latin american heritage month
Learning Spanish made my world more expansive
November 11, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor When I was around eight years old, I had a friend who used to take me to her church’s community hall on weekends. Being me, I was always open to learning new things. So I’d attend her afternoon reading circles — it wasn’t anything serious, just a bunch of stories read to children. One notable tale, which I believe many of you would be privy to, is the “Tower of Babel.” The story goes that people once spoke the same language, but in their attempt to build a tower to the heavens, their speech was…
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Latin music is integral to our playlists
November 11, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer I was first introduced to Latin music in grade nine, when I began studying Spanish. Somewhere between the syncopated percussion, rhythmic guitar strums, and magnetic vocals, I fell in love with the music. Around that…
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Vancouver events for Latin American Heritage Month
October 15, 2024By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor and Hailey Miller, Staff Writer October is Latin American Heritage Month, with a variety of events happening across Vancouver and throughout the mainland through October 15 to November 3. Latincouver and the Vancouver Latin American…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Latincouver
October 5, 2024By: Abigail Streifel, SFU Student October is Latin American Heritage Month (LAHM), and with it comes plenty of great events. Latincouver’s LAHM Festival invites us to “discover the rich vibrancy of Latin culture” through a series of workshops, art exhibitions,…
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