Family keeps USC tennis legend Rafael Osuna’s story alive
Book on the life and career of “the best tennis player you never knew” is donated to USC Libraries during Latinx Heritage Month.
More than 1,200 attend Noche de Cultura in Founders Park
Latinx Heritage Month closing event included music, food, dancing and healing words.
Made with love: Abuelitas keep traditions alive through native cuisine
Grandmas featured in documentary Abuelita’s Kitchen discuss their journey and connection to native foods at a USC Fisher Museum of Art screening.
How L.A.’s culinary roots lie in its Mexican tradition
USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy provides a guide to L.A.’s culinary history, its cultural shifts and its transformation.
USC kicks off Latinx Heritage Month: ‘As individuals we are strong, but as a community, we are powerful’
Unity is celebrated during a virtual kickoff event and live viewing party. Latinx Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
USC Latinx Heritage Month to celebrate inclusivity starting Thursday
“This is a great opportunity to come together as family,” says La CASA supervisor Leticia Delgado.
Paint night puts artistic spin on Latinx Heritage Month celebration
The USC community came together to flex its creative muscle and commemorate this year’s theme: esperanza (hope).
Ruben Salazar: the Chicano journalist who paved the way for a new generation of reporters
USC Libraries has the late journalist’s writings, photographs and personal belongings, which researchers use to keep his legacy alive.
USC professor records the Latinx voices missing from the COVID conversation
Laura Isabel Serna is committed to making sure that Latinx stories become part of the pandemic’s historical record.
New generation of advocates uses photojournalism to illuminate life in L.A.
The Digital Promotoras program — funded in part by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign — teaches teens how photography can shed light on the unseen issues in their communities.
Top movies to watch during Latinx Heritage Month
Students from the Latinx Film and Media Association of USC came up with 10 movies to watch while celebrating Latinx Heritage Month.
New USC center focuses on issues affecting Latinx communities
The director of the Latinx and Latin American Studies Center shares how it will examine the racial, economic and social issues important to Latinx populations in Southern California and beyond.
2 MacArthur Fellows recommend readings and video for Latinx Heritage Month
Natalia Molina and Josh Kun of USC Dornsife offer nonfiction and artistic works to give readers insight into the Latinx experience.
Unhappy with how the media portrays Latinx people, USC alumna made her own news show
As host and lead writer of Telemundo’s only English-language news show, Gabriela Fresquez aims to cover Latinx communities with depth and nuance.
Latinx Heritage Month celebrations focus on the community’s contributions to L.A.
USC virtual events run from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, including a kickoff celebration and a series of talks about Latinx influence in Los Angeles.
One Mexican American’s Identity Struggle: Confronting Race and Belonging
Thoughts on speaking Spanish and passing as white all come out in a starkly honest Q&A with spoken word artist and USC alum David A. Romero.
Graduating senior’s new video game is a love letter to his Latinx heritage
Inspired by Mesoamerican art and culture, Sterling Rios takes a ballgame back to its ancient roots in Pelota.