{"id":20086,"date":"2022-10-13T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=20086"},"modified":"2022-10-13T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T22:04:47","slug":"unidos-en-la-diversidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/unidos-en-la-diversidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Unidos en la diversidad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Observing Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Furman University takes the opportunity to reflect on the histories, cultures and contributions of people of Hispanic or Latinx heritage. These four members of the campus community, representing an array of nationalities and passions, demonstrate that Furman can be unidos en la diversidad \u2013 united in diversity.<\/p>\n

Yoana Reyes-Zapata \u201924 celebrates Hispanic heritage as president of HOLA<\/a><\/h3>\n

\u201cBeing in a predominantly white institution was really a different experience than what I was used to, not being able to fit in as I always did before in school or around town.\u201d Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yoana Reyes-Zapata ’24 (left) with Denisse Castro-Rivera ’25 (center) and Elda Enriquez ’26 (right) at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in 2022<\/p><\/div>\n

Santiago Quintero strives to connect students to richness of Hispanic community<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u201cI hope Hispanic Heritage Month \u2026 ultimately, little by little, helps us normalize diversity in our workspaces, in our teaching and, ultimately in our lives.\u201d Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Santiago Quintero, an assistant professor in Furman’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures<\/p><\/div>\n

Sim\u00f3n Gollo\u2019s \u2018beautiful journey\u2019 takes in Hispanic and European musical traditions<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u201cThis country\u2019s making an effort to embrace Hispanic culture. Now, we can also see that regarding music. Hispanic culture is much more than mariachis and reggaeton.\u201d\u00a0 Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sim\u00f3n Gollo, an associate professor of violin \/ Credit: Mayo Stoppels Photography<\/p><\/div>\n

For Edith Olivera-Bautista \u201923, Hispanic heritage helps bridge gaps<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u201c<\/em>I have the privilege to do anything that my heart desires. I am the voice for my grandparents and parents. I am their sacrifice.\u201d Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Edith Olivera-Bautista \u201923 makes paracord bracelets for the troops during a Heller Service Corps event in 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

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