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Miniature flags representing Hispanic nations line the stage during the 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Oct. 11, on Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas.  The celebration aims to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of Hispanic Americans in the Texas Military Forces and in the nation. Photo credit: Signpost Archives

Mes de la herencia hispana en WSU

Andres Rodriguez September 21, 2020

El Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana fue proclamado por primera vez por el ex presidente George H. W. Bush el 14 de septiembre de 1989, para que los estadounidenses pudieran reconocer la influencia positiva...

Art by Monika Clark

What it means to be Latinx

Danya Gil September 18, 2019

The term Hispanic was created to uniformly lump together different groups of people in order for the U.S. government to count and describe them for the census, according to the Pew Research Center. Individuals...

Selena Quintanilla's collection featuring graphic tee with her most famous photo printed on the back, from the website. (Forever 21 Website)

Token Latina brings in the tokens

Danya Gil March 27, 2019

While paying Latino factory workers six dollars per hour, fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 launched a Selena Quintanilla collection to celebrate the anniversary of the late Tejano singer’s 1997 biopic. According...

Minority organizations need help from the majority

Minority organizations need help from the majority

Ally Nelson February 28, 2019

Thirty-nine percent of Weber State University’s student body is non-Caucasian or identifies as LGBT. With a plethora of scholarship money and programs like Dream Weber, WSU attempts to represent...

People attending the Hispanic Festival in downtown Ogden watching children perform songs. (Sarah Catan / The Signpost)

Hispanics unite at the Union

Danya Gil September 19, 2018

Myriad Latin-American communities came together to kick off Hispanic Heritage month at the Ogden Hispanic Festival on Sept. 15. LUPEC (Latinos United Promoting Education and Civic Engagement), a nonprofit...

Jake Prendez's art was on display to view and purchase during his presentation in Wildcat Theatre on Mar. 15. Photo credit: Chloe Walker

Creating a community with brush strokes and conversation

Alyson Johnson March 21, 2018

Traveling from university to university across the nation, Chicanx artist Jake Prendez shares more than just artwork as he discusses how art influences and helps create community around the world. Art...

Rosa Arambula, chingona. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Being a woke brown chingona

Rosa Arambula March 14, 2017

  Chingona - noun. 1. a Spanish slang term meaning “bad-ass woman.” Being a woman has given me the strength to be unapologetic, especially in a society that tries to silence women of color. To...

La cultura es dinámica. Es importante que mantengamos viva nuestra cultura y darla a conocer a nuestros vecinos y amigos. (The Signpost Archives)

La cultura es activa y dinámica

Ingrid Oseguera September 16, 2016

Es importante hablar acerca lo que es cultura y de la herencia cultural hispana. Weber State tiene más o menos 25.000 estudiantes inscritos de los cuales aproximadamente 2.747 son de descendencia...

(Source: www.latinobrandingpower.com)

Celebrating our cultural heritage

Ingrid Oseguera September 16, 2016

It is important to talk about what culture is.At Weber State University, there are approximately 25,000 students traversing the campus. Of those students, 2,747 identify themselves as Latino or Hispanic.Weber...

(Source: www.latinobrandingpower.com)

Celebrating our cultural heritage

Charles Bowker September 15, 2016

It is important to talk about what culture is.At Weber State University, there are approximately 25,000 students traversing the campus. Of those students, 2,747 identify themselves as Latino or Hispanic.Weber...

Haciendo de dos mundos uno solo

Paula Ninataype October 12, 2015

Entro a mi carro, prendo la radio y escucho las canciones en mi iPod. Empiezo a cantar las canciones legendarias de Michael Jackson y otras más modernas. De pronto cambia el ritmo cambia a algo más...

Cesar Chavez film brings awareness of Hispanic history

October 18, 2014

The Weber State University Center for Diversity and Unity held a film screening and brief discussion Tuesday that featured Hispanic civil rights advocate Cesar Chavez. While enjoying free popcorn and...

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