{"id":798,"date":"2014-05-21T21:17:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T21:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=798"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T22:10:24","slug":"mi-familia-weekend-embracing-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2014\/05\/mi-familia-weekend-embracing-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Mi Familia weekend: Embracing diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oregon State University hosted the 5th<\/sup> annual Mi Familia Weekend<\/a> May 17-18 to welcome Latino students and their parents into the Beaver Nation community.\u00a0College of Science dean Sastry Pantula was on hand<\/a> to meet with many of the students and parents.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"mifamilia\"The 2-day event was created in 2009 by a first-year graduate student, Arlyn Moreno Luna<\/a>.\u00a0 Her goal was to create an event that would address the needs of Latino students and their families within OSU\u2019s community. \u00a0Held after OSU Mom\u2019s and Dad\u2019s celebrations, this bilingual celebration offers Latino students at OSU the chance to share their life on campus with their families.\u00a0 Few of the Latino students\u2019 parents attended the other OSU parent events.<\/p>\n

With the theme Nuestras Historias, Nuestra Voz<\/em> (Our stories, Our voice), the event kicked off with dinner, student performances and family activities Friday night at the Memorial Union ballroom. Guest speakers included Vice Provost for Student Affairs Dr. Larry Roper and Angelo Gomez, the interim executive director for equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

To truly celebrate diversity and bridge any cultural disconnect, the event is conducted in Spanish since many of the parents speak predominantly Spanish with just a little English. By offering Mi Familia Weekend in both languages, families can better engage and appreciate the event.<\/p>\n

Most of the parents never attended college, which can create misconceptions.\u00a0 As a result, the event addresses issues prevalent in the Latino community, such as the value of higher education and transitioning to college life. Performances seek to inspire families to encourage their children to attend college.<\/p>\n

College of Science senior instructor in Biochemistry and Biophysics Indira Rajagopal presented a session on success in STEM disciplines for families. \u00a0Since STEM careers are often underrepresented by Latinos, it was an important message for parents and young siblings of Latino\/Latina students to hear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nuestras Historias, Nuestra Voz \/ Our stories, Our 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