Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Long Beach
October 20, 2021
by Tere Quezda
Staff Reporter
Long Beach is honoring the Hispanic community by hosting events across the city. From Sept 15th to Oct 15th we tribute to the contributions Hispanic people have made to the world. The Aquarium of The Pacific hosted their 18th annual Baja Slash Cultural Festival. The virtual festival took place on Oct 2 and 3, 2021. There were live crafts, dances, and music. From Sept 15-30, 2021, Cal State Long Beach was accommodating a chain of workshops for the Hispanic community. These took place on the CSULB campus. They discussed important topics about immigration, healthcare, and legal advisory.
Jeanette Sanchez, Millikan’s AP Spanish teacher, believes that honoring Hispanic heritage is important. “I think it is a great idea to dedicate a month to tribute culture but it’s not enough. I teach all my students that culture is vibrant, I show it by incorporating music in my classroom,” she says. No matter your race or ethnicity, it’s important to celebrate the contributions others have made to the world.
Sophia Holguin • Nov 2, 2021 at 8:37 am
In Issue 1/2021 (published October 20, 2021) Tere Quezada wrote an article titled “Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Long Beach.” This article mentions the different events hosted that take place in Long Beach to honor and celebrate Hispanic heritage. The author also mentioned how in some of the workshops that they offer they talked about important topics such as immigration and health care that has become a huge concern to the Hispanic community. I enjoyed reading this article because it really educated me on how Long Beach does their part to commemorate the Hispanic community. I also appreciated the last paragraph where you added the importance of celebrating the contributions of the community. One thing that would be great to add is for the author to go to these events and describe what the atmosphere of the events are. Not just what they are and some of the activities that took place but the people who went, the feeling of everyone around, and other aspects to inspire a reader to visit events like this in the future. Thank you for showing the different events to support the local Hispanic community and the importance of all races and ethnicities to show support.
Alani Serrano • Nov 1, 2021 at 6:29 pm
I agree completely with each point shared, each culture is important and it’s just as important that we celebrate and appreciate what each has brought to our society and current lives today. We can find truth in the idea from our school’s AP Spanish teacher, Jeanette Sanchez. As a past student of hers, it’s much easier to see and understand the ways hispanic culture is embedded into our lives, let alone all different types of cultures. The month dedicated to heritage isn’t enough, whether it be workshops provided or live arts and crafts, we all need to come together and acknowledge the beauty and importance of all cultures, all the time, not for a single month each year. We should give attributions to celebrating each culture endlessly without the limits of dates like September fifteenth to October fifteenth.
Leyla Fernandez • Nov 1, 2021 at 12:43 pm
In Issue 1/2021 (published October 20, 2021), Tere Quezada wrote an article titled “Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Long Beach”. The article mentions that honoring Hispanic heritage is important in our community and around the world. In the article, I love how Jeanette Sanchez, Millikan’s AP Spanish teacher, teaches her students that any culture is vibrant and beautiful. Sanchez also incorporates music in her classroom to show her students how unique culture is. I also really enjoy how Long Beach hosts events across the city. I think these events are very informational because you learn about immigration, healthcare, and legal advisory. But, at the same time these events are very fun because you get to see the amazing Hispanic dances, listen to the cultures’ music, and do live crafts. Having a month dedicated to Hispanic heritage is well-deserved because it’s important to recognize and celebrate the benefaction others have made to the world. Good job on this article and thank you for taking the time to teach me and others the importance of this amazing celebration.