton Park….

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ENRIQUE GÓMEZ: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone older than our age using [Latinx]’

Chicago Talks, February 22, 2023January 27, 2023

ENRIQUE GÓMEZ IS a 22-year-old first-generation American living in the Boystown neighborhood of Chicago. His…

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NOEL SANTIAGO: ‘I’ve never heard the term Latinx’

Chicago Talks, February 17, 2023January 27, 2023

BORN AND RAISED in Chicago, Noel Santiago is a 32-year-old police officer at the Chicago…

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MARCELO CAPLAN: ‘Self-identification is the most important thing’

Chicago Talks, February 15, 2023February 12, 2023

BORN IN BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Marcelo Caplan is an electrical engineer by trade, and a…

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TANIA MANRIQUE: ‘Latinx is fine if that’s how someone chooses to identify as’

Chicago Talks, February 13, 2023February 12, 2023

BORN IN MICHOACÁN, Mexico, Tania Manrique was a resource specialist at a non-profit organization. “I’m…

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