2022年10月7日

庆祝拉丁裔和西班牙裔传统月, 皇冠体育app尊敬重要人物, 的地方, 文化, and traditions connected to those of Hispanic and Latine heritage.

开始拉丁裔和西班牙裔传统月, Nightingale hosted Hector Martignon’s Foreign Affair to play in the lobby during the morning of September 15. 入口通道里回荡着萨尔萨舞曲, and students and 专业社区成员 had the opportunity to enjoy the music as they began their day. Mr. Lerner’s Class V students journeyed down during their class period and listened to a few songs, 一些学生甚至跟着节拍跳舞.

今年低年级的纪念活动, the division focused on Latine and Hispanic music and musicians. 在一个月的时间里, 较低的学校 专业社区成员 decorated a bulletin board showcasing singers, 音乐家学习西班牙语课程, 拉丁仪器, 和更多的. From the bulletin board, students also learned the purpose of Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month. 10月13日, 较低的学校 students will continue the celebration of Latine and Hispanic Heritage month with a special assembly welcoming Mireya Ramos and Shae Fiol of Flor de Toloache: New York City's first and only all-women Mariachi group.

The 中学 celebrated and learned about Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month on September 30 in assembly. Spanish teacher Hernán Sánchez began the assembly with an introduction to Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month and spoke to students about the history of why this heritage month is celebrated. 后, 社区欢迎温迪·巴莱斯, 民族研究教师, scholar-activist, 也是WOCArchive的创始人, to speak to students about the work she does to preserve and amplify the voices and stories of Latina women. 她让我们的学生考虑一下, “Think about the spaces and areas where Latina’s voices and experiences are invisibilized. 你认为这是为什么?” Sharing art-based testimonios created by herself and fellow artists of color, she engaged students in a discussion about the importance of storytelling and centering the stories of Latinas everywhere. She concluded the assembly by encouraging everyone to consider a woman in their community they would want to interview, 他们会问什么问题啊, 以及他们如何通过视觉来保存他们的故事.

9月22日上午, 高年级学生, 专业社区成员, 还有一些, 幸运的一班同学聚集在H. Dale Hemmerdinger Auditorium for a special music presentation by Mr. Ulibarri和他的墨西哥流浪乐队, 墨西哥流浪乐队, 以纪念拉丁裔和西班牙裔传统月. 成立于31年前, Mariachi Real De Mexico is considered to be the ambassador of Mariachi music and of the most sought after Mariachi ensembles in New York City.

“Mariachi music is one of the most extroverted, expressive, exciting forms of Latin American music. 在墨西哥, 拥有1亿人口, 穿制服的, 专业的墨西哥流浪乐队音乐家演唱和演奏小号, 小提琴, and guitars in a myriad of settings and events in every 状态 and every large city,拉丁俱乐部领导人Leah C. 23岁的艾玛·T. 23日解释说. “The mariachi is well known as a symbol of Mexican 文化. 在20世纪下半叶, the United States–and Los Angeles in particular–emerged as a major center of Mariachi musical life. 经济机会吸引了许多来自墨西哥的音乐家. 在本世纪末，美国.S. population of Mexican origin had grown to more than 20 million, 是墨西哥人口的五分之一, 扩大音乐的支持基础. 社会运动, 流行音乐产业, and marketing ploys to the growing Mexican market have brought mariachi music to the fore of American Life.”

大会期间, the band showcased music from Mexico and the connection it has within greater Latin America and the world. They also highlighted a few pieces of Bolero music selected by Señora Baron’s Advanced Spanish class. The selection of Bolero style songs also featured introductions by Señora Baron's Advanced Spanish class titled: El Bolero, El探戈, El Cante Jondo como forma popular de poesía.

大会结束前, students from Señora Baron’s Advanced Spanish shared a few reflections about bolero music in both Spanish and English.

“It is important and interesting to me because it expresses complicated emotions; not just love as a simple emotion but it expresses for example, 激情, 悲伤, 幸福——世界上每个人都能感受到的情感,丽萃·L. ”23日共享.

“波莱罗对每个人来说都不一样。. ”23日共享, “because it’s based on your life experiences and beliefs, 但不管你怎么理解歌词, 它是团结所有人的东西.”

Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15. The observation began in 1968 as a week-long acknowledgement and was expanded to cover a 30-day period beginning in 1988. September 15 is a significant date within the Latine/x and Hispanic Community as it marks the independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, 萨尔瓦多, 危地马拉, 洪都拉斯, 和尼加拉瓜. 除了, Mexico celebrates its independence on September 16 and Chile celebrates its independence on September 18.